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Eric Abetz

Type: Person

Name: Eric Abetz

Title: Minister for Fisheries,

Organization: Governnment of Australia

Nationality: Australia

Fact Sheet: Biography for Eric Abetz

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Eric Abetz

Bill Shorten and Eric Abetz debate workplace relations policy

Chris Uhlmann moderates a live debate on workplace relations between Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten and shadow minister Eric Abetz on Ju ... [Published ABC Online - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Eric Abetz, Bill Shorten

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Breaking news: Don't vote for 'Labor lite', vote for the real thing: Shorten

The only industrial relations debate to take place before the federal election was held in Melbourne today. The instructions put to workplace relations minister Bill Shorten and shadow minister Senator Eric Abetz were clear. No 'winner' would be declared, ... [Published Human Capital Magazine - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Bill Shorten, Eric Abetz, Labor, Coalition, Key Point

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 2 reports

Anti-gay signs vandalised

Marriage equality advocates have condemned the vandalism of a sign in Wynyard, Tasmania, which promotes opposite-sex marriage.The sign, sponsored by Somerset and Wynyard Churches, features a male and a female symbol states, two wedding bands and the words ... [Published Gay News Network - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Anti-Gay, Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group, Vandalism, Rodney Croome

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 2 reports

Unions chalk up a win in Fair Work changes

Lunchrooms will become the default location for union meetings and employers must help officials visit remote work sites under changes that passed Parliament on Thursday.Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten had signalled his willingness to abandon ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Bill Shorten, Eric Abetz, Labor, Andrew Wilkie

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Sign backlash 'intolerant overreaction'

Senator Eric Abetz entering the Liberal Conference at the Melbourne Convention Centre last week. Picture: THE AGE / MAL FAIRCLOUGH.THE reaction to the traditional marriage sign in Wynyard has been described as an "intolerant overreaction''.Senator Eric ... [Published Northwest Tasmania Advocate - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Eric Abetz, Free Speech, Christianity

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Kevin Rudd

Too little, too late

In its dying days, the Gillard government has finally grown a pair and drawn a line in the sand when it comes to the country’s most powerful anti-queer lobby group, the Australian Christian Lobby.Whatever Kevin Rudd’s motivations for his change of heart ... [Published Gay News Network - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Eric Abetz, Kevin Rudd, Rodney Smith, Penny Wong

First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 02 2013 - 1 reports

Tony Abbott

ABC fact-checker needs scrutiny

By the time Mark Scott left the Senate committee hearing into the ABC on Wednesday he smelled. An unpleasant odour had attached itself to the testimony and credibility of the ABC's managing director. The source of odour could be summed up in two words: ... [Published WA Today - Jun 02 2013]

Entities: Eric Abetz, Mia Freedman, Tony Abbott, Julia Gillard

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 2 reports

Bullying complaints in the workplace rise 10 per cent

The body that handles workplace bullying complaints in NSW has seen a 10 per cent spike in calls, as business groups warn a new national system could be swamped with cases.The Gillard government is pushing ahead with plans to give bullying victims a new ... [Published Melbourne Age - May 31 2013]

Entities: Complaints, John Watson, Bill Shorten

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 5 reports

The butcher, the block and Captain Underpants

Late on Wednesday afternoon, when Mark Scott went before the Senate Estimates Committee, he was welcomed at first by a slather of soft-ball questions from Greens Senator Scott Ludlam. And for emotional support, there at the table beside him was the garrulous ... [Published Quadrant Online - May 30 2013]

Entities: Eric Abetz, Coalition, Scott Morrison

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Abetz savages fact checker

Liberal frontbencher Eric Abetz has defended his use of tweets in a Senate hearing to accuse the ABC's fact checker of entrenched bias against the Coalition. 30/ ... [Published Brisbane Times - May 30 2013]

Entities: Eric Abetz, Brutality, Coalition

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 3 reports

German Thief Escapes 'Sleeping' Guards At Airport

A German jewel thief has gone on the run in Thailand after escaping from his escorts, who had reportedly fallen asleep at the airport.Carlo Konstantin Kohl was being extradited from Australia to Germany when bad weather forced an overnight stop at Bangkok's ... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 28 2013]

Entities: Immigration, Australia, Eric Abetz

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 2 reports

Australian guards lose German jewel thief in Bangkok

(AFP) -Australian immigration officials confirmed Tuesday that a German jewel thief transiting through Bangkok under escort managed to escape his guards and flee the airport in an embarrassing bungle.Carlo Konstantin Kohl, 25, was being extradited to ... [Published Arab Times - May 28 2013]

Entities: Bangkok, Immigration, Australia

Quotes

"michael hodgman, the mouth from the south, was a gifted orator, campaigner and true-blood liberal" the party's Tasmanian Senate leader Eric Abetz said in a statement

Hodgman remembered as political giant [Published WA Today - 22 hours ago]

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Hodgman remembered as political giant [Published WA Today - 22 hours ago]
Bill Shorten and Eric Abetz debate workplace re... [Published ABC Online - Jun 18 2013]
Australia's flexibility keeps it strong [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 17 2013]
Eloquence or electioneering: we let you be the ... [Published Northern Daily Leader - Jun 14 2013]
Breaking news: Don't vote for 'Labor lite', vot... [Published Human Capital Magazine - Jun 14 2013]
Blame game gets old [Published Northwest Tasmania Advocate - Jun 11 2013]
How a transformed leader could change the nation [Published Melbourne Age - Jun 08 2013]
Check the facts [Published Spectator - Jun 08 2013]
Anti-gay signs vandalised [Published Gay News Network - Jun 07 2013]
Shop owner says business, staff suffering while... [Published Northwest Tasmania Advocate - Jun 06 2013]
Unions chalk up a win in Fair Work changes [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 06 2013]
Marriage equality advocates condemn vandalism o... [Published Gay Star News - Jun 06 2013]
Sign backlash 'intolerant overreaction' [Published Northwest Tasmania Advocate - Jun 06 2013]
Workplace bullying laws delayed until after poll [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 05 2013]
Coalition steps back from workplace bullying bill [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 04 2013]
A 100-day nightmare for public servants [Published Canberra Times - Jun 04 2013]
Abbott heeds lessons of WorkChoices [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 04 2013]
Commonwealth could be held liable for asbestos ... [Published Efficient Farming - Jun 03 2013]
Letters: Decline of courtesy a failure of ethics [Published Adelaide Now - Jun 03 2013]
Howard veterans launch referendum 'No' vote cam... [Published GovernmentNews.com.au - Jun 03 2013]
Govt could be liable for asbestos: Comcare [Published WA Today - Jun 03 2013]
Penalties' trade-off already available under Labor [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 03 2013]
Too little, too late [Published Gay News Network - Jun 03 2013]
Abandon inspiration, all ye who look to Canberra [Published Business Spectator - Jun 02 2013]
ABC fact-checker needs scrutiny [Published WA Today - Jun 02 2013]
Letters: Nature and nurture determine ethical b... [Published Adelaide Now - Jun 02 2013]
Safety regulator to be grilled over asbestos risk [Published ABC Online - Jun 01 2013]
Bullies and the law: it's complicated [Published Melbourne Times Weekly - May 31 2013]
Bullying complaints in the workplace rise 10 pe... [Published Melbourne Age - May 31 2013]
Workplace bullies, and how to beat them [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 31 2013]

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457 visas: below the rhetoric [Published Larvatus Prodeo - May 06 2013] Demographer Professor Peter McDonald put the basic equation very clearly on the 7.30 program back on 14 March. Each year the Australian labour force grows by 1%, that’s about 120,000. In addition we have about 140,000 more baby boomers retiring than ...