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It's A Gem Of A Job

29 October 2008

WHEN I was at school, I had a minor epiphany. I realised that I wouldn't be satisfied with having nice things as a hobby: I wanted nice things as a job... read full story

Afl To Follow Qld Model To Get Sydneysiders Playing The Game

30 November 2006

THE AFL is planning an aggressive campaign to recruit some of Sydney's outstanding junior athletes as it tries to win what chief executive Andrew Demetriou describes as "a war with other codes" for the best available talent... read full story

Qld Backs Down On 'strict' Unitab Takeover Condition

11 July 2006

THE Queensland Government is prepared to drop one of the six "strict" conditions it set over Tabcorp's takeover bid for Unitab just three weeks ago... read full story

Qld Ready To Drop One Term Over Unitab Bid

11 July 2006

THE Queensland Government is prepared to drop one of the six "strict" conditions it set over Tabcorp's takeover bid for UNiTAB just three weeks ago... read full story

Unitab Receives Wish List From Qld

24 June 2006

THE Queensland Government says it will not obstruct a Tabcorp takeover of UNiTAB provided certain conditions are met - including no net job losses in the state... read full story

Behold A Saviour? The Second Coming Of Jeff

6 May 2006

If Jeff Kennett re-entered Victorian politics and was re-elected premier of that state, I might just move south of the border ("Kennett may get crack at his old job", May 5). There is just no comparison between this great former premier and that sad, banal lot known as the Carr-cum-Iemma NSW ALP Government. We really are being dudded... read full story

Workchoices Leave No Alternative But To Fight

17 November 2005

I talked to an old digger at the industrial relations rally. He had tears in his eyes as he said: "I fought in World War II. I came home to fight for a job and a home. Then we fought the bosses and Menzies for fair conditions and a decent wage. I thought we had won at least basic rights for Australian workers. Now I find I am old and the fight is just starting up again.".. read full story

The Bearpit Brawl: Laws, Liquor And Late Nights

21 October 2005

If I scream obscenities at my work colleagues and try to strangle them, I'd be dismissed immediately. Fair enough. Andrew Fraser does it and he keeps his job ("Ousted MP in bar before scuffle", October 20)... read full story

How To Be - Don Meij, Ceo And Managing Director

14 September 2005

I WAS studying to be a high school teacher. In 1987 I had a part-time job at Coles and then I got a part-time job as a delivery driver with a company called Silvio's Dial-A-Pizza at Redcliffe in Queensland. I continued that for a fair period of time - through '87 and '88 - and then in early '89, I decided I didn't want to teach. As much as I was doing quite well, I just wasn't inspired by the future of a teacher. More and more, the entrepreneurial spirit was driving me to get into business... read full story

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