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Minister accuses tugboat company of 'economic vandalism' over planned lockout of workers

Australia's largest tugboat company has been accused of "economic vandalism" over plans to lock out hundreds of workers, with the federal government intervening to stop the action.

Minister for Workplace Relations Tony Burke took aim at Svitzer Australia's plans to indefinitely lock out workers from 17 ports across Australia on Friday following three years of stalled negotiations with the unions.

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