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Australian industrial relations legislation national day of protest, 2005 — Wikipedia (en)

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A national day of protest was held in Australia on 15 November 2005, to protest against the industrial relations legislation being introduced by the government of Prime Minister John Howard. The day was organised by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and its state, territory and local affiliates, with the support of the Australian Labor Party, the Australian Greens, the Australian Democrats, and various other political and community organisations. Estimates of the number of people taking part varied widely, with organisers claiming more than 500,000. Police and media estimates suggested that about 250,000 people took part in capital city rallies. Tens of Thousands of people also attended hundreds of meetings in rural and regional towns across Australia. Government ministers such as John Howard and Industrial Relations Minister Kevin Andrews said they would ignore the protests. Howard said that in a year's time the legislation would be accepted. Andrews described the ACTU campaign as "irresponsible and hysterical." The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that "more than 95 per cent of workers ignored the call-out to join the protest." Commonwealth Public Servants were prohibited from attending with one report saying "The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has just advised agencies that [the national day of community protest] is a form of industrial action and as such access to leave and flex leave should not be given to employees wishing to attend." In Melbourne, the rally, at Federation Square, was addressed by the Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks, the ACTU President, Sharan Burrow, and the ACTU Secretary, Greg Combet. In Brisbane, the Premier of Queensland Peter Beattie and federal Labor Party Leader Kim Beazley addressed the rally, with Beazley promising to repeal the legislation if Labor wins the election expected in 2007. Combet, who was the main organiser of the union movement's resistance to the government's legislation, told the Melbourne rally that "working people will not be denied a central place in Australia's future. Working families built this country. They fought and died for it. They do not deserve to have their rights at work taken away." Combet said the expected passage of the industrial relations bills through the Australian Senate in the next few weeks would not mark the defeat of the unions' campaign. "Rather, it will signal the start of a determined, relentless effort to overturn these laws and put in their place decent rights for the working people of this country," he said. Combet said that he and other union officials would "not be intimidated" by the prospect of the fines and imprisonment threatened in the legislation if officials break the new laws. "Unions must continue to stand up for people," he said. "As a union leader let me make this clear. I will not pay a $33,000 fine for asking for people to be treated fairly." This line drew an enormous cheer from the crowd. "We must be di

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