Profits should never come before lives

26 Apr '18

Profits should never come before lives

April 26, 2018

This opinion piece appeared in the Brisbane Times on Thursday, 26 April under the heading “Too many workers are killed on the job in Australia” … By Ros McLennan, General Secretary, Queensland Council of Unions A fundamental right we all have is to go to work and come home at […]

21 Feb '18

The Eureka flag ban proves the system is broken

February 21, 2018

media, news, opinion

This article has been published on the New Daily website – you can view it here: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2018/02/20/eureka-flag-ban/ — It’s a poor return on investment when the brightest idea your well-paid construction watchdog executives can produce to improve workplace safety is a ban on the Eureka flag. It was reported this week that Australian Building […]

20 Jun '17

Bank boss has little idea on how Australian IR laws really work

June 20, 2017

media, opinion, Uncategorised

From Queensland Council of Unions General Secretary Ros McLennan It was great to see the Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe come out and say that workers deserve a bigger share of the wealth they generate (“Reserve Bank boss backs worker pay rise” — 20 June 2017), and acknowledge the “crisis […]

19 May '17

Queensland unions welcome move to safer workplaces

May 19, 2017

media, news, opinion

Queensland unions have welcomed a state government proposal to introduce an offence of “negligence causing death” as part of a wide-ranging review into workplace deaths.

13 Jan '17

Andrew Laming deserves an “F” for his remarks about teachers

January 13, 2017

media, news, opinion

Andrew Laming, the federal member for Bowman, was very quick to retreat after he posted this clanger on his Facebook page: Are teachers back at work this week, or are they ‘lesson planning’ from home? Let me know exactly. Following the expected deluge of criticism Andrew deleted his post saying […]

11 Nov '16

Prime Minister finds new low with Refugee Ban

November 11, 2016

opinion, refugees

Letter sent to The Editor , Courier- Mail, 10 November 2016 ————————- Dear Editor, Malcolm Turnbull’s proposed legislation to ban all people seeking asylum by boat from ever entering the country is a new low from a Prime Minister whose only success has been in finding new lows. This legislation […]

25 Aug '16

Morrison right to pursue those who don’t pay tax – but is looking in the wrong place.

August 25, 2016

opinion

It was with great interest that I read that LNP Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison wants to target those in Australia “too accustomed” to government help.

22 Jul '16

Response to “The Strangling of Small Business” by Elizabeth Colman

July 22, 2016

campaigns, opinion, save our weekend

A full-time job should be enough to live on. But as it is, too many Australian full-time workers and their families are living below the poverty line.

27 Feb '16

Allegations say more about Dutton than baby Asha and family

February 27, 2016

campaigns, media, opinion

The Queensland union movement has applauded the community #LetThemStay alliance that resulted in baby Asha and her family being released into community detention.

2 May '15

Migrant Workers in the spotlight

May 2, 2015

media, opinion

Recently the ABC television show Four Corners provided some much needed attention to the abuse of migrant workers by some Australian employers. The episode of Four Corners entitled “Slaving Away” illustrates three major problems facing the Australian workforce