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The AWU delegates will be joined by a wide range of observers from the community; including Federal, State and Local government politicians, business leaders, the media and NGO representatives to help us celebrate an important milestone in union history.
More than 500 people will be participating in the celebrations, as the members of Australia’s biggest blue-collar union look back on a history which started before Federation.
Delegates and observers at the conference, on the Gold Coast, will hear from key national and local agenda-setters as well as discuss a wide range of policy issues which impact on the lives of the AWU’s 135,000 members and their families.
At this site you will be able to keep up with the conference deliberations ; see photos of conference in action and read about some of the key speeches made and policy positions adopted.
Remember you can also keep track of our 125th birthday conference through our Facebook site and the AWU Twitter.
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Here’s the news of some of the major topics discussed at conference: |
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Here’s the news of some of the major topics discussed at conference: |
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Here are some of the latest media reports available on websites reporting from conference |
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Major speeches from Conference As speeches at conference become available you can read them here |
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Our fantastic AWU conference photographer will be roaming the conference floor getting pictures of delegates and observers in action. If you want to see the evidence click here. |
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Every morning conference delegates receive a newsletter updating them on proceedings . Click here to download the daily newsletter as a PDF document |


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