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Interview: Machine Man Unions: Testing Times Bad Boss: Freespirit Haunts Internet Unions: Badge of Honour National Focus: Noel's World Economics: Safe Refuge International: Global Abuse History: The Honeypot Review: Death And The Barbarians Poetry: Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
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Why Cole is a Merry Old Soul CFMEU secretary, John Sutton, said the final figures, revealed by Federal Minister Philip Ruddock this week, showed how out of touch with the industry the Royal Commissioner had been. [full story] Fight Breaks Out of Schoolyard Striking teachers are warning that Premier Bob Carr's attempt to hold themselves and the Industrial Relations Commission over a barrel has implications for the entire public sector. [full story] Child Care for a Song MP Michael Danby made the claim in Canberra, after congratulating Groves on his move up the BRW Rich List courtesy of a personal fortune estimated at $175 million. [full story] "Back Off" Call To Death Inquiry Now state secretary, Jock Ferguson, is asking vested interests, including the minerals giant, to "back off" and let Pilbara people have their say. [full story] Carr No Mussolini Latest Railcorp stats show on time running has plummeted below 50 percent just months after the NSW Government and Railcorp management trumpeted it as the key measure of the service�s efficiency. [full story] Sweet Box-all for Ballot Bureaucrats Howard�s Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), headed by Peter Boxall, quashed an agreement reached between the CPSU and the Australian Electoral Commission after 18 months of negotiations. [full story]
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It�s official, Terence Cole trousered nearly $1.3 million for 19 months work on the Building Industry Royal Commission, including an "extraordinary" $237,000 in taxpayer-funded expenses.
Teachers aren�t the only ones worried by the Premier's refusal to rule out raiding the education budget to fund pay rises, according to their federation.
Child care mogul Eddie Groves requires employees earning as little as $6 an hour to supply music for his centres from their home collections, federal parliament has heard.
Three horrific deaths in as many weeks have prompted the WA Government to bow to an AMWU demand for an independent safety audit of BHP Billiton�s Pilbara operations.
Frustrated Sydney commuters are dealing with every second train running late as Railcorp is accused of softening up the public for more cuts to come. 
Eight hundred public servants have had pay rises vetoed in the same week that John Howard okayed $300 a week increases for departmental heads on more than $300,000 a year.
