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Issue No. 310 | 09 June 2006 |
I'm No Economist, But �.
Interview: Rock Solid Industrial: Eight Simple Rules for Employing My Teenage Daughter Politics: The Johnnie Code Energy: Fission Fantasies History: All The Way With Clarrie O'Shea International: Closer to Home Economics: Taking the Fizz Unions: Stronger Together Review: Montezuma's Revenge Poetry: Fair Go Gone
Grandmother Fights Fabrication Company Bog Standards, Hanssen Exposed Iemma Told To Change At Central "Spineless" Andrews Apologises Process Abused - Call Peter McIlwain
The Soapbox The Locker Room Parliament Education
Greens Are Good For You Calling All Micks! Coming Up Swinging Belly's Bit Mining For Gold Blood Spangled Banner Never To Be Repeated Offer
Labor Council of NSW |
News "Spineless" Andrews Apologises
In the wake of the apology, the Commission revealed it had considered contempt action against Andrews for his actions surrounding the NSW State Wage Case. The full bench said political statements made by Andrews, whilst he was formally intervening in the case, had had the potential to bring the commission into disrepute. The bench described Andrews' public comments as "ill advised" and "improper". That matter appeared to have been resolved when the Solicitor General, David Bennett, QC, issued an apology on behalf of Andrews. It was delivered after the Minister ignored repeated directions to address the substance of its demand that consideration of Unions NSW four percent claim be held over. However, the Commonwealth has now pulled out of the case, which resumes this week. NSW IR Minister, John Della Bosca, described the last minute withdrawal as "spineless and deceitful'. "After demanding to be heard, the Commwealth ignored repeated direction to address the substance of its claim," Della Bosca said. "They cannot defend the fact that they want to deny low paid workers and their families, in NSW, a wage increase.' Meanwhile, a DEWR officer has revealed that the feds have already spent $314,441.51 in legal costs to try and block minimum wage movements. Workplace Relations Policy Group GM, John Kovacic, said that figure would rise as their were still invoices from counsel and solicitors, Blake Dawson Waldron, to come.
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