By Alexandra Marriott
In the wake of recent strike action at the Pluto LNG Project, Woodside’s chief executive, Don Voelte, has called for the Rudd government to “toughen up laws” to ensure that employees returned to work sooner, once their actions were deemed illegal.
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By Peter Jones
Remember a few months ago, when Tiger Woods landed on Victorian soil for a couple rounds of golf? Well, from this $3 million investment, Victoria gained an economic advantage of $34 million from Tiger Woods’ appearance at the Australian Masters.
Despite the recent spotlight on Tiger’s personal life, he remains the number one golfer in the world and a massive drawcard to golf fans. So, inviting the golfing great back to our shores would be worth the investment again.
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By Alexandra Marriott
Last year’s industrial disputes surrounding the upgrade of Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge has resulted in two of Australia’s largest unions being hit with a $1.325 million fine – a record high, according to The Australian.
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By Darin Ritchie
Recent Federal Government pressure on private colleges to “shape up” has resulted in the closure of several local colleges.
But despite the crackdown from government, The Australian reports that the number of private colleges have surged by 20 percent – leading some to warn that regulators will be unable to cope with the rapid expansion of this sector.
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The issue of violence in Melbourne’s streets has caused injury to our citizens and city’s reputation.
But today, the government has announced their latest approach to combating this growing culture of violence in our State.
VECCI’s Senior Communication’s Advisor, Megan Cox looks at this latest move, in light of recent statistics relating to Melbourne’s street violence.
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While countless students embark on their journey through tertiary education this year, there are many others who are stuck at the starting line due to a bureaucratic tug-of-war over student income support.
According to The Age:
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As Australia seeks to maintain the momentum of economic recovery, the vital role of improved infrastructure has come to the fore.
While several significant projects are underway at our nation’s ports, the Australian Financial Review reports that road and rail upgrades are also on the cards:
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By Darin Ritchie
While the result from VECCI’s latest poll show half of respondents support Australia maintaining its current rate of population growth, there is concern that a population of 35 million by 2050 would put pressure on our natural resources, infrastructure and housing.
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By Alexandra Marriott
A recent ruling where an employee was legitimately sacked for repeated safety breaches but reinstated by Fair Work Australia, partly because of his poor job prospects is of huge concern to employers.
Allegedly the worker repeatedly removed his safety glasses after being instructed by a manager to put them back on.
This is the employer as welfare officer theory of life. It certainly breathes new life into the concept of the master-servant relationship, harking back to feudal times where one’s employees were bonded servant-like to their lord and liege for life.
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By Darin Ritchie
The Australian has reported that the number of Australians in tertiary education has hit an equal record 2.4 million – leading some experts to suggest that the rising demographic will increase the political importance of issues relating to tertiary education.
However, we believe that this is an issue that must be considered within a much wider context – taking into account other influential factors.
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