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Qld child protection workers march 23 October 2003
Child protection workers will march on the Crime and Misconduct Commission’s foster care abuse inquiry In Brisbane at lunchtime today to demand 400 new child protection workers in the wake of the Inquiry. |
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Union calls for peaceful resolution 31 January 2003
Our union's executive, which represents more than 105,000 state public servants, has passed a resolution calling for a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi crisis. |
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Fighting violence in the health sector 26 November 2002
Public Services International, is beginning a campaign to address the problem of violence inflicting one of every two health workers worldwide. |
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Globalisation enslaves children 29 January 2003
Unfettered globalisation is forcing millions of children to quit school and go to work, the World Economic Forum in Davos was told today. |
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Less abuse = more funding 28 August 2002
A major report released today shows that child protection and family support services provided by the States and Territories are failing to prevent up to one in four abused children being abused again and calls on the Federal Government to step in and co-ordinate a new national response. |
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Protect the worker = protect the child 12 November 2002
Child protection workers and the children in their care are facing unnecessary danger due to unsafe workloads, inadequate resources and a lack of support for workers suffering from stress and burnout. |
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Scotland fights violence against workers 25 February 2003
UNISON, Scotland's largest public service union, has welcomed the first steps in legislative moves to charge anyone who assaults emergency services workers. |
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Tax cuts should fund welfare says ACOSS 29 July 2003
In its appearance today before the Senate Economics Committee's Inquiry into Australia's Taxation System, Australia Council of Social Services (ACOSS) argued that tax loopholes benefiting top income earners should be closed in order to fund |
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