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93 jobs a day gone under the Liberal Coalition Government
Employment figures released today show that Australia has hemorrhaged 93 jobs a day in the manufacturing and mining industries on Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull’s watch. The ABS Labour Force Detailed Quarterly statistics show there are 44,000 fewer manufacturing...
Win for workers as spotlight turned on casualisation
In a big win for the campaign for good, steady jobs, Labor today announced their intention to review the definition of casual work. Labor is the first major party to respond to the Steady Jobs campaign, which calls for a comprehensive plan to minimise the harm caused...
Report demolishes claims that union wages are blowing out construction costs
Report demolishes Turnbull’s claims that union EBAs are curbing investment in infrastructure Claims made by Liberal politicians and the Master Builders Association that wage increases for construction workers is inhibiting infrastructure investment has been totally...
Federal Government fails to act on dumped paper
The Federal Government has failed workers by deciding not to put tariffs on 30 billion sheets of photocopy paper flooding the Australian market every year. Last week, the Anti-Dumping Commission, which has been investigating photocopy paper imported from China,...