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Media articles - August 2005

Below is a series of media and related articles from August discussing the Howard Government's IR changes. By this stage, the Howard Government was struggling to justify its changes in the face of the ACTU campaign. If you want to see what was being said about the changes in August, simply click on one of the links below.

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Nick O'Malley, "Average workers miss out on PM's wage bonanza", Sydney Morning Herald, August 29, 2005 Nick O'Malley, "Average workers miss out on PM's wage bonanza", Sydney Morning Herald, August 29, 2005 (51 KB)
Mark Davis, "Judges sceptical about IR ads", Australian Financial Review, August 30, 2005 Mark Davis, "Judges sceptical about IR ads", Australian Financial Review, August 30, 2005 (46 KB)
Brad Norington, "Judges lash out at PM's IR ads", The Australian, August 30, 2005 Brad Norington, "Judges lash out at PM's IR ads", The Australian, August 30, 2005 (48 KB)
Ross Peake, "Cabinet disorder over IR deepens", The Canberra Times, August 16, 2005 Ross Peake, "Cabinet disorder over IR deepens", The Canberra Times, August 16, 2005 (47 KB)
Josh Gordon, "Howard rejects National's IR stand", The Age, August 15, 2005 Josh Gordon, "Howard rejects National's IR stand", The Age, August 15, 2005 (42 KB)
Nick O'Malley, "Staff lockouts rise tenfold in decade", Sydney Morning Herald, August 15, 2005 Nick O'Malley, "Staff lockouts rise tenfold in decade", Sydney Morning Herald, August 15, 2005 (44 KB)
"An agony of their own making", Daily Telegraph Editorial, August 15, 2005 "An agony of their own making", Daily Telegraph Editorial, August 15, 2005 (38 KB)
Susannah Moran, "Workers fear for Australian way of life", Sophie Morris, "Employers want more power to sack apprentices", The Australian Financial Review, August 8, 2005 Susannah Moran, "Workers fear for Australian way of life", Sophie Morris, "Employers want more power to sack apprentices", The Australian Financial Review, August 8, 2005 (70 KB)
Misha Schubert, "Howard's long service leave axe still raised high", The Age, August 8, 2005 Misha Schubert, "Howard's long service leave axe still raised high", The Age, August 8, 2005 (53 KB)
Misha Schubert, "Work ad blitz may cost $100 million", The Age, August 5, 2005 Misha Schubert, "Work ad blitz may cost $100 million", The Age, August 5, 2005 (40 KB)
The Canberra Times, August 2 The Canberra Times, August 2 (50 KB)
Steve Fielding, "Why family comes first", The Herald Sun, August 2, 2005 Steve Fielding, "Why family comes first", The Herald Sun, August 2, 2005 (101 KB)
Tony Harris, "Your taxes buy your vote", The Australian Financial Review", August 2, 2005 Tony Harris, "Your taxes buy your vote", The Australian Financial Review", August 2, 2005 (64 KB)
Mark de Savery, "Union asked, Howard didn't", letters page, The Herald Sun, August 2, 2005 Mark de Savery, "Union asked, Howard didn't", letters page, The Herald Sun, August 2, 2005 ( 8 KB)

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