Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
Apprentice Shortage Will Cost Economy $9 billion in Lost Output
July 27, 2004
Too few traditional trades apprentices is creating a major skills shortage for Australian industry that…
James Hardie Shirking Moral Obligations
July 22, 2004
Speaking on ABC TV Lateline, ACTU Secretary Greg Combet said: “I can assure people, and…
Asbestos Victims Denied Compensation: ACTU Calls for Treaty with Netherlands
July 19, 2004
The ACTU calls for the Federal Government to take steps towards a treaty with the…
Breakthrough on Buck-passing and Blame-shifting by Govt
July 15, 2004
Labors plan to reform relations between the Federal, State and Territory Governments is an historic…
ACTU Rejects Plan to Limit Compensation for Asbestos Victims
July 15, 2004
The ACTU has rejected a new proposal by the Board of James Hardie for a…
Unions Welcome Mature Age Workers Commitment
July 8, 2004
The ACTU welcomes Labors announcement to invest $212.4 million in Australias mature age work force,…
New figures show 100 year wait for public housing: Labor plan welcome
July 7, 2004
The ACTU has welcomed Labors plan for a big new investment in public housing in…
OH&S and the Construction Industry
July 4, 2004
Of all the unions in the Australian Union Movement it is the building industry unions…
ACTU Seeks Two New OHS Officers
June 28, 2004
Two positions in the ACTU’s OHS Unit have become available. They are for an OHS…
Top End Tax Cuts & Rorts Leave Single Battlers Further Behind
June 23, 2004
ACTU tax modelling shows that single people battling on incomes of only $540 a week…
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