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Tuesday 6 January 2009, 23:58:01

Top news stories from Australia

Response to slowing economy must focus on jobs and skills, not attacks on rights at work [ACTU] 2009-01-06

Young blood infuses union: Paul Howes profile [The Australian] 2008-12-27

Workers scared to top up their superannuation as funds fall [The Australian] 2008-12-23

Low paid workers face cuts to pay and conditions under proposed new modern awards [ACTU] 2008-12-19

Migrant workers will suffer because of economic crisis - AWU warns [AWU] 2008-12-16

Other labour news from Australia

Union honours fallen comrade - second seafarer killed in a matter of weeks in work related incidents [MUA] 2009-01-07

Pressure on jobs will test nerves [Bendigo Advertiser] 2009-01-07

Navy asbestos puts thousands at risk [Melbourne Age] 2009-01-07

Navy defies asbestos safety laws [Melbourne Age] 2009-01-07

Queensland Court allows Boeing to use 'racist' US law [The Australian] 2009-01-07

Job-shedding not the answer: ACTU [AAP] 2009-01-06

Queensland Mining heavyweights restart talks over Qld job losses [ABC] 2009-01-06

Stop the fighting in Gaza, let relief supplies in [Union Aid Abroad-Apheda] 2009-01-06

New South Wales Occupational health and safety inspectyions start at Batlow MPS [NSWNA] 2009-01-06

Unions working across borders to support injured in Gaza [Unions NSW] 2009-01-06

New South Wales Worker safety fears shut down Domain bus runs [SMH] 2009-01-06

Unions pressure Telstra to resume negotiations [SMH] 2009-01-06

About 20,000 children and 4000 staff from ABC Learning centres remain in urgent need of help [SMH] 2009-01-06

Bosses demand immediate rewrite of IR laws [The Australian] 2009-01-06

Queensland Coal miners take jobs fight to arbitration [Brisbane Times] 2009-01-06

Queensland Green slime' overcomes Energex workers at Coopers Plains [Courier Mail] 2009-01-05

Audit uncovers underpayment of workers [AAP] 2009-01-05

No more funding cuts: protect jobs and quality services [CPSU] 2009-01-05

Statement on the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip [Union Aid Abroad-Apheda] 2009-01-05

Maritime Union of Australia condemns Gaza invasion [MUA] 2009-01-05

Unions set to push for higher wages in 2009 [Smart Company] 2009-01-05

Rudd puts $41m on table for long-term jobless [The Australian] 2009-01-05

Jobs plan to tackle next wave of crisis [The Australian] 2009-01-05

Victoria A copper by name and by nature - new head of Police Association [Sunday Age] 2009-01-04

Victoria Back-to-work slackness prompts alert [Sunday Age] 2009-01-04

Gillard asks bosses not to cut staff [Sun-Herald] 2009-01-04

Western Australia RSL demands review of 'Not-Anzac Day' Monday holiday [Sunday Times] 2009-01-04

Western Australia Construction union says BHP tower lifts city building gloom [West Australian] 2009-01-03

Gillard urges bosses not to wield axe [AAP] 2009-01-03

New South Wales Nurses refuse to admit patients to Batlow hospital on safety grounds [ABC] 2009-01-03

Queensland Mining union urges Xstrata to reveal financial situation [ABC] 2009-01-03

Jobs on the line despite Rudd's stimulus package [The Australian] 2009-01-03

40,000 retirees forced to keep working because of economic downturn [The Australian] 2009-01-03

Another decline for factories [Melbourne Age] 2009-01-03

250,000 job losses tipped in tough year [SMH] 2009-01-03

Give your pay packet a shave and help save jobs [SMH] 2009-01-02

Gillard hails training places to cushion the effects of rising unemployment [The Australian] 2009-01-01

Gvt hints may abolish baby bonus and roll scheme into a paid maternity leave plan [The Australian] 2009-01-01

ABC Learning Centres rehiring on lesser wages, conditions: union [The Australian] 2009-01-01

Job agencies threatened [The Australian] 2008-12-31

Re-skilling, not redundancy - Sharan Burrow, ACTU President [The Australian] 2008-12-31

Jobless heading for 1 million as rate cuts won't avert pain [The Australian] 2008-12-31

ABC Learning saga an industry cry for help: LHMU [ABC] 2008-12-31

Queensland Union wants more talks over Xstrata mine job cuts [ABC] 2008-12-30

Queensland Qld rapid response teams to combat unemployment: govt [AAP] 2008-12-30

Tasmania AWU monitoring Print Email Share Add to My Stories Tasmanian mining assets sales plan [ABC] 2008-12-30

New South Wales Special commission of enquiry into acute care services in NSW hospitals [NSWNA] 2008-12-30

Workers' solution for fallen childcare empire [Eureka Street] 2008-12-30

Victoria Former unionist Martin Pakula takes on IR portfolio [The Australian] 2008-12-30

Victoria Former union boss Martin Pakula names as Victorian Industry Minister [Melbourne Herald-Sun ] 2008-12-30

Victoria Ex-union man gets coveted IR post [Melbourne Age] 2008-12-30

Victoria Martin Pakula steps up as Evan Thornley quits politics [The Australian] 2008-12-29

Victoria Former NUW leader to replace Theophanous [Sky News] 2008-12-29

Queensland Mining slump to hit Queensland employment rate [Brisbane Courier Mail] 2008-12-29

New South Wales Unions angered: Hospitals under attack: seuxal assault, robberies, assaults [Sydney Daily Telegraph] 2008-12-29

South Australia Business SA warns of shopping exodus [Adelaide Advertiser] 2008-12-29

Acting PM unmoved by union threat [The Australian] 2008-12-29

Unions can lodge ILO complaint: Gillard [AAP] 2008-12-28

Unions, Greens slam Gillard's Fair Work Bill [Macquarie National News] 2008-12-28

New South Wales Push for state to save Unions NSW retreat at Currawong [Sun-Herald] 2008-12-28

New South Wales Bus drivers 'violated' by video cameras [Sun-Herald] 2008-12-28

Greens support unions' outlook [Sky News] 2008-12-28

Western Australia Smoking ban ‘unfair’ for offshore workers [West Australian] 2008-12-27

Caution on maternity leave plan [Melbourne Age] 2008-12-27

Bill Shorten's rethink about his future [The Australian] 2008-12-27

Employers still breaking rules in pregnancy test [Melbourne Age] 2008-12-27

Maternity leave exposes 'culture of antagonism' [SMH] 2008-12-27

Jobs becoming the new exports [Melbourne Age] 2008-12-27

Push for UN ruling on industrial relations as unions go global on Kevin Rudd [The Australian] 2008-12-27

Tasmania Opposition welcomes Tas Govt lifeline for ACL [ABC] 2008-12-26

Mining union ups the ante on job cuts [ABC] 2008-12-25

Tasmania Govt economic group to help West Coast deal with global financial crisis includes AWU rep [Tasmanian Gvt Media Release] 2008-12-25

New South Wales All we want for christmas is one more nurse-say Ballina nurses [NSWNA] 2008-12-24

Victoria AMWU says Ballarat company wrong to force 15 workers into redundancy - makes unfair dismissal claim [ABC] 2008-12-24

Australian Capital Territory Power with glory [Canberra Times] 2008-12-24

Victoria Building watchdog defends powers [Melbourne Age] 2008-12-24

Shops defeat union move to stop opening on Boxing Day [SMH] 2008-12-24

South Australia Union concern at forestry cash cow [Border Watch] 2008-12-24

Victoria Bayswater factory axes 45 staff [Melbourne Herald-Sun ] 2008-12-24

Queensland Xstrata redundancies postponed: union [AAP] 2008-12-24

Thumbs down all round for workplace overhaul [Melbourne Age] 2008-12-24

Victoria Kenworth sacks 35 workers [AAP] 2008-12-23

Union wants Avebury retraining extended [ABC] 2008-12-23

Tasmania Workplace Relations Minister leads jobs attack [Hobart Mercury] 2008-12-23

Tasmania Miners facing hard job hunt [Hobart Mercury] 2008-12-23

Queensland Union to fight mine sackings [Brisbane Times] 2008-12-23

Giving Sol Christmas cards in Melbourne and Sydney [CPSU] 2008-12-23

Qantas Agrees to 4-Year Maintenance Staff Pay Deal, Review Says [Bloomberg] 2008-12-23

South Australia Early Christmas present for auto workers [Adelaide Advertiser] 2008-12-23

Thousands of public service jobs could be cut as Rudd Gvt goes on savings rampage [Adelaide Advertiser] 2008-12-23

South Australia Your jobs are safe: Rudd's Christmas gift to car workers [Canberra Times] 2008-12-23

New South Wales BlueScope axes more contract positions [Illawarra Mercury] 2008-12-23

It's the right time for us to again become a 'we nation' [Melbourne Age] 2008-12-23

Western Australia Wages hike in IR reforms hard to swallow [The Australian] 2008-12-23

Victoria Doctors win 28% pay rise in bid to keep them public [Melbourne Age] 2008-12-23

Tasmania Avebury workers to be offered retraining [ABC] 2008-12-23

Union slams ABCC's 'oppressive' use of powers [ABC] 2008-12-23

Victoria Kenworth to lay off 35 staff [ABC] 2008-12-23

Queensland Food factory worker burned after spill [Brisbane Courier Mail] 2008-12-22

New South Wales Nurse want Keelong juvenielle correctional centrer kept open-campaign tostop closure gathers momentum [NSWNA] 2008-12-22