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Rank and file take on Overland to save 12-hour shift

31 March 2010

POLICE officers across nine regional stations are heading for a legal fight with Chief Commissioner Simon Overland over his plan to scrap popular 12-hour shifts, which they say are family-friendly... read full story

Thousands of unemployed win job-hunt exemptions

15 March 2010

THOUSANDS of unemployed people have gained exemptions from the obligation to look for work under Labor government policies that some believe are too compassionate... read full story

It's time to discuss tax reform, so stand by for some absurd debate

1 February 2010

Tax reforms need explaining. So why does the process bring out the worst in opponents, asks Daniel Khoury... read full story

Hold the meat axe, let's just tinker

5 September 2009

THERE'S a lot of shuffling going on at the moment within the Federal Government... read full story

Howard's report card on Rudd

3 September 2009

THE former prime minister John Howard has described the Chinese Government as "clumsy" diplomats and given his successor, Kevin Rudd, an unexpected endorsement for his handling of the recent visa controversy over the Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer... read full story

From hot spots to hot seat

5 July 2009

ABC radio presenter Mark Colvin revelled in life on the front line until a rare auto-immune disease left him seriously debilitated, writes TERRY SMYTH... read full story

In The Herald: 1978

10 January 2008

* The federal government rejected a call by the premier, Neville Wran, for a special premiers' conference to discuss unemployment. The acting prime minister, Doug Anthony, said a conference at this stage would achieve nothing. He said it was not possible to solve unemployment by increasing spending. Wran had called for the conference after the release of Commonwealth Employment Service figures that showed unemployment had risen by 6.54 per cent in the previous month... read full story

Employment Evolution: What We'll Be Working At A Decade From Now

30 December 2007

Forget glamour jobs - the aged care and service industries will pay future wages, writes Ari Sharp... read full story

Public Service's Odd Couples

4 December 2007

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has made good on his promise to avoid a night of the long knives in the federal public service... read full story

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