News Archive

2009

2008

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Government turns economic minuses into a political plus

31 December 2009

The nation avoided disaster in 2009. Some politicians didn't... read full story

Sacked Rooster working at being a better Friend

19 December 2009

JAKE FRIEND has admitted he has an alcohol problem, has already begun counselling and has vowed to turn his career around after having his $450,000 contract torn up yesterday... read full story

Staying one step ahead

15 December 2009

Performances abounded, but battles still face our dance community, writes Chloe Smethurst... read full story

Working to get back on track

28 November 2009

Finding a job often proves difficult for people who have grown up with a disability and it can be equally hard for former employees whose self-confidence and career plans have been eroded by trauma or the onset of physical disability or mental illness... read full story

Beyond the Wall

7 November 2009

The German capital is oddly subdued just days before the 20th anniversary of the fall of the "worst concrete symbol" of the Cold War. Yet to residents of reunified Berlin, the Wall's demise has proved a valuable life lesson... read full story

OECD praise for Canberra's stimulus package

17 September 2009

THE Federal Government has won glowing support for its controversial economic stimulus, with the Western world's leading think tank saying the strategy will save up to 200,000 jobs... read full story

Our conservative campuses should suit young Liberals

14 September 2009

It is an article of faith among right-wing commentators that Australian universities are dominated by "radical" organisations and "left-wing" thinking. Paul Sheehan ("The loneliness of the university Liberal", September 12-13) merely reiterates this belief... read full story

Richo lobbied department for Medich rezoning

8 September 2009

THE former federal Labor minister, Graham Richardson, last month lobbied the head of the NSW Planning Department over his refusal to rezone land owned by a client involved in a bitter dispute with murdered standover man Michael McGurk... read full story

Bureaucracy in way of indigenous unemployment

2 September 2009

THE "streamlined" program at the centre of the Government's pledge to employ an extra 100,000 indigenous people in a decade has so far placed 65 people amid claims it is too bureaucratic... read full story