The ugly truth about the FIFO way of life

GRANTED, it’s not common these days to look back at the Bjelke-Petersen era with nostalgia.

But Joh had the right idea on one thing. When granting mining licenses in his state, he made it conditional on mining companies building…

Maintain the rage, says Little Pattie

Patricia Amphlett remembers the towering legacy of the late…

When ‘cool’ workplaces are very, very uncool

WE all want similar things from our workplace no matter what industry we’re in. We want decent pay, a fair boss and good people around us. If we’re lucky, we’d all love a few extras like flexible working hours or perhaps a gym on site.

Vic election: we are union, hear us roar

This is the inside story of how a grassroots union campaign…

Educate! Agitate! Organise!

Over 20 years, the vision of those who set up Organising Works is bearing…

China FTA could be a giant job killer

DON’T try telling Dale Saddington that the proposed free trade agreement with China will be a boost to Australian jobs.

Mr Saddington, 30, a fourth year plastering apprentice, was laid off a fortnight ago and has no immediate prospects of…

‘Asbestos victims do not die by instalments’

Tens of thousands will die from asbestos-related diseases…

Six reasons to be angry at BHP

GLOBAL resources giant BHP Billiton held its annual general meeting in Adelaide today and it has just finished.

But the real story was not inside the air-conditioned Adelaide Entertainment Centre, but outside, where things got considerably hotter.

This will be a Black Friday to remember

AS momentum grows in the United States for a significant rise in the federal minimum wage, workers around the country are gearing up for action this Friday against one of the biggest villains standing in the way of decent wages: Walmart.