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Close the Gap Campaign 
The Close The Gap campaign is supported by 40 Indigenous and Non-Indigenous organisations. This campaign is also supported by the Queensland union movement, including the ASU Central and Southern Branch.
The Campaign calls on federal, state and territory Governments to commit to closing the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians which is caused by the lack of Health facilities available to the Indigenous Community.
For More information please go to the Oxfam Website at: http://www.oxfam.org.au/campaigns/indigenous-health/
 National Close the Gap Day 2008
The National Close the Gap Day is on Tuesday 22 April 2008. Visit the Official Close the Gap website for more information.
AWAs back on agenda
4 April 2008
THE Coalition has guaranteed it will go to the 2010 federal election proposing to reinstate individual workplace contracts, previously known as Australian Workplace Agreements.
National Youth Week 2008 - Shout.Share.Live.Unite.
3 April 2008
By the ASU - defending young workers
National Youth Week (NYW) is Australia's largest celebration of young people. NYW 2008 will take place from 5-13 April 2008 and there are plenty of ways for you to get involved.
Banks are 'pushing debt' onto working families: unions call for cuts to lending targets
2 April 2008
Unions call on the banks and other lenders to immediately cut the loan and credit sales targets that are imposed on bank workers and to review lending practices in the banking and finance industry.
Aldi follows Myer maternity leave lead
31 March 2008
German cut-price supermarket chain, Aldi, has followed the lead of Myer and introduced 14 weeks paid maternity leave.
Unions welcome start of ban on new AWAs & vow to continue campaign to scrap WorkChoices
28 March 2008
Unions welcome the ban on new Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) that takes effect today (12 midnight Friday 28 March) but plan to continue the campaign to scrap Work Choices in its entirety.
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