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More working holiday visas a kick in the guts to unemployed Aussies
Unions have described the Federal Government’s tripling of the number of Polish citizens eligible to work in Australia on Working Holiday Visas as a kick in the guts to local unemployed workers. Immigration Minister David Coleman yesterday announced that, effective...
Statement on the bushfire emergency
On behalf of the entire membership of the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union, I wish to express my condolences to all of those who have been impacted by the bushfires across Australia especially the families, friends and colleagues of the 28 people...
Melbourne: Wharfies stood down after refusing to unload ship in breach of 14-day quarantine
Wharfies have been stood down after refusing to unload a container vessel at the DP World terminal in Melbourne last night on safety grounds, identifying it as a risk to workers and the community. The vessel docked in breach of the Federal Government’s 14-day...
Border Force must do more to stop dodgy medical PPE imports
The union representing textile clothing and footwear (TCF) workers in Australia is calling on Border Force to lift their game to stop Australia from being flooded with dodgy medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). An overnight report on a leak from an anonymous...