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Interview: No Ifs, No Butts Unions: National Focus Industrial: Fools Gold Bad Boss: Bones of Contention History: The Gong Show Politics: The Hawke Legacy International: Sick Nation Economics: Closed Minds Review: Mixing Pop and Politics Poetry: One Size Fits All
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It's Official - Life Worth $1800 Mrs McGoldrick said her family was "shattered" to learn the businessman had paid only $1800 of the $20,000 fine imposed over her son�s fatal fall from a Broadway, Sydney, building site. [full story] Bank Fesses-Up on Robbery The ANZ pleaded guilty in the NSW IRC, in court session, to failing to secure the health, safety and welfare of Brookvale employees and faces the prospect of a six-figure fine. [full story] Corrigan Straddles Robot Revolutionary robot straddle cranes, championed internationally by Corrigan, have been implicated in at least two embarrassing behind-the-sheds incidents at Fisherman Islands Berth 7. [full story] Striking Guards Beat Chubb Amenities for more than 20 security guards consisted of a bus shelter with a public toilet attached. Their drinking fountain was often urinated in, and the area was littered with syringes and beer bottles, leading to workers declaring the situation to be a health and safety risk. [full story] Killer Company Cuts And Runs Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) secretary Paul Bastian has lashed the move to shift the obligation onto NSW taxpayers as "an act of corporate bastardry". [full story] Call Centre Loses Its Sensis The call centre-advertising operation, employing 2200 Australians, made the extraordinary admission in a bulletin from national employee relations manager, Ray Harris, to all employees. [full story]
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The Tamworth roofer, said to have dodged 90 percent of the OH&S fine levied over the death of Dean McGoldrick, has two homes and drives around town in a Ford LTD, according to bereaved Mum, Robin McGoldrick.
When armed robbers burst into the ANZ�s Brookvale branch on Monday, June 17, 2002, they were able to terrorise staff because the billion dollar company had ignored repeated security warnings, a court has heard.
Patrick boss, Chris Corrigan, is ideologically wedded to badly-behaved robots, according to Brisbane wharfies.
Two Chubb Security Guards, sacked after walking off the job during a three-year campaign to improve "Third World" conditions at Newcastle railway station, have won an unfair dismissal case.
Construction giant James Hardie Industries wants to wash its hands of up to 42 000 Australians expected to die from asbestos related diseases by 2020.
The Telstra veil dropped this week when off-shoot Sensis told staff it was "delighted" it didn�t have to bargain with their representatives in "good faith".
