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Address by MEAA President Simon Collins to 2016 Federal Council, Sydney

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MEAA President Simon Collins addressing the 2016 Federal Council in Sydney. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners, past and present, of the land on which this meeting is taking place, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. Welcome colleagues to the 2016 meeting of the Federal ...

Opening address to Victorian inquiry into the labour hire industry and insecure work

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Following is the opening address made by MEAA Victoria and Tasmania regional director Carolyn Dunbar to the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into the Labour Hire Industry and Insecure Work in Melbourne on Monday, February 8, 2016. Read the MEAA submission here. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to our written submissions ...

2015 Walkley Awards speech by MEAA CEO Paul Murphy

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This is an edited version of the speech delivered by MEAA CEO Paul Murphy at the 60th annual Walkley Awards in Melbourne on 3 December 2015 ...

Address to the 2015 Melbourne Press Freedom Dinner by MEAA CEO Paul Murphy

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I’d like to acknowledge, and pay my respects to, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet: the Elders, past and present, of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation ...

Address to the 2015 Melbourne Press Freedom Dinner by Nine Network political editor Laurie Oakes

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As concern over terrorism grew last year, Tony Abbott told us: “The delicate balance between freedom and security may have to shift”. Well, the balance between press freedom and security certainly shifted. Tonight I want to make a number of points about that ...