Saturday, July 16, 2005

Howard's IR ad blitz to begin this weekend

Radio ads selling the benefits of planned industrial relations reforms will begin running this weekend as the federal government ramps up its $20 million campaign.

Prime Minister John Howard has also appointed former Liberal Party federal director Andrew Robb to head up a taskforce to help Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews explain the planned changes to the public.

Mr Howard was forced to cut short his holidays last week to fight an $8 million union campaign against the changes after two opinion polls showed government support plummeting.

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