Media Room
Labor Green Deal to Cost Tasmanian Jobs Monday, 16 August 2010 10:15
“Julia Gillard needs to take the opportunity today at Labor’s Campaign Launch to clearly spell out what impact the Labor/Green preference deal will mean for the people of Tasmania.” “The greatest threat to Tasmanians is a Bartlett/Green type deal being installed in Canberra and make no mistake – Labor and Greens are ready to do one in Canberra,” Senator Abetz said today.
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1000s of Jobs to be Lost in 'Latham Like' Labor/Green DealWednesday, 11 August 2010 10:27
“Revelations that Labor and the Greens have done a deal to deny access to native forest resources in Tasmania will cost thousands of jobs and devastate our rural and regional communities,” Senator Eric Abetz said today. A former Forestry Minister, Senator Abetz said, “Mr Bartlett and Ms Gillard together with all their Federal candidates have to come clean.”
Only the Liberals Will Protect Jobs and the Environment and Reduce Cost of Living PressuresMonday, 09 August 2010 15:59
Only the Liberals will protect the jobs of workers engaged in Tasmania’s rich resource sectors from the ‘Laboreens’, (Labor-Greens), preference deals, Senator Eric Abetz on behalf of the Tasmanian Liberal Senate Team said today. “We don’t know the details of the deal. We don’t know what policies have been traded, but we do know from bitter experience in Tasmania that a vote for the Greens is a vote for Labor and a vote for Labor is a vote for the Greens which leads to wholesale job destruction.”
Sue NapierThursday, 05 August 2010 13:18
The Tasmanian Liberal Senate Team extends our condolences to the family of Sue Napier. As a long serving State Liberal member in Bass, Sue helped literally thousands of people from all walks of life.
Labor to Increase Student Fees by $ 1000Thursday, 29 July 2010 09:06
“The cost of going to University will substantially increase if Labor is re-elected, Opposition Leader in the Senate,” Senator Eric Abetz said today. “Whilst Labor has been very quiet during this election campaign, they are committed to levying a compulsory fee on each and every student, irrespective of the length of time they spend on campus or their capacity to pay.”
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Labor Fails Tasmanian Independent ContractorsTuesday, 27 July 2010 09:58
“Labor needs to come clean on Assistant Treasurer Nick Sherry’s plans to force independent contractors in Tasmania to differentiate between income earned from capital and income earned from labour,” Senator Abetz said today. “Labor’s refusal to match the Coalition policy to retain the taxation laws for independent contractors proves that Labor has a secret agenda which they won’t reveal prior to the election.”
Union Bosses Rip-Off Workers for Dishonest Political CampaignWednesday, 21 July 2010 08:53
“The ACTU and Labor have shown their true colours and disregard for individual union members by callously imposing a compulsory levy on members to fund its dishonest election campaign,” Senator Eric Abetz said today. The ACTU will impose a $1-per-head-member levy on its members to fund its election campaign.
Job Security and Cost of Living Sacrificed in Grubby Labor/Green DealTuesday, 20 July 2010 10:28
“Australians should be very wary of the consequences of the grubby Labor-Green deal on job security and cost of living,” Opposition Senate Leader, Senator Eric Abetz said today. “The terms of the preference deal are being deliberately withheld from the Australian people and they are entitled to know its terms.”
Brown confirms - The 'LABOREENS'Monday, 19 July 2010 16:43
A vote for the Greens is really a vote for Labor and a vote for Labor is really a vote for the Greens “Today’s announcement by Greens Leader Bob Brown that he has struck a preference deal with Labor confirms what we always suspected,” Senator Abetz said today.
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