Australian Unions Welcome Carbon Price

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Channel: yrawma · 2011 · News & Politics

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The announcement of the carbon price package will provide certainty to Australian workers and their families and allow them to begin planning for the largest economic adjustment for a generation.

Here ACTU President Ged Kearney talks about the package and how it addresses union concerns about household costs, protection of existing jobs, and investment in new job-creating technologies.

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