Packers Union News Today

Simon Crean's first office was in the heart of Oakleigh - Greek Melbourne - he was our representative Simon's lifelong bond with and affection for the Australian Greek community did not begin with his election to the seat of Hotham in the Federal Parliament in 1990.

Former Liberal-National Coalition prime ministers, as well as Labor Party and trade union leaders, have lionised Crean as a “giant” of the “labour movement” and a “servant” of the nation.

In Murshidabad district, it is the poorest women who roll beedis – a physically punishing job. The constant exposure to tobacco from a young age puts their general and reproductive health at great risk