NSW North Coast MP Janelle Saffin supports pay increase for lowest paid workers

Saffin supports pay increase for lowest paid workers

Page MP Janelle Saffin said Australia’s lowest paid workers must not be left behind in the latest wage review.

The Australian Government submission to Fair Work Australia’s 2010 Annual Wage Review recommends that any increase in minimum wages be in line with cost of living and other economic changes.

Ms Saffin said many people on modest incomes are doing it tough and Fair Work Australia needs to take this into account.

“Pay increases for those in the workforce are for necessities, not luxuries.”

“The ACTU is calling for an increase of $28 a week. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) acknowledges that an increase in the minimum wage rate is warranted, although says it should be no higher than $9.50.

“It is important that the increase is a fair amount to help the lowest paid workers support themselves and their families.

“It is a worker’s right to seek a pay rise and the sky won’t fall in if this is granted,” Ms Saffin said.

“The minimum wage is a key part of Australia’s safety net. The Australian economy is performing well and can afford a fair increase to the wages of the lowest paid.”

21 March 2011

 

Big Screen Film Festival at Kyogle & Yamba March 31 - April 6 2011

The National Film and Sound Archive's Big Screen
Touring Australian Films

Coming to Yamba and Kyogle March 31 – April 6, 2011

Yamba Cinema
13 Coldstream Street
Yamba
Phone: 02 6646 3430

Richmond Valley Cinemas
26 Bloore Street
Kyogle
Phone: 02 6632 3285

Tickets: $15 opening night, $7 Family Screening (Adults Free), $7 other sessions.
Festival Pass Yamba: Pre-purchase only $35 for eight (8) different films (saving $22).

For the Big Screen Festival Programs visit www.nfsa.gov.au/bigscreen

Bookings for School Screen can be made by teachers only at http://www.metromagazine.com.au/

National School Screen program - Babe and Mao's Last Dancer will screen in Kygole, and Happy Feet, Bran Nue Day, Jackie Jackie, Caterpillar Wish and Harvie Krumpet in Yamba.

Thursday 31 March 7.00pm, Richmond Valley Cinemas, Kyogle – One Night Only

A suddenly widowed mother (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is trying to raise her unruly kids while coping with the tragic loss of father and husband. Eight‐year old Simone is convinced her father's spirit is protecting them from The Tree next to their home.

Friday 1 April 7.00pm, Yamba Cinema – Official Opening Night

Meet actor Gyton Grantley who will introduce The Reef and host a Q&A after the film. A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef. Matt (played by Gyton), is a heroic and believable character in this beautifully shot thriller, based on a true story.

Saturday 2 April at 12 noon, Yamba Cinema – Special Event

Gyton Grantley introduces another of his films, the epic Beneath Hill 60. The film has just won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing awards at the Annual Film Critics Awards.

Saturday 2 April 6.00pm, Yamba Cinema

The Tree: A beautiful film about a young mother and her unruly family recovering from the loss of their father.

Saturday 2 April 8.00pm, Yamba Cinema

A young police officer's first day of duty in a small town turns into a nightmare when he is forced to take the law into his own hands to survive. Red Hill stars Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley and Tom E. Lewis.

Sunday 3 April 10.00am, Yamba Cinema ‐ Family Screening

A young boy living with his father in the wild Coorong wetlands of South Australia, rescues a baby pelican, Mr Percival in Storm Boy. Print from the NFSA's Kodak/Atlab collection. Adults free!

Sunday 3 April 11.30am, Yamba Cinema

A Heartbeat Away is a feel‐good Australian musical comedy from internationally acclaimed director Gale Edwards. Starring Sebastian Gregory, Isabel Lucas, Tammy MacIntosh and Colin Friels.

Sunday 3 April 3.00pm, Yamba Cinema – Special Event

Meet director Claire Gorman and rising surf star Jess Laing who introduce their inspiring new feature film First Love. Follow three young surfers from Phillip Island on their journey to the big waves of Hawaii. When Jess is injured, will she recover?

Tuesday 5 April 10.30am, Yamba Cinema

A Heartbeat Away (details above)

Tuesday 5 April 12.15pm and 4.30pm, Yamba Cinema

The Tree (details above)

Wednesday 6 April, 10.30am, Yamba Cinema

Animal Kingdom is a powerful thriller about the battle between a Melbourne crime family, the police and the young man who finds himself caught in the crossfire. Starring Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn and Oscar nominee Jackie Weaver.

Can't believe they said that!

The Australian Federal Parliament House of Reps threw up these tasteful pearls of wisdom and goodwill on 21^st March 2011....

“Whilst I will not go so far as to sully the image of non-pension-age employees as generally unreliable or around the corner from pregnancy or a hangover—hopefully, not both at the same time—I believe that this constituent has a very valid point.”
How many more voters can the Libs Member for Bennelong John Alexander manage to insult in one sitting day?

“Answer the question, you harridan.”
On that same day fellow Lib and Member for Sturt Christopher Pyne interjects to demonstrate why he will never be considered a gentleman.

“Don‘t lie!”
While yet another Lib Sophie Mirabella, who currently has squatter’s rights in the Indi electorate, gets sin binned for this nasty three worder.

And a mad pollie's website ran with this on the 16th....

PRESENTER:Seriously, so, the only question I want to know is were you thinking of having a chest wax any time soon?
TONY ABBOTT:What, to get rid of my love rug?
Can the Leader of the Opposition and Federal Member for Warringah get more tackily boastful than this?

Late development: Nationals Steve Cansdell leans even further to the right

The camera doesn't lie.

Nationals MP Steve Cansdell has a paid-for how-to-vote in the free (throw-away) local paper the Clarence Valley Review that indicates he's bending over backwards to keep extreme right wingers onside.

Here's a pic of the ad:

Source: Clarence Valley Review, 32/3/11, page 5