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Interview: The Month Of Living Dangerously Unions: Staying Mum Economics: Precious Metals Industrial: The Cold 100 History: The Vinegar Hill Mob Legal: Free Agents Politics: Under The Influence International: How Swede It Was Review: Keating's Men Slam Dance on Howard
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Howard's $30m Rip Off The manoeuvre came to light when Huon Group administrators sacked 122 people from factories in Bendigo, Frankston and Dandenong, last week, and announced $30 million in owed entitlements, for all 600 employees, had disappeared. [full story] Jetstar Sells Job Interviews The move shows John Howard's claim that workers are in a �sellers market� is a lie, according to Australian Services Union Assistant National Secretary Linda White. [full story] Jail or Jobs - Seamen Choose The Stolt Australia was tied up in Hobart for six days as crew protested plans for the mass sacking of Australians and their replacement by Filipinos earning barely $400 a month. [full story] Vanstone Mum on Rorts A five-month DIMA investigation into T&R Pastoral's use of 137 Asian meatworkers has disappeared down a bureaucratic back alley with consultants confirming its completetion but departmental officials denying it. [full story] WorkChoices Whacks Chalkies Judith Wheeldon, AM, former principal of Sydney girls schools, Abbotsleigh and Queenwood, described the offer by the Association of Independent Schools (AIS) as �Work Choices Contracts� in The Australian this week. [full story] Telstra MIA in Bush The technicians will be made redundant as Telstra rolls out its �next generation� fibre optic network. [full story]
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Under cover of WorkChoices, John Howard slipped through a regulation, that will cost hundreds of Victorian families $30 million.
Qantas owned Jetstar is charging job applicants $89 for the privilege of an interview, with further charges if they proceed to a company medical.
Australian seamen stared down $6000 fines and the possibility of jail to win a breakthrough Memorandum of Understanding with Norweigan shipping company, Stolt.
Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone is being challenged to release a report that shows a Murray Bridge slaughterhouse rorted guest labour rules.
Moves to push private school teachers onto second-rate contracts have been hailed as an example of WorkChoices by a former elite private school head.
The bush will be left with �stone age� telephone technology following Telstra's decision to axe more than 200 technicians across the state, according to the CEPU.
