Julia Gillard

Rudd to tour storm-ravaged Brisbane

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has had his flight diverted so he can tour storm-damaged areas of Brisbane on his way home from the United States. The biggest storm in two decades left one man dead and the city a natural disaster...

Brisbane declared natural disaster zone in storm's wake

Brisbane has been declared a natural disaster zone as authorities scramble to respond to yesterday's violent storm, and the weather bureau has likened the storm to a Category 2 cyclone. Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard says...

Courts to get workplace powers

Ben Schneiders | November 16, 2008 - ACTU secretary Jeff Lawrence said the changes, which Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled in a speech yesterday, were a big step forward in protecting workers' rights and...

Govt support grows despite crisis: polls (AAP)

Australians continue to back the federal government despite being worse off financially since Labor's victory a year ago because they "understand these are difficult times," acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. Labor has...

Vic councils may run ABC learning Centres

Victoria's peak local government body will study the viability of ABC Learning Centres across the state with a view to possibly running some of the pre-schools. The centres, which provide care to about 120,000 Australian...

UWS unveils $50m medical school

The University of Western Sydney (UWS) is cutting the ribbon today on its new $50 million School of Medicine. The Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, will officially open the four-level education and research centre this...

Sydney's west gets uni medical school (AAP)

A much-needed school of medicine in Sydney's west has officially opened - the sixth university to offer doctor training in NSW. Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the faculty, at the University of Western Sydney (UWS)...

City declared a disaster area

Trent Dalton, Robyn Ironside and Patrick Lion BRISBANE has been declared a natural disaster area, as soldiers help repair damage caused by one of the biggest storms to hit the city in two decades. More than 32,000 properties...

ABC failure to hit parents of under-twos hardest

FAMILIES with children aged under two are likely to be the hardest hit by the collapse of childcare provider ABC Learning. The shortage of childcare places for under-twos will become critical if up to 40 per cent of ABC centres...

Tide turns on workers' rights

Jeff Lawrence | November 17, 2008 Article from: The Australian THERE can no longer be any doubt. The Government's new industrial relations proposals are definitely not Work Choices Lite. As more details emerge, it is becoming...

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