It is disappointing to learn that the Howard Government has been unable to convince the Australian Football League to sign onto the World Anti-Doping Association’s (WADA) drugs in sport code.
The Government should hold firm in its stand to remove all Australian Sports Commission (ASC) funding. We urge the Government to consider a whole of Government [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2005
Minister fails to deliver on WADA code
Andrew Bogut makes Australian sporting history
Andrew Bogut is the first ever Australian and only the second non-American to be picked number one in the NBA draft.
I congratulate 20 year old Bogut on this honour after a stand out college basketball season and his Olympic debut in Athens.
This is a historic moment for Australian Basketball and tribute must be paid to [...]
No more excuses for Manufacturing
The Howard Government continues to ignore the precarious state of Australian manufacturing as the decline in manufacturing performance continues.
Report after report, survey after survey indicates that this vital section of the Australian economy continues to decline.
Figures from the Australian Industry Group (AIG) have shown that Australian manufacturing is experiencing record slow growth with some sectors [...]
Soft approach to online security exposes Australian consumers
At least 127,000 Australian credit card consumers and up to 40 million consumers worldwide have been caught so far in a massive credit card security breach on transactions in the United States, including online transactions with US merchants.
It is reported that the security breach involved not only the misuse of consumer’s private information but also [...]
Now Humphries has a bob each way on workers safety
The call for a Senate inquiry into silicosis in the workplace is a welcome move that may benefit health and safety of workers.
In principle Labor supports an inquiry and will try to ensure that it is not limited to the issue of sandblasting, but encompasses other situations of exposure to silica in the workplace.
It is [...]
Telstra’s padlock tactic locks up Gungahlin broadband
Telstra have built a fence and padlocked the gate around the new Gungahlin exchange to limit competition in broadband services, the Senate Inquiry into the telecommunications regulatory regime heard last night.
Local ACT company Transact gave evidence of the tactics Telstra use to hamper their efforts to provide broadband (ADSL) service access to long-suffering Gungahlin residents.
Along [...]
Manufactured exports weakest in history
The Howard Government continues to ignore the precarious state of Australian manufacturing as the decline in manufacturing performance continues, according to the Quarterly Survey of Australian Manufacturing released today by the Australian Industry Group (AIG).
The survey results showed that Australian manufacturing in the June quarter experienced the slowest growth for 4 years. Production growth has [...]
Humphries has a bob each way on Georgiou bills
Senator Humphries needs to explain himself:
He says he supports the Georgiou Bill BUT NOT the part that would release women and children from detention.
He says he supports the Georgiou Bill BUT if he’s required to actually vote to support it, he WON’T.
Senator Humphries can’t have it both ways – pretending to be compassionate but ultimately [...]
Manufacturing annual growth well below average
The Howard Government continues to oversee a poor performance in Australian manufacturing according to the latest Australian Industry Group (AIG)-Pricewaterhouse Coopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) report released today.
The report showed many manufacturing sectors are experiencing serious decline including clothing and footwear; wood products and furniture; paper printing and publishing; and construction materials.
The overall [...]
