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IR inspector probes abattoir sackings Abattoir sackings could test IR laws

People - Though I may be always updating this thread with new links, that isn't to say that you cannot discuss the changes at your own leisure. Please, don't be put off by my obsessive need to update this thread on a regular, if not daily, basis. Debate the reform agenda if you so wish...

Anxieties at work Business advocates say sackings nothing unusual Lateline: Friday Forum Sign on the dotted line Laws off to a flying start, with some help Work laws a threat to children: expert Bullying the new battlefield

Though I may not agree with much of what she says, I think that it would be best to point that one when one lives in a glass house, they really shouldn't throw stones.

What, after one exchange? Still, it would be good if everyone could take the time to not be so childish... Mathmite, I'm looking at you (well, your username).

Phone-tapping bill on the way New phone-tap powers passed Democrats: What you don't know could harm you ALP: Arrogant A-g Gives Phone Taps The Wave Through Without Labor's Safeguards So, has a reasonable balance been achieved, or are the new powers too broad and potentially...

The trouble with mobile phones in cinemas

*bump* Growing support for smartcard

Re: The official IR thread To be blunt, the above is divorced from reality - it assumes that all employers and employees are always rational, that all are on a reasonably strong, if not equal, footing when it comes to bargaining with the other, and that the idea of choosing between a job with...

Re: The official IR thread 1. Use the search function (or just open your eyes and look). 2. I don't mind the odd swear word, but I will not tolerate titles that include profanities. 3. It's Labor, not Labour.

Minister says workplace laws may need refining Finally, the Aus speaks! Boss embraces freedom to sack

Andrews defends IR laws Unionists rally against IR laws Union members sacked Unions plan mass action

Leaving sam04u behind... The Conversation Hour - John Black and Clive Hamilton The above link provides both a brief overview and a few links to a recording of the conversation.

Serius, faith is a 'belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence'. Are you trying to suggest that rational practices and arguments based upon logical proofs and material evidence should be taken as items of faith? If so... Well, are you with me?

Nationals concerned over media changes

Yes and no, Katie. I still like the band, but not as much as I used to (such as when I first decided to call myself Generator).

Lateline: Debate continues as IR laws take effect Lateline: Andrews denies IR changes too complex PM: Australian workplaces implement new IR laws Some workers sacked following introduction of new IR laws ACTU targets Melbourne business firm for sackings Govt stands by IR laws Andrews rebuts...

There's a difference, kiddo. Edit: In today's terms, anyway - in practice, the ALP is more of a centrist to right-leaning party with social democratic tendencies than it is a 'true' social democratic party.

Withoutaface: Is that at the student level or the left in general? I don't doubt that many of the ALP left have socialist tendencies (I do myself from time to time), but that still doesn't change the fact that the ALP is theoretically a social democratic party. As for Leetom, Gillard may have...