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Here's a hot tip for cup day – a rate rise

9 October 2009

A MELBOURNE CUP day interest rate rise is now locked in, financial markets believe, following a surprise fall in the unemployment rate yesterday... read full story

More Work To Do On Jobs

16 January 2009

EMPLOYERS deserve praise for their efforts to retain staff rather than resorting to knee-jerk sackings, amid growing evidence that the Australian economy is in the grip of a serious downturn. The latest jobs report highlights how the once red-hot labour market has cooled. The jobless rate has crept up to a near two-year high of 4.5 per cent, and the pace of jobs growth has slowed dramatically. And yet it was not the dire outcome feared by some. Against predictions that 20,000 jobs would go, only ..... read full story

Robo-sapiens Get The Dirty Jobs

5 January 2009

Home robots promise to do the dishes, pick up the toys, serve breakfast and vacuum the floors. Dan Warne explores the dream of having an automated domestic helper... read full story

Snow And Rain Follow Dust For Taskforce

19 December 2008

As Christmas nears, Australian soldiers think of home and loved ones, writes Phillip Coorey in Tarin Kowt... read full story

Asking The Big Questions

16 December 2008

THE world is a mess. You don't need me to tell you that. Look around. Companies are going bust, jobs are being slashed, the recession is in full swing, the sharemarket is in free-fall, the global financial crisis is being answered by ridiculous "bail-outs" and "stimulus packages", we live with the ever-present threat of terrorism, the war in Iraq is going nowhere, there's increased violence in the streets, the family unit is crumbling, the public transport system is a joke, there is no Santa ..... read full story

Boost For Child Protection Officers

15 December 2008

HALF-EMPTY child protection offices in remote NSW are slowly filling up, thanks to incentives of up to $20,000 a year for case workers to take on some of the toughest jobs in NSW... read full story

Dad's The Word On Discrimination

15 December 2008

MEN have been prevented from taking on greater responsibilities at home by the Sex Discrimination Act, the legislation designed to break down gender inequality... read full story

Australian Expatriates Now Finding The Grass Greener Back Home

6 December 2008

SOME are calling it the big hop home. Others the boomerang return. Whatever the term, thousands of professional Australians are coming home each month as the global financial crisis eats away at jobs across Europe and North America... read full story

Australian Expats Find Grass Greener At Home

6 December 2008

SOME are calling it the big hop home. Others the boomerang return. Whatever the term, thousands of professional Australians are coming home each month as the global financial crisis eats away at jobs across Europe and North America... read full story

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