*** MEDIA ALERT ***
Who: CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith, ACT Senator David Pocock and Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) Chief Executive Officer Vincent So
What: A new announcement about the Stop This Killer Stone campaign to end Australian workers dying because of engineered stone
When: Wednesday November 15, 9am
Where: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra
Matt Coughlan 0400 561 480
Another worker has been killed at a CleanAway site. Another family is grieving. Another preventable tragedy has occurred under Comcare’s watch. Last night, a…
Hepatitis Australia has today welcomed the Australian Government’s investment in viral hepatitis prevention, testing and treatment measures and community-led initiatives announced in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). The national Hepatitis peak said that the additional funding comes at a critical moment in Australia’s push to eliminate hepatitis B and hepatitis C by 2030 and will help prevent avoidable illness, liver cancer and deaths. Hepatitis Australia CEO Lucy Clynes said that the MYEFO funding commitment demonstrated that the Australian Government recognises what is at stake. “This funding announcement is good news for nearly 300,000 Australians living with viral hepatitis,…
New analysis from Unions NSW indicates that workers forgoing just one hour of penalty rates over the Christmas and New Year period could amount to more than $30 million in lost wages. A statewide compliance push over December and January is underway amid growing concerns employers will test the boundaries on pay and conditions during the Christmas rush. Assistant Secretary of Unions NSW Thomas Costa said the advice to workers is simple: in a cost of living crisis workers should not just know their rights, but enforce them. “Every year we see employers try to shave a little off public…
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