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Economics: Super Seduction Interview: Bono and Me Unions: The Eight Hour Day and the Holy Spirit Economics: OEC-Who? Technology: From Widgets to Digits Education: Dumb and Dumber Health: No Place for the Young History: The Work-In That Changed a Nation Review: Dare to Win Poetry: Labor's Dreaming
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Families On the Rack Employers First and the Business Council of Australia laid out the strategy, this week, with demands to slash weekend penalty payments, end wage cases for the low-paid, and strip back minimum award conditions. [full story] Detention Centre for Darling Harbour Tonga-registered Capitaine Tasman was branded a "floating detention centre" after 26 crew were barred from setting foot in Australia, this week, in defiance of international conventions. [full story] Transit Officers' Close Shave A new grooming policy, baldly states officers may only grow beards whilst "on leave or otherwise absent from duty". [full story] Truckies Drive Mac Attack Sixty truckies ceased deliveries to the burger baron, this week, after their employer refused to discuss measures aimed at stopping carnage on the state�s roads. [full story] We Have Way of Making You Walk Workers at the Salisbury tyre-making plant in Adelaide walked off the job for 48 hours last Wednesday, making a stand against supervisor Heinz Gremmert�s management style, with workers alleging he has "racially bullied" colleagues. [full story] Howzat � Murali Spun Out The off spinner braved heavy storms to personally thank MUA members at East Swanson docks for collecting $170,000 worth of goods and clothing. [full story]
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A chorus of employer cheer groups is urging the Howard Government to take a big stick to Australian families.
The Immigration Department appears to have added ships to its arsenal of detention facilities. 
Sydney rail transit officers have been barred from growing facial hair on company time.
Fast food giant, McDonalds, is at the centre of a health scare that claimed 103 NSW lives, last year.
A supervisor who allegedly gave a Nazi salute during a minute�s silence on Remembrance Day sparked a strike by 500 Bridgestone workers.
Super spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has been bowled over by waterfront support for tsunami vicims in his homeland.
