Pages tagged "Jobs"

Water in Werribee South- 8 things you should know

Call on Federal Water Minister Barnaby Joyce to invest in Werribee South

Irrigation infrastructure in Werribee South is old and in desperate need of repair.

  1.  Approximately 40% of water supplied to farmers is lost to cracked channels and evaporation. Market...
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Qantas

I rise to speak in response to appeals from Qantas workers living in my community. Once again, and it is becoming a sadly familiar occurrence, I am being contacted by anxious members of my community, worried about their futures. As recently as last night, one of my constituents contacted me,...

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Statement on Manufacturing Job Losses

Just like Labor members speaking before me today, I have an electorate that depends upon manufacturing. More Wyndham residents work in manufacturing than in any other industry: 10.6 per cent of local people work as machine operators and drivers, which is almost double the national average and represents more than...

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Abbott Government Blocks Manufacturing Debate

Joanne Ryan, Member for Lalor, has described the Abbott Government's decision to block discussion about local manufacturing as a cynical attempt to censor debate.

Ms Ryan said the Coalition had used their majority in the House of Representatives to avoid further comment regarding the end of Toyota's operations and the troubled...

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Toyota Redundancies

The announcement by Toyota that 100 staff members at their Altona plant will be given voluntary redundancies should be a wake-up call to the Abbott Government.

In this difficult time for Toyota staff and their families, the Abbott Government needs to stop hiding and give Australia’s car manufacturers, and the...

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