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Opinion Piece –The Punch – Marrickville Council a Wake-Up Call

Wednesday, 20 April 2011 06:30

Andrew Ferguson speaking in favour of BDS Marrickville Council’s abortive attempt to implement the Global Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (GBDS) campaign against Israel in Sydney’s Inner West should be a wake-up call. The moment to turn this objectionable campaign around should not be lost, else we will see more loopy home-grown forays into foreign policy. While this campaign may have been temporarily halted at a municipal level, it has gained considerable ground within Australia’s unions.

Albanese Merely Posturing over Marrickville Council

Monday, 18 April 2011 13:06

Anthony Albanese is doing nothing more than posture over the backlash against Marrickville Council’s Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) policy.

Jeering Workers Mug Howes on Carbon Tax

Friday, 15 April 2011 12:57

“Whilst it took jeering on the shop floor to finally flush Paul Howes out on the Carbon Tax his intervention is nevertheless welcome,” Senate Opposition Leader Eric Abetz said today.

“The Coalition has been opposed to a Carbon Tax for months because it will destroy jobs and do nothing for the environment.”

Rhiannon Throws Down The Gauntlet To Brown

Friday, 15 April 2011 12:24

Despite Bob Brown’s intervention, Lee Rhiannon continues to support a Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) policy against Israel.

Last night on The Nation, Senator-elect Rhiannon said:

...we have that position in NSW and I support the NSW position.

Ford Job Losses – Regrettable But Avoidable

Thursday, 14 April 2011 17:14

“Ford’s announcement of the loss of 240 jobs highlights the human impact of Labor’s mismanagement of the Australian economy,” Eric Abetz said today.*

“The loss of market share for large Australian-made vehicles is indicative of community sentiment – huge cost of living increases, job security and the threat of a carbon tax.”

Gillard and Brown must pull errant Marrickville Councillors into line

Thursday, 14 April 2011 10:18

Senate Opposition Leader, Eric Abetz, today called on Julia Gillard and Bob Brown to pull their local councillors into line prior to Marrickville Council discussing how to implement its Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) policy at its meeting this Tuesday 19 April.

On 14 December 2010 four Labor councillors joined Greens councillors to pass Marrickville Council’s in principle support of BDS movement against Israel.

Unsustainable wage increases already moving onshore

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 10:34

Huge levels of wages growth are bound to move onshore if the Government doesn’t act to ensure sustainable pay increases.

Workplace Relations Minister Chris Evans today has backed comments by senior Labor Minister Martin Ferguson confirming that wages growth in the offshore resources sector is out of control.

Bridgewater Bridge Debacle – All Labor’s Doing

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 10:18

Transport experts who blame State Labor for the Bridgewater Bridge debacle are right, according to Senator Eric Abetz.

The Tasmanian Liberal Senate Team got a commitment from the Howard Government which was included in its Budgets for a new bridge.

Labour Productivity Going Backwards

Monday, 11 April 2011 13:19

Leighton’s profit downgrade, released today, provides more evidence of declining productivity in the construction sector.

Leighton’s is now forecasting a loss of $282m on the Wonthaggi desalination plant in Victoria.

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