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Interview: The Baby Drought Industrial: Lies, AWAs and Statistics Workplace: The Invisible Parents History: Bruce�s Big Blunder Politics: All God's Children Economics: Spun Out International: Shakey Trials Legal: Civil Distrubance Review: Crash Course In Racism Poetry: You're Fired
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Broken Hill Confronts "Choice" "We just want to give our kids a safe environment and stability and many of us here are going to lose it," says local disability care worker Mary-Ellen Crimp. "Many of the staff here are young, with young families. We�re all getting a lesson." [full story] BHP Faces Losses Western Australian authorities confirmed, last week, they would lay four charges against BHP Billiton over the death of AMWU member, James Wadley, in a horrific gas explosion. [full story] Howard Threatens Babies Melbourne University academic Leslie Cannold told the Working NSW conference "Things Break Down� that her research into fertility decisions had led her to industrial relations. [full story] Working Between the Flags John Restuccia, Surf Lifesaving NSW director of lifesaving, warns the very people who rescue thousands of Australians every summer are those being targeted by employer demands for "flexibility". [full story] Hadgkiss Makes History Nigel Hadgkiss made the admission to a Senate Estimates Commission while refusing to rule out attacking civil liberties in pursuing the Howard Government�s anti-worker agenda. [full story] Bob The Organiser The workers at Appaloosa Holdings, Banksmeadow, met Carr outside the gate, during morning tea, to explain how they were being forced to choose between individual contracts or the sack. [full story]
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Broken Hill disability workers say that they will lose their houses and cars, and have to leave town if they are forced onto AWAs.
A mining company that used AWAs to boost production faces courtroom showdowns with safety authorities and two bereaved women.
The Howard Government�s push to remove work rights will cause Australia long-term economic damage by lowering the birth rate, a leading sociologist has warned.
Surf lifesavers are battling to keep their heads above the flood of workplace changes flowing from Canberra.
The federal government has spent $66 million on a union-busting exercise that will yield only one prosecution, the director of the Building Industry Taskforce has revealed.
Bosses at a Sydney warehouse accused NSW Premier Bob Carr of forming a picket line when he came to listen to workers forced onto AWAs.
