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AHRI Institute shows HR experts having problems under Fair Work: How can you expect small business to cope? Friday, 03 February 2012 16:20
The Australian Human Resources Institute’s release of their annual research report on the Fair Work Act shows some deeply concerning trends. “If human resources professionals are finding life more difficult under Labor’s Fair Work regime, heaven help small business,” Senator Abetz said today.
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For “Better” – In Defence of MarriageSaturday, 14 January 2012 12:40
Address to the Young Liberal Movement Federal Convention, Sydney Welcome to 2012: a year which promises to be even more difficult than the last. A year in which the cost of living will increase even further due to the Carbon Tax. A year in which the debt burden placed on the next generation will balloon to phenomenal proportions. Quite frankly, it is hard to see how Australia can endure another 12 months of Labor's seven deadly sins.
Hearing shows ABCC must be keptFriday, 03 February 2012 13:18
“Today’s Senate Committee hearing to discuss Labor’s plans to scrap the Australian Building and Construction Commission has provided a clear insight as to why the ABCC should be retained,” Senator Abetz said today. “The fact that both the former ABCC Commissioner Mr John Lloyd and the current Commissioner Mr Lee Johns were prevented from giving evidence to the Committee by the Labor dominated panel speaks volumes.”
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Fair Protection for Firefighters) Bill 2011Thursday, 24 November 2011 12:53
When people run out of a burning building it is the firefighters who run in to ensure the safety of the premises and the safety of individuals. They are willing to put their lives at risk for the sake of others and their property. They are people whom all Australians should salute. We in the coalition do so. There is good, clear evidence that, in general terms, firefighters are healthier than the average punter when they begin their careers as firefighters. That is how we want them. In fact, that is how we need them, because of the physical tasks they are required to undertake. The sad fact is that once they come to the end of their careers as firefighters they are more likely than the rest of the community to suffer from a number of cancers. Health and fitness epidemiological studies, the study of people and their health and other matters—I will not go into the technical detail—indicate that, by all accounts, firefighters when they start their careers would be less likely than the average punter to contract various types of cancers but that at the end of their careers they are more likely to suffer cancers.
Labor shutting down dissent on ABCCFriday, 03 February 2012 07:58
Labor Senators on the Senate Committee examining the abolition of the ABCC have taken a leaf out of Bill Shorten’s ‘hear no evil’ book by blocking Coalition attempts to have former Australian Building and Construction Commissioner John Lloyd appear before a Senate Committee in Melbourne today. “Mr Lloyd made a valuable contribution to the nation as the Commissioner and has a unique insight into the operations of the ABCC and on the impact that Labor’s changes would have on the sector,” Senator Abetz said.
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Speech to the National Civic Council Dinner, PerthTuesday, 15 November 2011 18:30
The ideology imbedded in the Australian Greens is the very antithesis of the force that has made our country and the West so dominant in world affairs - the envy of the world. That force is a force for good. It is the force that has given us our personal freedoms, our economic freedoms, our standard of living, our schools and our hospitals. It has given us our fundamental values system that every individual counts on.
Door Stop - Senate Courtyard - 2 February 2012Thursday, 02 February 2012 16:25
Senator Abetz: The Craig Thompson matter seems to lumber on in all sorts of directions. Each time Labor tries to explain things, things simply get worse for them. Bill Shorten yesterday tried to obfuscate and say that the emails had been made available on December the 9th when Parliament was sitting. Well the Parliament wasn’t sitting on December the 9th. What we did get on notice was answers indicating that there had been emails. What Bill Shorten was at pains to avoid was the actual content of the emails that we were never told about. If these emails were so benign, if they were such old news, why was it that Fair Work Australia blocked access to those emails and required my office to appeal to the Information Commissioner to actually get access to these emails? Mr Shorten might like to explain that. What those emails show is that the head of the Crime Squad in NSW rang, not once, not twice, but numerous times to the Manager of Fair Work Australia only to not only have his phone call returned, reducing the head of the Crime Squad to emailing the Manager of Fair Work Australia pleading with him to return his phone calls. That, I think indicates that this matter was not necessarily top of mind for Fair Work Australia to put it mildly. We also have the other email which highlights once again that all that this Labor Government is interested in is the spin and not the substance. What we have is a person in Senator Evans’ office concerned about the media management of the Craig Thompson issue not the administrative management of the issue and that of course is the ultimate responsibility of the Minister. The other thing Labor needs to answer today is how did the Government’s Dirt Unit come into possession of the private telephone calls of Kate Jackson? Senator Conroy can deny that he used his Communications Ministry for that purpose and I accept that on face value but what the Government needs to explain is, how did they get these telephone numbers. That is a matter of great seriousness that Labor needs to answer.
From Students to Airlines – the Workplace Relations Agenda 2012Monday, 28 November 2011 11:30
Address to the Australian Industry Group PIR Conference, Canberra From the aspirations of a student wanting to earn money after school through to the ongoing viability of Australia's icon, Qantas – the workplace relations agenda has been a busy one in 2011 and promises to be even busier in 2012. From dealing with the aspirations of a student to the national carrier we are reminded that the workplace relations regime is far reaching. From dealing with a student to an airline, we are reminded that the system of workplace relations needs to be flexible and responsive.
Video & Transcript – Sky News AM Agenda – 2nd February 2012Thursday, 02 February 2012 08:31
Kieran Gilbert: First though our guest this morning on the program is the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and the Shadow Workplace Relations Minister, Senator Eric Abetz, Senator good morning to you. Senator Abetz: Good Morning, good to be on the program.
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