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Tell lies, use biased stats, says Govt manual

Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith's department has recommended that government agencies negotiating with employees and unions adopt tactics such as making false demands, using biased statistical information, suggesting the other side has connections with unsavoury characters, reopening settled issues and making threats and negative comments.

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