Terrorism
G8 sets 5-year Afghan security target
Afghan government forces must make concrete progress towards assuming more responsibility for the security of their [Read More]
Afghanistan: The ‘Gen Y War’
They’re drawn to the sound of the approaching helicopters, a well rehearsed choreography of surgeons, nurses, [Read More]
Diggers die in Afghan chopper crash
Three Australian Commandos and a US soldier have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. The diggers were [Read More]
Politics
Bill paves way for national IR system
Australia is one step closer to a national industrial relations system under draft laws the federal government has introduced to parliament. The legislation aims to end [Read More]
Workplace
WorkCover
The Hon. MATTHEW MASON-COX: Mr Watson, I refer to your comment that WorkCover is such a [Read More]
Fair Work Australia – serious questions asked about viability
“To have a genuinely national system there will at some point need to be a [Read More]
Pay gap a problem for both sexes
The gender pay gap is not just a ”women’s problem” and legislation [Read More]
Finance
Pay gap a problem for both sexes
The gender pay gap is not just a ”women’s problem” and legislation should be renamed the Workplace Equality Act to ditch the stereotype, the Federal [Read More]
Lifestyle
Greek Islands for Sale
Greece is making it easier for the rich and famous to fulfil their dreams by preparing to [Read More]
New IR system was no guarantee: Rudd
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has backed away from a pledge that no worker would be left [Read More]
Fair Work Australia initiatve
Your Move From 1 January 2010 there will be no legislative provisions for the making of [Read More]
Technology
Wikileaks founder breaks cover but ‘on permanent alert’
The US state department is desperate to ask the Australian hacker what he knows of 260,000 classified messages about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The elusive founder of WikiLeaks, who is at the centre of a potential US national security sensation, has surfaced from almost [Read More]
Senate inquiry into online privacy debacles
A Senate inquiry into the adequacy of privacy laws will soon begin, sparked by recent online privacy controversies and the [Read More]
Androids invade smartphone market
Google has released figures that reveal its Android operating system is stealing precious ground from arch-rivals Apple [Read More]
Obama internet ‘kill switch’ bill approved
The US senators pushing a controversial new bill that some fear would give President Barack Obama the powers to seize [Read More]

