Tag: Privatisation and Deregulation
Prison break: Guards 'let inmate escape'
Unions say the escape of a prison inmate in Sydney yesterday proves the privatisation of jail security is not going to work.[MORE]
Government urged to pressure rail operator
The State Government is being urged to put more pressure on rail operator Pacific National to ensure it sells its Tasmanian operations as soon as possible.[MORE]
Unions to protest against prisons privatisation
Union delegates from prisons across New South Wales will meet this week to plan a campaign of industrial action in protest of the State Government's decision to privatise Cessnock and Parklea jails.[MORE]
Warning to Lithgow power workers about privatisation
The New South Wales Greens are warning power station workers in Lithgow that the State Government has not dropped its plan to privatise electricity.[MORE]
Govt quizzed over call centre jobs
New South Wales Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell is calling on the State Government to confirm whether a Wollongong-based call centre employing 600 people will be sold.[MORE]
Power plans still sparking job fears
There is concern jobs will be lost on the mid-north coast under the New South Wales Government's latest plans for privatising the electricity industry.[MORE]
Rees outlines power plan
New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees says electricity generation and transmission will remain in Government hands.[MORE]
HCC warning over water and sewerage reform
The Hobart City Council is stepping up its campaign against the Tasmanian Government's water and sewerage reforms.[MORE]
Labor green-lights power sell-off
The Labor Party's Administrative Committee has signed off on a plan to sell off NSW's publicly-owned energy retailers.[MORE]
Education Minister denies TAFE privatisation plans
The New South Wales Government says it has no intention of privatising the TAFE system, despite claims by the Greens that plans are afoot.[MORE]
TAFE competition plan under fire
There has been a hostile reaction in north-west New South Wales to a Commonwealth proposal to introduce competition into the TAFE system of education.[MORE]
NSW Govt denies TAFE privatisation plans
The New South Wales Government says it has no intention of privatising the TAFE system.[MORE]
'Just the beginning': Prison officers rally over privatisation
Prison officers are vowing today's strike is just the beginning of their plans to fight privatise New South Wales' jails.[MORE]
Govts planning TAFE privatisation: NSW Greens
The NSW Greens say they have obtained documents which show state governments are planning to privatise TAFE.[MORE]
Lockdown: Prisoners confined to cells for strike
Most prisoners in NSW will be confined to their cells today as prison officers strike against privatisation plans.[MORE]
NSW prison officers begin strike
Prison officers in most NSW prisons have gone on strike in protest against plans by the government to privatise some jails.[MORE]
Prison officers to strike over privatisation fears
Prison officers will walk off the job for 24 hours tonight over fears the NSW Government is planning to privatise prisons.[MORE]
Rees tests water for ferries sell-of
The NSW Govt has vowed to privatise Sydney Ferries if the corporate sector can show it would do a better job.[MORE]
Fears Sydney Ferries will be privatised
There are fears the NSW Govt has decided to sell off Sydney Ferries.[MORE]
Conference focuses on privatisation, market troubles
A major conference is being held in Wollongong today to discuss the impacts of privatisation and market failure on the Australian community.[MORE]
Western Power break-up 'financial disaster' for WA
The Premier Colin Barnett has flagged plans to re-amalgamate parts of the former Western Power.[MORE]
Bunbury to Albany gas pipeline a priority: Energy Minister
The Minister for Energy, Peter Collier says extending the natural gas pipeline from Bunbury to Albany will be a high priority for the new State Government.[MORE]
UK to nationalise Bradford and Bingley bank: report
The British Government has reportedly decided to nationalise the Bradford and Bingley bank. [MORE]
O'Farrell urged to voice power sell-off objection
The Barrier Industrial Council has called on New South Wales Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell to say he is against any privatisation of the state's electricity industry.[MORE]
Union maintains opposition to privatising electricity retailers
Newcastle Trades Hall secretary Gary Kennedy says new Premier Nathan Rees will face a backlash from unions if he intends to go ahead with privatising electricity retailers.[MORE]
