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MUA and ITF President Paddy Crumlin has opened the 2012 MUA national conference, welcoming a range of delegates and international guests.

Australian unions welcome the appointment of Justice Iain Ross to head Fair Work Australia.

Australian shipowners are poised to pump funds into investments including newer vessels, after the announcement of generous tax breaks as part of a Labor push to reduce numbers of cheap foreign shi

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On Sunday 19 February the Maritime Union of Australia hosted a service to commemorate the 23 wharfies and 48 seafarers who lost their lives at Stokes Hill Wharf 70 years ago, during the bombing of

The Gillard Labor Government is seeking feedback from industry on the major element of its historic package of reforms to the Australian shipping industry.

A looming federal government decision on schools funding is set to have a huge impact on Australian children and families.

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Sit-in rumbles on as workers reject a management document that would ban them from striking for three years.

Minister for Transport Gerry McCarthy today unveiled a mural at Stokes Hill Wharf in tribute to the waterside workers and seafarers who lost their lives during the bombing of Darwin.