To mark one year since the NSW Government announced the sale of public housing at Millers Point, Dawes Point and the Rocks, residents and supporters met at NSW Parliament House for a preview screen
Earlier in March, Executive Policy Officer Rod Pickette delivered a speech on behalf of the ACTU to an ISA conference in Canberra. Below are his observations from an Australian context:
Australian Unions have genuine concerns that foreign workers on temporary visas are being exploited and that unscrupulous employers are rorting the scheme at the expense of Australian jobs.
The Biennial WA Branch conference has drawn to a close after a five-day extravaganza that saw thousands of people from all over the country and world descend on the port town of Fremantle.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation held concerns for the welfare of workers trapped on Barrow Island as they prepared for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Olwyn.
The Maritime Union of Australia has welcomed the $203 million expansion of the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme which was announced by the Commonwealth Government this afternoon.
The Maritime Union of Australia says workers on Chevron’s Barrow Island are stuck in a horror movie after the company stuffed up its plans to evacuate its workforce ahead of the arrival of Cyclone
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is demanding that Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles release a secret consultant’s report into the privatisation of Darwin Port.
