Shipping body calls on government to let ships swap crews in Australia as Unison Jasper crew start coronavirus detention

Ian Kirkwood
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:17am, first published August 3 2020 - 5:00am
SHIPPING TARGET: The Unison Jasper at Mayfield 4 berth yesterday afternoon. Picture: Ian Kirkwood
SHIPPING TARGET: The Unison Jasper at Mayfield 4 berth yesterday afternoon. Picture: Ian Kirkwood

THE alumina ship detained in Newcastle by a federal government agency for non-payment of wages and other breaches was "the tip of an iceberg", the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) said yesterday.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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