Transcript The 19th October is the fifth anniversary of the sinking of theSIEV X. I want to thank Steve Biddulph for his initiative in creating the SIEV X memorial. It commemorates the tragedy that saw 353 lives lost, 146 of whom were children. The symbolic white poles with artwork from schools, community and church groups [...]
migration
Radio Kate: Migration Bill
Transcript Labor welcomes the withdrawal of the controversial Migration Bill. Every member of the Labor Party was lined up to vote against it and it seems at least one Liberal was prepared to cross the floor in the Senate. The withdrawal of this appalling Migration Bill relating to the processing of asylum seekers offshore and [...]
Radio Kate: Canberra Hospitality Workers
Transcript The Senate heard today that a shocking 164 workers were found to be underpaid by 48 Canberra restaurants in recent investigations. These investigations and results only occurred as a result of Labor raising complaints about underpaid skilled migrant cooks and chefs in Parliament. These complaints were ignored by the Government for months. In an [...]
Radio Kate: Industrial Relations – Filipino chefs and cooks
Transcript There’s been another breakthrough in the dispute against the Canberra restaurants involved with the Filipino chefs and cooks. What we now know is that Zeffirelli’s Restaurant have paid all monies outstanding to the people who were in their employ when the dispute first started. This is an important breakthrough and a further vindication that [...]
IR Protests across Capital Region
As part of the ACTU’s National Day of Protest, Queanbeyan, Goulburn and Canberra all hosted significant protests against the Howard Government’s extreme industrial relations changes today. ACT Labor Senator Kate Lundy addressed meetings in all three places, calling on workers to keep up the campaign until the next election. Senator Lundy addressed a packed hall [...]
Address to Labor for Refugees Forum
Address to Labor for Refugees Forum 22 May 2002 In democratic nations, those people privileged to be chosen to govern have no higher responsibility than to uphold the institutions and the human values that are at the core of our freedoms. Because history tells us that, at the end of the day, democratic institutions can [...]
