The Difference between Labor and the Liberals on Jobs - Labor Cares About Them All of the Time
4 September 2001
"After over a year and a half of warnings about the looming jobs crisis and the need for a plan, 46 days out from the looming election the Liberals finally released a plan today."
"The Liberals care about jobs for 46 days when there own are at risk in an election. We defend them all the time," Labor Shadow Employment Minister Wayne Berry said today.
"Our plan in action can be seen from the following selection of announcements."
WHERE’S THE PLAN! - 11 January 2001
Labor Shadow Employment Minister Wayne Berry has called on the ACT Government to announce its plans to deal with the predicted fall in employment in the ACT.
UNEMPLOYMENT RISES AGAIN - STILL NO PLAN! - 8 February 2001
The rising unemployment rate in the ACT highlights the Humphries Government failure to implement policies to address the anticipated downturn in the economy Labor Shadow Employment Minister Wayne Berry said today.
UNEMPLOYMENT - 3000 JOBS GONE WHILE HUMPHRIES SITS ON HIS HANDS - 15 March 2001
While the Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force figures for February show unemployment in the ACT rising for the fourth consecutive month, the ACT Chief Minister Gary Humphries is still sitting on his hand, Labor Shadow Employment Minister Wayne Berry said today.
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT ON THE RISE - BUT STILL NO PLAN - 12 April 2001
The release of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force figures for March highlight the failure of the Humphries’ Government to develop a plan to address the ACT’s emerging jobs slowdown, Labor Shadow Employment Minister Wayne Berry said today.
UNEMPLOYMENT RISES AGAIN BUT THE ONLY JOBS THE HUMPHRIES GOVERNMENT ARE TRYING TO SAVE ARE THEIR OWN - 10 May 2001
After 5 months of calling on Chief Minister Gary Humphries to come up with a plan to address the rising unemployment rate in the ACT it is clear that, in the lead up to the ACT Legislative Assembly election in October, the only jobs this Government is interested in are their own, Labor Shadow Employment Minister Wayne Berry said today.
ANOTHER 400 FULL-TIME JOBS GONE - BUT STILL NO PLAN FROM HUMPHRIES - 7 June 2001
The paralysis of the Humphries Government on a jobs plan is reflected in the Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force figures released today according to Labor Shadow Employment Minister Wayne Berry.
ANOTHER 500 JOBS GONE WHILE HUMPHRIES DOES NOTHING TO STEM JOBS SLIDE - 12 July 2001
The paralysis of the Humphries Government on a jobs plan is reflected in the Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force figures released today according to Labor Shadow Employment Minister Wayne Berry.
ANOTHER 500 UNEMPLOYED AND STILL NO ACTION BY HUMPHRIES GOVERNMENT - 9 August 2001
Another month has gone by with 500 more unemployed in the ACT and there is still no sign of any plan from the Humphries Government to stem the flow of jobs, Labor Shadow Employment Minister Wayne Berry said today.
ANZ JOB ADS - WHAT GARY HUMPHRIES WON’T TELL YOU - 9 April 2001
"For months I have been calling on the Chief Minister to bring forward a plan to address our falling jobs market in the Act, but all we see is smoke and mirrors.
JOB ADVERTISEMENTS DOWN - 9 July 2001
Another Humphries Apology?
Today’s ANZ Job Advertisement figures are just another grim reminder that the Humphries Government has no answer to falling employment in the ACT, Labor Shadow Employment Minister Wayne Berry said today.
HUMPHRIES’ INACTIVITY REAPS AS IT SOWS JOB ADS DOWN FOR 6 MONTHS - 6 August 2001
Gary Humphries’ inactivity on ACT jobs has reaped the rewards of doing nothing Labor Shadow Employment Minister Wayne Berry said today.
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES - MORE GOOD NEWS - BUT WHAT’S BEHIND THE STATISTICS - 10 February 2000
The ACT economy is being carried along in a buoyant Australian, and in particular, NSW pre-Olympic economy but we must keep in mind the possible effects on employment of attempts to wind the economy back with higher interest rates and anticipated post-Olympic economic performance," Mr Berry concluded.
NEW TRENDS IN A.C.T. EMPLOYMENT CAUSE FOR CONCERN - 8 June 2000
"Economists have warned that our economy will slow in the next 6-12 months when Olympic activity ceases and the impact of the GST bites, we need strategies in place to deal with the downturn and create new employment opportunities for the ACT.
"I call on the Carnell Government to outline the strategies they have in place to deal with the expected downturn but please, no more Bruce Stadiums or Futsal Slabs," Mr Berry concluded.
A.C.T. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISING - CARNELL SITS ON HER HANDS - 13 July 2000
"This calls for new strategies from the Carnell Government to ensure that the ACT does not slip into decline again. I call on the Chief Minister to outline her strategy to head off the slowdown," Mr Berry concluded.