Vinnies council suspended ‘over bullying’
Vinnies council suspended ‘over bullying’
- From: AAP
- July 12, 2010
ONE of the largest trade unions in Australia has welcomed the move by St Vincent de Paul to suspend its NSW board after years of bullying complaints.
The society’s national president, Syd Tutton, dismissed the state council last Friday in a move to halt the negative culture that had developed in the branch.
St Vincent de Paul Society national chief executive John Falzon said the incidences of bullying had occurred as a result of the branch taking a corporate approach to management.
“Over the years incidents have been reported to the national president involving both the bullying of staff and members of the society,” Mr Falzon said today.
Polls show Labor ahead of coalition
Polls show Labor ahead of Coalition
- From: The Australian
- July 12, 2010
LABOR has an election-winning lead in two polls published today as cabinet prepares to meet to decide on a climate change policy.
The Galaxy and Nielsen polls show Labor ahead of the Coalition by 52 per cent to 48 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.
Newspoll will be published in The Australian next week.
Nielsen research director John Stirton said the poll was a more realistic reflection of voter sentiment than the big boost Julia Gillard received immediately after knifing Kevin Rudd last month.
“They’re in front and they’ve got a primary vote that can deliver victory,” Mr Stirton told ABC radio.
He said that, with Greens preferences, Labor would win an election “fairly clearly” on today’s poll, which surveyed 1400 voters.
Confusion rules for assessors over Green Start program
Not surprising with the Federal Labor Govt. Neville Gillmore. Confusion rules for assessors over Green Start program Nicola Berkovic From: The Australian July 10, 2010 12:00AM ENVIRONMENTAL assessors are demanding answers from the government about its new Green Start program. They want to know how much work will be available and whether it Continue Reading →
Army of volunteers encourage youth to vote
Army of volunteers encourage youth to vote
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The campaign hopes to inspire young people to cast their vote. (ABC: Damien Larkins)
The not-for profit advocacy organisation GetUp is recruiting thousands of volunteers to inspire one million unenrolled Australians to vote in the federal election.
Gillard under pressure to reveal post-election portfolios
Gillard under pressure to reveal post-election portfolios Posted 9 minutes ago The Federal Opposition says Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be taking Australian voters for “mugs” if she does not reveal her preferred candidates for the foreign affairs, defence and finance portfolios before the election. There is speculation former prime minister Kevin Rudd is Continue Reading →
New PM is a dud like Rudd(Ackerman)
Piers Akerman
Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 06:20pm
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard’s giddy rush to hoist the Mission Accomplished banner has blown up spectacularly in her picture-perfect face.
Just two weeks ago she announced that she had resolved the mining super tax fiasco only to see the secret deal she had personally brokered with the big three multinationals of ore extraction explode.
Gillard had bought only temporary peace at the expense of thousands Australian mining operations with a new, improved tax that would undercut the going company tax rate and leave other miners (and superannuantion investors) uncertain of their fate.
Even Treasury boss Ken Henry, who devised the initial dud super tax on mining profits and who stood four-square with Treasurer Wayne Swan, another super-tax spruiker, has distanced himself from the Gillard Government’s cobbled-together new tax, saying it will be worse for jobs and investment than the tax it replaced.
The media who cheered Gillard’s intervention have been left looking like fools.
New PM is a dud like Rudd