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The Power of Ones
Lorissa Sevens is no shrinking violet; she had mown down attackers for her nation playing defence for the Matildas. But even this sort of toughness means nothing in the face of WorkChoices.
Interview: The Month Of Living Dangerously
When the mobs took over the streets of Dili it was the people of East Timor that bore the brunt. Elisabeth Lino de Araujo from Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA was there to witness what happened.
Unions: Staying Mum
Penrith mums, Linda Everingham and Jo Jacobson, are at the heart of a grassroots campaign to boot Jackie Kelly, out of federal parliament. Jim Marr caught up with one half of the sister act.
Economics: Precious Metals
There's a lot of spin around AWAs in the mining industry, but Tony Maher argues all that glitters is not gold.
Industrial: The Cold 100
The Iemma Government has come up with 100 reasons why WorkChoices is a dud, with 100 examples of ripped off workers
History: The Vinegar Hill Mob
This month's Blacktown Rally was not the first time workers had stood up for their rights in the region, writes Andrew Moore.
Legal: Free Agents
Is an independent contractor a small businessperson or a worker? The answer depends upon whether the contractor is genuinely ‘independent’ or not, writes Even Jones.
Politics: Under The Influence
Bob Gould thinks Sonny Bill Williams is a hunk; he reveals all in a left wing view of The Bulletin’s 100 most influential Australians, questioning the relevance of some, and adding a few of his own.
International: How Swede It Was
Geoff Dow pays tribute to the passing of Rudolf Meidner, one of the architects of the Swedish model of capitalism.
Review: Keating's Men Slam Dance on Howard
These punk rockers are out to KO WorkChoices. Nathan Brown joins the fray.
 Jihad Johnny Targets Perth
Rio Sets Up Own Goal
Telstra Fails to Snag Protest
AWAs Bucket Queenslanders
Kev Gives Aussies the Finger
Movie Blue: Win-Win for Critics
Wage Cut Scam Legal
Hardie Boss Takes 60 Percent Rise
The Stack Goes On
Boss Opens Door For Thieves
Hendy Banks on Mass Amnesia
Eisteddfod Win: Your Rock At Work
Airline Crashes Into Paypackets
Canucks Can BHP
Activist's What's On!
The Soapbox
Work Choice: US Military Style
John Howard has learnt a few lessons on workers rights from his Texan buddy, writes Rowan Cahill. Politics
Westie Wing
As Pru Goward slams into the glass ceiling of the NSW Liberal Party, Ian West considers how women are faring under the Howard-Costello Government. The Locker Room
A World Away
Phil Doyle is pleased that a display of subtle beauty and athletic grace has been overtaken by some good old-fashioned mindless violence
Oz Hails Sun King
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Hendy Banks on Mass Amnesia
Big business seer Peter Hendy is giving Aussies a year to forget entitlements like sick pay, statutory holidays and penal rates.
The WorkChoices champion is trying to sooth backers in Canberra with assurances that voters will no longer care about WorkChoices next year.
One month after the Employment Advocate admitted every single AWA extinguished at least one "protected" award conditions and a national poll showed the ALP surging ahead of the Coalition, Hendy urged big business backers to hold their nerve.
He described stories, from all over Australia, highlighting cuts to wages, conditions and job security as the 'mother of all scare campaigns".
Hendy said now was not the time for pollies to assess their handiwork.
He advised them to hold off judgement until March next year.
"I predict, basically, most of the Australian population, at that time, will say - what was all the fuss about?" Hendy said.
The former Peter Reith staffer is the spokesman for Australia's largest companies who further their collective agenda under the banner of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).
The Chamber was an outspoken supporter of WorkChoices and its WA branch was actively involved in the expoitation of foreign tradesmen imported to Australia in a bid to undercut negotiated wage rates.
Hendy welcomed WorkChoices, a set of employment laws based on the replacement of collective negotiations with non-negotiated individual contracts.
When the system was first floated he assured working people it would deliver them "considerable gain".
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