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Gillard Government delivers on New Mining Tax deal - 6 July 2010
The new Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRTT) deal announced this morning by the Gillard Government has been welcomed by our Union as a significant gain for the Australian people and our mining communities. » more
Law Professor says ABCC undermines liberty - 6 July 2010
In the heated, protracted battle over the Australian Building and Construction Commission, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. When I first looked at the law that underpins the commission, I expected many of the strongest attacks to be wildly overstated. I was wrong. » more
For some workers, the struggle will never end - 18 June 2010
GURINDJI member Peter Inverway grew up hearing his stockman father's tales of once having been paid in rations, never dreaming he might one day know the same indignity. » more
In miners' war on tax, logic is first casualty - 11 June 2010
Not surprisingly, with the stakes so high, truth has been cast aside. The ever more hysterical arguments from industry spokesmen are so intellectually bankrupt, so bereft of reason, they defy description. » more
Working Australians get a $26 a week dividend for end of WorkChoices; pay rise welcomed by unions - 10 June 2010
The pay decision from Fair Work Australia for 1.4 million award-dependent workers breaks the drought after a wage freeze of almost two years under the Howard Government’s wage-setting tribunal. The $26 a week minimum wage rise will help working families meet increases in the cost of living after having been left behind under WorkChoices. » more |
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