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Breaf News Reports From Australia
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Latham promises workplace flexibility
Mark Latham yesterday sought to reassure business that a Labor government would not re-centralise the industrial relations and wage system.
We started the drive to greater flexibility, especially through enterprise bargaining. We still believe in flexibility we believe in it passionately, he told the Australian Industry Groups national forum.
Business is concerned about the Oppositions approach, fearing that it would bring back more centralisation and rigidity, including re-empowering the Industrial Relations Commission.
Mr Latham said Labor regarded enterprise bargaining as the main organising principle for the workplace, underpinned by a decent award safety net and an effective independent umpire to assist the parties resolve whatever disputes there might be. This was flexibility with fairness.
But he reiterated that Labor rejected the dog-eat-dog approach of workplace agreements, which it planned to abolish. Collective bargaining focused on the workplace was the authentic Australian way, he said.
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PM hints at Labor win on PBS
Prime Minister John Howard has strongly hinted he will bow to Labor demands to introduce heavy penalties, including $10 million fines, for drug companies that exploit the courts to block cheap generic competitors.
In a move that would clear the way for the historic US free trade agreement to become law, Mr Howard will announce this morning his response to Labor proposals to protect Australia's cheap pharmaceuticals.
Last night, Mr Howard was getting legal advice on the amendments announced by Labor leader Mark Latham. Late yesterday Labor tabled its three amendments and the legal advice that supported them. Debate will follow today.
But he told ABC TVs The 7.30 Report that, on brief examination, there were no glaring problems with the amendments.
Nothing has leapt out at me, he said. On the face of it, two things are clear firstly, that it is unnecessary, but that wont be fatal. The other observation is that it is a very different amendment to the one he spoke of last Tuesday.
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