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"UNION VETO" DEFEATS AUSTRALIAN POSTAL DEREGULATION MOVES

After a 4 year fight, the Australian conservative government has been forced to abandon its plans to almost fully deregulate the Australian postal market. This reversal is a direct result of the massive and extensive community campaign run by the union of Australia's postal workers, the CEPU, under its Hands Off Aussie Post campaign banner.

"The withdrawal of this legislation represents a major setback for the forces supporting deregulation and privatization in Australia and overseas. In withdrawing its legislation, the Howard government has completely failed in its plan to introduce postal deregulation."