Today’s Liberal leader Tony Abbott was a key Minister in the former Liberal Government that introduced WorkChoices. Now, he wants to bring it back. He just won’t call it WorkChoices.
We need to go forward on workers' rights, not backwards to the Liberals' new version of WorkChoices.
At this election, the "Your Rights at Work" team will be targeting the federal electorate of Hughes. On this page you'll find:
- A summary for the federal electorate of Hughes
- Contact details for your campaign coordinator
- Materials to download and
- A sign up form to help out with local campaign activities
The information below has been sourced from the
Australian Electoral Commission.
State: New South Wales
Name derivation: Named after William Hughes (1862-1952), Prime Minister of Australia 1915-23.
Size & location description: Hughes covers an area of approximately 178 sq km with the Georges River, Hume Hwy and Terminus street forming the western boundary. The Cabramatta Creek, Georges River, Milperra Road, Queen Street and Uranus Road make up the boundary to the north. The Illawarra Railway line and Woronora River form the eastern boundary. Hughes encompasses the local government areas of Bankstown, Liverpool and Sutherland with Liverpool and Sutherland LGA’s providing the boundary to the south. The main suburbs include Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Chipping Norton, East Hills, Engadine, Hammondville, Holsworthy, Illawong, Loftus, Lucas Heights, Menai, Milperra, Moorebank, Panania, Picnic Point, Revesby, Warwick Farm, Wattle Grove, Woronora and parts of Jannali, Liverpool and Sutherland.
Products/industries of the area: Atomic reactor, light manufacturing industries, army base at Holsworthy.
First proclaimed/election: 1955
Demographic rating: Outer Metropolitan
Members:
- Vale, D (LP) 1996-
- Tickner, R E (ALP) 1984-1996
- Johnson, L R (ALP) 1969-1983
- Dobie, J D (LP) 1966-1969
- Johnson, L R (ALP) 1955-1966
Alison Rahill needs your help to tell even more Australians about the Liberals' plans to bring back WorkChoices. You can help by signing up to:
- letterbox your local neighbourhood;
- hand out leaflets at your train station;
- help with information stalls; and
- a range of other things.