Abbott government shipping changes will sink 1000 jobs: research

By Heath Aston
Updated September 4 2015 - 4:18pm, first published September 3 2015 - 8:06pm
Opponents to the shipping industry changes say they will cost jobs. Photo: Jessica Shapiro
Opponents to the shipping industry changes say they will cost jobs. Photo: Jessica Shapiro
Crossbench senators Jacqui Lambie, John Madigan and Ricky Muir appear opposed to the shipping industry changes. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Crossbench senators Jacqui Lambie, John Madigan and Ricky Muir appear opposed to the shipping industry changes. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

More than nine in 10 domestic seafarers will lose their jobs if the Abbott government's plan to relax shipping regulations passes Parliament, research suggests.

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