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Interview: Under Fire Politics: And the Winners Are ... Industrial: Un-Australian Economics: The Common Wealth History: Walking for Justice International: Deja Vu Legal: The Rights Stuff Review: That Cinderella Fella Poetry: Is Howard Kidding?
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Family Grieves an Enterprise Worker The Coroner's Court, sitting at Griffith, has been hearing evidence about the 2002 Lake Cargellico water tower collapse that cost the 34-year-old boilermaker his life. [full story] All Quiet in Dandenong Calbah chief executive, Chester Baker, went to ground when Workers Online tried to seek clarification, this week. [full story] Hotline Gets Wires Crossed In response to an inquiry to the hotline, an operator told Workers Online an employer could not make signing an AWA a condition of employment under the Government's proposed changes. [full story] High Flyer Crashes Families The Business Council of Australia board member announced, last week, that 3000 skilled maintenance positions would be shipped offshore if workers didn't give up existing entitlements. [full story] Bolt Strikes Lecturer RMIT lecturer Dr Robert Austin, who was criticised in an article by Bolt for his stance against voluntary unionism in August, is fighting to save his position with the university. [full story] Good Heavens - Della Plays Santa The NSW Minister for Industrial Relations, John Della Bosca, has confirmed that Christmas Day 2005, which falls on a Sunday, has been made an additional public holiday and that no general shops will be permitted to trade on that day. [full story]
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Craig McLeod was John Howard's �enterprise� worker. The experienced tradesman negotiated his own contract but, within months, it had cost him $17,000 and his life.
Calbah Industries has pulled down the cone of silence on claims it duped employees into spruiking for the federal government, then paid them a tiny fraction of the consideration it was given for allowing them to be filmed on its premises.
Kevin Andrews' own department would breach new workplace laws if it continues to require new staff to sign AWAs, according to the WorkChoices hotline.
Millionaire Qantas boss, Geoff Dixon, is threatening 3000 Australian families with the dole queue in a bid to force down his company's wage bill.
A uni lecturer targeted by right-wing columnist Andrew Bolt could lose his job while another who says black people have crime in their genes keeps his. 
Hundreds of thousands of NSW workers no longer face the possibility of working Christmas Day this year.
