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Two federal Labor politicians have made their partyâs pitch to Central Queensland during a tour of the region, but thereâs still no word on who will run for the key seat of Capricornia.
Queensland Senator and Shadow Minister for Northern Australia Murray Watt and member for Watson and Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations Tony Burke revealed Laborâs stance on mining and manufacturing when they visited the Keppel Brand factory at Yeppoon on April 20.
Speaking outside the crumbed sausage and dagwood dog manufacturerâs site, Mr Watt and Mr Burke made a jobs-centred pitch to make sure casual and labour hire employees got the same pay for the same work, to increase manufacturing, and keep exporting coal.
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Labor Concerned About Proposed Penalty Rates Changes
The opposition Labor Party is concerned that Australians will face reduced pay packets next summer if proposed changes to penalty rates are passed by the federal government.
However, the federal minister for industrial relations said Labor has “completely and dishonestly” mischaracterised one part of the proposed changes.
Opposition spokesperson for Industrial Relations Tony Burke said in a media release on Thursday that Labor estimates Australian workers could lose between $840 and $1170 from their next summer holiday pay packets if the federal government’s proposed Industrial Relations bill scraps penalty rates for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, and Australia Day.