ASU NATIONAL CONFERENCE

CELEBRATING NATIONAL DELEGATE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE FROM TSU, MICHAEL ANDERSON. ASU NATIONAL SECRETARY ROBERT POTTER AWARDS LINDY HENSON HER LIFE MEMBERSHIP.

EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT JENNIFER THOMAS PRESENTS DAVID SMITH’S ASU LIFE MEMBERSHIP TO HIS WIFE ALANA AT THE CEREMONY.

COMING FROM ACROSS AUSTRALIA, THE ASU CONFERENCE DELEGATION MEET AT TWEED HEADS IN EARLY NOVEMBER.

MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE DELEGATION FROM THE SERVICES UNION. TSU BRANCH COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE ASU NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER. TSU LIFE MEMBER JOHN PAYNE SPEAKS ABOUT DAVID SMITH. JOHN WAS ALSO AWARDED AN ASU LIFE MEMBERSHIP AT THECEREMONY.

ASU NATIONAL CONFERENCE - SETTING AGENDAS AND CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENTS

DELEGATES AND OFFICIALS FROM ACROSS THE NATION CAME TOGETHER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN SERVICES UNION (ASU) NATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD AT TWEED HEADS ON 9-11 NOVEMBER.

After a Welcome to Country from Uncle Jack Graham, ASU members voted enthusiastically to commit to support enshrining the First Nations Voice to Parliament and the constitutional reforms presented in The Uluru Statement from the Heart. Wayne Wood, WA Branch Secretary from Worroro Country and our SACS Vice President Karina Maxwell from Quandamooka Country moved the motion to endorse the campaign at a national level.

Over two days, Delegates listened to campaign updates and conferenced around topics such as the future of work in the age of artificial intelligence, the new Industrial Relations Bill and Superannuation. Retired Australian soccer player and human rights activist Craig Foster AM gave a keynote address which focused on his work as a refugee advocate and his new role as the National Chair of the Australian Republic Movement. It was also a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Delegate of the Year nominees from each state as well as the new ASU National Life members which included former Branch President of The Services Union (TSU) Lindy Henson and former ASU official and consultant at Hall Payne Lawyers, John Payne. Former TSU and National Secretary David Smith, was awarded ASU Life Membership posthumously with his wife Alana attending the ceremony.