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 Sydney Morning Herald | Premier Ted Baillieu in crisis talks to rescue 600 Alcoa workers Herald Sun Video Video Image Jobs under threat The battle begins this morning to try to safeguard 600 manufacturing jobs under threat in Victoria. Alcoa review sparks carbon tax stoush Alcoa has launched a major review of its aluminium smelter in Geelong sparking ... 600 jobs at risk as Alcoa battles soaring dollar 900 jobs on the cutting block as Alcoa reviews Geelong smelter operations Families await talks on future of Alcoa jobs |
 Brisbane Times | Gillard riled as Abbott links tax to job losses Sydney Morning Herald Alcoa ... reviewing the future of its smelter in Victoria. Photo: Jessica Shapiro The aluminium manufacturer Alcoa announced it was reviewing the future of its smelter in Victoria due to a combination of factors including the high dollar, ... Labor keeps economy, jobs in focus Australian parliament in full flight Will Abbott lead party to election? |
 The Age | United nurses are poised for mass resignations The Age THOUSANDS of nurses are preparing to quit their jobs in public hospitals in a move that could cause havoc for Victoria's health system. Health Minister David Davis yesterday said the government was taking ''very seriously'' the threat of mass ... |
Return of the nearly dead parrot: orange-belly holds up marina The Australian CONCERNS about the rare orange-bellied parrot threaten a $50 million marina expansion on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula despite expert advice the bird has not been seen in the area for 25 years. Six years after the parrot gained notoriety when it ... |
 The Age | Baillieu razor gang to slash jobs The Age It follows a government decision late last year to cut about 10 per cent of staff from government departments to keep the budget in surplus, amid concern that the public sector has been expanding at a pace far outstripping Victoria's population growth. |
Jobs crisis in suburbs stumps our leaders Herald Sun There have been recent job cuts at Bosch, Westpac, ANZ, BlueScope Steel, SPC, Heinz and National Foods. It's a list that is likely to grow and create anguish and heartache for many Victorian families. The bigger picture is whether new jobs can be ... |
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RBA signed death warrant on jobs: Howes Sydney Morning Herald Mr Howes told Melbourne radio MTR on Thursday the main pressure facing the latest company to shed jobs - aluminium maker Alcoa, which operates a smelter in Geelong, Victoria - was the dollar, not the carbon price. "This plant with a carbon price can be ... |
 ABC Online | Job losses take centre stage in parliament ABC Online HEATHER EWART: But this coincided today with more job losses on the horizon in yet another sector. The announcement by the Alcoa aluminium smelter at Point Henry in Victoria that it's reviewing its operations because it's no longer making a profit. |
 NEWS.com.au | PRESS DIGEST-Australian General News - Feb 9 Reuters The claim came as 600 jobs at aluminium producer Alcoa's smelter in Geelong, Victoria, were thrown into doubt after the company announced a review into the viability of the plant. Page 1. -- Federal Manufacturing Minister Kim Carr yesterday criticised ... BHP Billiton digs in over workplace laws BHP first half profit falls to $9.3b |