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Tuesday 9 February 2010, 04:03:57

Top news stories from Australia

Paid parental leave ‘over my dead body’, says Abbott [ACTU] 2010-02-09

LHMU member survey - your views count [LHMU] 2010-02-09

Permanent skilled migration changes welcome - more focus needed on temporary system [AMWU] 2010-02-08

Skilled migration changes on the right track [ACTU] 2010-02-08

Blackmailing the Taxman, from Davos to Sydney [IUF] 2010-02-05

Other labour news from Australia

Queensland Union protest against Ergon Energy [Cairns Post] 2010-02-09

Queensland Roof insulator death prompts work change call [ABC] 2010-02-09

Western Australia Fed up workers look elsewhere [ABC] 2010-02-09

Alcoa staff to stop work as part of long-running pay dispute [West Australian] 2010-02-09

Workplace bullying led to suicide: eading psychiatrist calls for easing of suicide reporting guideline [ABC] 2010-02-09

More abattoirs closing in regional Australia [ABC] 2010-02-09

New South Wales Young abattoir sale will take time, receivers [ABC] 2010-02-09

New South Wales Other abattoirs seek to recruit Young workers [ABC] 2010-02-09

Queensland Owner says Queensland abattoir closures are temporary [ABC] 2010-02-09

Queensland Abbatoir suspends 240 workers as two meatworks shut [Warwick Daily News] 2010-02-09

Queensland Two more abattoirs shut down [ABC] 2010-02-09

Queensland Another death plagues ceiling insulation scheme [QCU] 2010-02-09

Victoria Respect Agenda – seriously? [SafetyAtWorkBlog] 2010-02-09

Queensland Vehicle crane safety alert [SafetyAtWorkBlog] 2010-02-09

Retailers chief opposes increase in wages [Melbourne Age] 2010-02-09

Embattled TWU blasts Fair Work watchdog [The Age] 2010-02-09

TWU lashes out at fair work laws [SMH] 2010-02-09

'Fair' workplace reforms create two rules for teens [The Australian] 2010-02-09

Cafe find for workplace bullying which led to suicide [The Australian] 2010-02-09

Victoria BBQ for Golden Circle agreement success [NUW] 2010-02-08

South Australia ITF to the rescue of imprisoned crew [MUA] For more info 2010-02-08

Unions push for minimum wage boost [ABC] 2010-02-08

Treasurer to resist low-income wage breakout [The Australian] 2010-02-08

Biomarkers for musculoskeletal disorders [SafetyAtWorkBlog] 2010-02-08

Kiwi workers told to make do with Australia's 'crumbs' [ABC] 2010-02-08

Unions push for increase to minimum wag [Sky News] 2010-02-08

New South Wales Meat union calls workers together at Burrangong abattoirs [Young Witness] 2010-02-08

Don’t get sidetracked by depression marketing [SafetyAtWorkBlog] 2010-02-08

Unions push for catch-up minimum pay wage rise [ABC AM] 2010-02-08

Unions push case for low paid wage increase [AAP] 2010-02-08

Gvt crackdown on low-skilled migrant entrants [SMH] 2010-02-08

Crackdown on skilled migrants [Melbourne Age] 2010-02-08

Unions press for 'catch-up' minimum pay rise [SMH] 2010-02-08

Union gifts complicate funding cap [The Australian] 2010-02-08

Victoria Despite sackings, workers `better off' [The Australian] 2010-02-08

Queensland Mining projects in desperate need of workers [Brisbane Courier Mail] 2010-02-08

$30m war chest out of Labor's reach [The Australian] 2010-02-08

Tasmania Ambos black list violent addresses [Hobart Mercury] 2010-02-07

Call for solidarity with Guam port workers [MUA] For more info 2010-02-07

Union worry over fast-track teachers [Sunday Age] 2010-02-07

Dumped: halt called in race to bottom [Sunday Age] 2010-02-07

Western Australia Legal threats inflame Pluto dispute: Union [ABC] 2010-02-06

South Australia Freighter let crew go hungry, ITF/MUA says [ABC] 2010-02-06

Unions bicker over IR changes [ABC] 2010-02-06

Union dismisses AIMPE claim as hypocritical [MUA] 2010-02-06

Dangers in union power revival [The Australian] 2010-02-06

Western Australia Town has no pity for fly-in 'whingers' [The Australian] 2010-02-06

Marine Engineers Union attacks MUA over pay deal [The Australian] 2010-02-06

RBA warns on wage claims as markets face fresh uncertainty [The Australian] 2010-02-06

New South Wales Human wreckage remains after the abattoir is gone [SMH] 2010-02-06

Skilled migration shake-up [Melbourne Age] 2010-02-06

Woolies takes on Fair Work ruling [Melbourne Age] 2010-02-06

Macquarie banker keeps job despite TV gaffe [Melbourne Age] 2010-02-06

MUA highlights security loopholes [MUA] 2010-02-05

Christine gets a shocking call [CPSU] 2010-02-05

Australian Capital Territory PS union warns of renewed impost [Canberra Times] 2010-02-05

Western Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry pursues Pluto strikers [ABC] 2010-02-05

Australian Capital Territory Cleaners help Government clean up their act [LHMU] 2010-02-05

PM 'misled' Parliament on workplace laws [ABC] 2010-02-05

Sharper teeth for new building watchdog [Melbourne Age] 2010-02-05

Tasmania AMWU seeks assurances on Cadbury jobs [Food magazine] 2010-02-05

Western Australia Unions commit to solving Pluto problems [AAP] 2010-02-05

Western Australia Union challenges Rio Tinto's motives [ABC] 2010-02-05

South Australia Dispute brewing over Australian wheat shipment [MUA] For more info 2010-02-05

Western Australia Rio Tinto warns of Pilbara industrial relations war [The Australian] 2010-02-05

Western Australia Minister aims to target industrial hotspots [The Australian] 2010-02-05

Julia Gillard calls time on young Matthew Spencer's job [The Australian] 2010-02-05

Queensland AWU Hospital staff protest foul linen [Queensland Times] 2010-02-05

Rio Tinto warns of Pilbara industrial relations war [The Australian] 2010-02-05

Tasmania Layoffs at Incat [Hobart Mercury] 2010-02-04

Low earners in line for more super savings [Adelaide Advertiser] 2010-02-04

Musicians Union concerned about copyright decision [ABC] 2010-02-04

New South Wales Win for injured West Wallsend miners [Xstrata Facts] 2010-02-04

Filipino crew in South Australian port threaten strike action [MUA] 2010-02-04

Australian Capital Territory Abbott has PS razor list: Joyce [Canberra Times] 2010-02-04

New South Wales Union and industry at odds over reasons for abattoir closures [ABC] 2010-02-04

Western Australia Unions behind strike: Premier [ABC] 2010-02-04

Okay, I don’t smell but am I safe? [SafetyAtWorkBlog] 2010-02-04

New South Wales Abattoir workers entitlements stalled [Sky News] 2010-02-04

Queensland How long has the government been planning to sell our assets? [Qld NOT FOR SALE] 2010-02-04

New South Wales Unions behind stagnancy [The Australian] 2010-02-04

New South Wales Factory closure cripples western NSW town of Young [Sydney Daily Telegraph] 2010-02-04

Victoria Tennis guard waits for cash [Melbourne Age] 2010-02-04

Victoria Bush town loses 80 of 116 jobs [Melbourne Age] 2010-02-04

New South Wales Australia Post 'spying' on workers [SMH] 2010-02-04

Most nurses abused, study finds [The Australian] 2010-02-04

Business to appeal against 'flawed' Fair Work ruling [The Australian] 2010-02-04

Former Labor finance minister warns of wages blowout [The Australian] 2010-02-04

Queensland Treasurer welcomes asset sales debate with unions [ABC] 2010-02-03

New South Wales 300 factory workers made redundant in Young [Daily Advertiser] 2010-02-03

New South Wales Community in shock as meatworks closes [ABC] 2010-02-03

Western Australia Nurses believe violence, abuse part of their job, report shows [AAP] 2010-02-03

New South Wales Fustration Sets Tone For Nurse Pay Campaign [NSW Nurses Association] 2010-02-03

Nurse Union urges urged gvt to pump money into aged care [AAP] 2010-02-03

Western Australia Higher Pluto turnover as workers walk [WA Business News] 2010-02-03

Western Australia Maritime Union negotiating more pay deals [ABC] 2010-02-03

Western Australia Former AMWU union boss tells Pluto workers to get back to work [West Australian] 2010-02-03

ITF win double pay for exploited Asian guestworkers in Australia [MUA] 2010-02-03

Work harder? You must be mad [SafetyAtWorkBlog] 2010-02-03

Victoria Workers Compensation Changes - Many Victorian Workers Will be Worse Off [VTHC] 2010-02-03