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ALP to axe OWS, as unions outraged over unfair dismissal investigation

The labour movement has today declared war on the Office of Workplace Services, with Opposition Leader Kim Beazley vowing to abolish it and the ACTU cancelling OWS head Nick Wilson's appearance at a conference in Sydney. The ACTU and ALP took the action after newspapers reported the agency had investigated and found lawful the unfair dismissal cases highlighted in the unions' latest round of anti-Work Choices commercials.

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