ABN members have regularly identified the complexity and contradictions between state and federal IR laws as a real issue affecting small business. According to today’s “Australian” newspaper, the Government has taken steps to address this situation, with a uniform national industrial relations system, including identical federal and state laws covering most workers, planned to be in place by 2010 if a blueprint being considered by the Rudd Government is approved.
Details of the plan have not yet been made public, but the concept has already kicked off a lot of controversy, with its proponents hailing it as a great step forward; and its opponents seeing it as destructive to small business.
Here’s a link to the story and readers’ comments: http://www.news.com.au/comments/0,23600,23106193-421,00.html
The ABN will be writing to the Deputy Prime Minister about this initiative, on behalf of our 20,000 strong community.
We need YOUR input to ensure our correspondence is truly representative - so please post below to let us know your thoughts about the potential impact of uniform IR laws on your business - or call me on 0439 908 108 to register your opinion - the more comments we receive, the more accurately we can represent our members’ opinions and concerns!
Susan McGrath
National Special Projects Manager (Public Policy and Advocacy)
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Our new parliament has 66 female members, many of whom are first-time representatives, keen and eager to respond to lobbying initiatives that will help them make their mark! 24% of Cabinet, the Outer Ministry and Parliamentary Secretaries are also women, leading significant portfolios including Employment & Workplace Relations, Health & Ageing Climate Change & Water and Familes, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.Following are links to the parliamentary web pages of each of our female representatives. Those pages contain further links including biographies and links to the representatives’ personal home page. FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 2008Australian Labor Party
- Bird, Ms Sharon, Member for Cunningham
- Burke, Ms Anna, Member for Chisholm
- Campbell, Ms Jodie, Member for Bass
- Collins, Ms Julie, Member for Franklin
- D’Ath, Mrs Yvette, Member for Petrie
- Elliot, The Hon Justine, Member for Richmond
- Ellis, Ms Annette, Member for Canberra
- Ellis, The Hon Kate, Member for Adelaide
- George, Ms Jennie, Member for Throsby
- Gillard, The Hon Julia, Member for Lalor
- Grierson, Ms Sharon, Member for Newcastle
- Hall, Ms Jill, Member for Shortland
- Irwin, Mrs Julia, Member for Fowler
- Jackson, Ms Sharryn, Member for Hasluck
- King, Ms Catherine, Member for Ballarat
- Livermore, Ms Kirsten, Member for Capricornia
- Macklin, The Hon Jenny, Member for Jagajaga
- McKew, The Hon Maxine, Member for Bennelong
- Neal, Ms Belinda, Member for Robertson
- Owens, Ms Julie, Member for Parramatta
- Parke, Ms Melissa, Member for Fremantle
- Plibersek, The Hon Tanya, Member for Sydney
- Rea, Ms Kerry, Member for Bonner
- Rishworth, Ms Amanda, Member for Kingston
- Saffin, Ms Janelle, Member for Page
- Vamvakinou, Ms Maria, Member for Calwell
Independent
- No female Independent representatives
Liberal Party of Australia
- Bailey, The Hon Fran, Member for McEwen
- Bishop, The Hon Bronwyn, Member for Mackellar
- Bishop, The Hon Julie, Member for Curtin
- Gash, Mrs Joanna, Member for Gilmore
- Ley, The Hon Sussan, Member for Farrer
- Marino, Ms Nola, Member for Forrest
- Markus, Mrs Louise, Member for Greenway
- May, Mrs Margaret, Member for McPherson
- Mirabella, Mrs Sophie, Member for Indi
- Moylan, The Hon Judi, Member for Pearce
- Stone, The Hon Dr Sharman, Member for Murray
- Vale, The Hon Danna, Member for Hughes
The Nationals
FEMALE SENATORS JANUARY 2008Australian Democrats
Australian Greens
Australian Labor Party
- Brown, Carol - Senator for Tasmania
- Crossin, Trish - Senator for Northern Territory
- Hurley, Annette - Senator for South Australia
- Kirk, Linda - Senator for South Australia
- Lundy, Kate - Senator for Australian Capital Territory
- McEwen, Anne - Senator for South Australia
- McLucas, the Hon. Jan - Senator for Queensland
- Moore, Claire - Senator for Queensland
- Polley, Helen - Senator for Tasmania
- Stephens, the Hon. Ursula - Senator for New South Wales
- Webber, Ruth - Senator for Western Australia
- Wong, the Hon. Penny - Senator for South Australia
- Wortley, Dana - Senator for South Australia
Country Liberal Party
Family First Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Nationals
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