Price inconsistency in regional areas and a number of holiday price rises were the key findings from the ALP’s Easter weekend petrol price watch. Motorists were paying between 106 and 130 cents per litre across a range of regional centres and between 95 and 106 cents per litre in regional Queensland for unleaded petrol. [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2005
Clothes sizing an XL issue for consumers
More people are feeling more frustrated and confused than ever about inconsistent clothes size labelling. The Victorian Government’s lead in a national push to examine current clothing sizing standards and to establish consistency in sizes is applauded by the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party. Dramatic variations in clothing sizes are commonplace in the Australian [...]
ALP delegation visit to China
20 February to 1 March 2005 Federal Labor Trade Delegation to China: (Left to Right) Simon Crean, Shadow Minister for Trade, Warren Snowdon MP, Gavan O’Connor Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Senator Kate Lundy, Shadow Minister for Manufacturing and Consumer Affairs at the Shanghai Stock Exchange The purpose of this visit to China was twofold: [...]
Labor to monitor Easter petrol prices
Labor has warned holiday travellers not to get caught out by what could be the highest petrol prices ever seen over the Easter holiday period. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has admitted that petrol prices become “sticky” over holiday periods – in other words that prices may be artificially held up at these [...]
Howard Government finally responds to Labor leadership on childhood obesity
After years of neglect the Howard Government has finally recognised the importance of physical activity and nutrition education in the fight against obesity. The Howard Government ignored Labor’s calls for increased funding for physical activity and participation, choosing instead to administer wide spread funding cuts to existing programs between 1996 and 2004, including axing Active [...]
ACT Youth unemployment unacceptably high
in the youth unemployment is unacceptably high (to say nothing of hidden unemployment and underemployment) and young people are being turned away from training, at the same time as there are skills shortages – and the Government’s solution is to increase skilled migration, instead of training young Australians to fill Australian jobs. Source: Source: [...]
Manufacturing: March quarter weakest in 4 years
Australian manufacturing growth has stalled demonstrating the weakest March quarter in four years, with profits in the sector falling for the third consecutive quarter, and employment growth has flattened, further proof of the widening cracks in the Howard Government’s economic credentials. According to the Australian Industry Group’s Survey of Australian Manufacturing, production growth in the [...]
Howard Government must do more to ensure fair petrol prices in regional Australia
Labor will continue to put pressure on both Australian oil companies and the ACCC in pursuit of price justice for Australian motorists, in particular to ensure that international petrol price fluctuations are fairly reflected at the bowser. Labor welcomes the decision by the Federal Court yesterday, which imposed almost $24 million in fines for price [...]
Motorists deserve fair petrol price fluctuations
Australian consumers have seen petrol prices spike over the past week. Yesterday in capital cities throughout Australia, petrol prices spiked to around 110 cents per litre. The figure is up by over 6 cents in just four days. An explanation for the price rise is that it reflects the exponential increase in the international [...]
