Press Releases

Modern Awards Lead to Old Fashioned Unemployment

"In March 2008 Prime Minister Rudd stood up in the Australian Parliament and categorically stated that NO Working families in this country will be worse off as a consequence of Labor's new industrial laws."

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Labor Welcomes MUA Excess

Senator Arbib has today made an embarrassing admission, by confirming that Labor "welcomes" wage claims of over $50,000 for high income workers - without any productivity offsets.

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Coalition takes direct action to address the environment and climate change

“Unlike Labor’s massive new tax on hard working Australians with the proposed introduction of its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the Coalition is planning direct action to address the environment and climate change.”

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Wilderness Society - Hypocrisy or Governance

“The dramatic exposé of Wilderness Society maladministration, and lack of transparent governance has exposed it's hypocrisy by the barrow load,” according to Senator Eric Abetz.

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Labor's "Fair Work" Unfair to Australians

“Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard needs to explain to the Australian people what she intends doing to stop the escalation of illegal strike action by some unions.”

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Julia Gillard's Huff and Puff - All talk and no action

“It’s all very well for Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard to ‘Huff and Puff’, urging striking Woodside Petroleum workers to end their strike action in Western Australia in defiance of a order to return to work, but the Minister has the power to step in and stop this illegal strike action and, still, she refuses to do so.”

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Australian workers ripped off by Labor

“The Coalition is determined to make Labor accountable for the damage they have inflicted on the Australian workforce through the introduction of its new laws and so on Australia Day I launched my new website, abetz.com.au to encourage workers and small business men and women with concerns about Labor’s so called Fair Work scheme to write to me”.

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Labor's 'Cash for Comrades'

“Just weeks into the New Year and Labor’s ‘Cash for Comrades’ program is in full swing as the Rudd Government shamefully continues handing out bucket loads of taxpayer money to it’s trade union backers”.

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Julia Gillard's 'One Size Fits All' Fair Work Straight Jacket

A recent decision of Fair Work Australia shows how Julia Gillard’s new industrial mess is stifling innovation and fitting up business with a ‘Fair Work straight jacket’, according to Shadow Employment and Workplace Relations Minister, Senator Eric Abetz.

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The Tasmanian Liberal Senate Team - Advancing Tasmania's Interests...
Our offices are conveniently located around the State

Hobart
Eric Abetz
Senator the Hon.
Eric Abetz

Devonport
Richard Colbeck
Senator the Hon. Richard Colbeck

Burnie
Stephen Parry
Senator Stephen Parry

LauncestonGuy Barnett
Senator Guy Barnett

Rosny ParkDavid Bushby
Senator David Bushby