Crime, not racism: Indians rally against attacks

AN INDIAN community leader tried in vain to persuade a crowd of angry international students yesterday that a series of violent attacks against their fellows was not about them. "I strongly believe that it's not a racial issue; it's a law and order issue and it has to be tackled," secretary of the United Indians Association, Moninder Singh, said.

Little Man With Big Mouth Rides Out Rocky Times

THE biggest thing about Nick Mehmet is his mouth. At 48 kilograms, "he's a cheeky little bloke but there's no badness in him", says the horse trainer who taught him to ride. "A chatterbox," says another former boss.

New $12m Beachside To Deliver 100 Jobs

EAST Lake Macquarie is set for a significant economic boost, with the start of a recruitment campaign for about 100 positions at the soon-to-open new $12 million Caves Beachside Hotel.

Bluescope Axes More Positions

FORTY workers have lost their jobs after BlueScope Steel cut more contract positions from its Port Kembla plant.

Cleaning Jobs Can Be Excellent Part Time Work

Cleaning jobs can very often be taken on just with practical life skills and often have hours suited to people who are busy during the day.

Della Bosca's Reasoning Is Hardly Healthy

All I want for Christmas is a working hospital, writes Lee Rhiannon.

Prejudice Still Keeps Women Behind Men In Pay: Study

WOMEN still earn far less than men - even when they do similar jobs - and deep-seated prejudice appears the most likely reason.

Ever On The Front Line, For The Planet's Sake

CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON 1952-2008

Keep It Casual

With recruitment at domestic cleaning agency Absolute Domestics ongoing, director Jude Scott estimates the company will hire 100-200 new casual cleaners throughout Melbourne before the end of the year.

Keep It Casual

An interest in animal care is what compels many people to seek work with the RSPCA, but animal care jobs with the organisation range from cleaning out pens for boarding cats to socialising animals. RSPCA Victoria human resources manager Bronwyn McIntyre says employment opportunities emerge throughout the year.

Union Takes On Calvary

THE Health Services Union will fight what organiser Bob Hull describes as the "unreasonable scapegoat sacking" of 28 permanent and 18 part-time cleaning, catering and ground maintenance staff from Cessnock's Calvary aged care hospital.

Honey, I've Shrunk The Jobs List

Busy people with little spare time are helping to push the growth of home services franchises, reports Keeli Cambourne.

The (worst) Working Week

Six well-known Victorians collectively have something like 200 years of work experience behind them. DAVID WILSON asks them about their least enjoyable jobs.

Dying Of Thirst In Busy Planet

The bright and brainy are to be found in the most unexpected places.

In-house Jobs Go As Clubs Cut Costs

ELEVEN jobs would go from Newcastle and Cardiff Panthers clubs as some services were "outsourced", Panthers director and union leader Gary Kennedy said yesterday.

Toilet Cleaning All In A Day's Child Care Work

CHILD-care workers are required to do extensive cleaning duties - including scrubbing staff toilets - while caring for children at some privately operated centres, including those of the country's biggest operator, ABC Learning.

Calvary At Odds On Jobs

THE Hunter's largest nursing home will cut at least a quarter of its catering staff's hours and about a third of its cleaning positions.

A Window On World Of Glass Cleaning

Robert Biddle has been working as a window cleaner for the past eight months. He speaks to his boss Geoff Thorn, head of Acorn Window Cleaning, about climbing the industry ladder.

Deregulated Cleaning A Job Threat To Migrants

MORE than 6000 cleaners in NSW - many of them migrant workers in their 50s - could lose their jobs under a Carr Government plan to deregulate cleaning contracts, a union said yesterday.

Cleaners Fight For Jobs

CLEANERS at Illawarra schools, police stations, courthouses and RTA offices will embark on a rolling campaign of industrial action to protect their jobs from proposed new cleaning contracts.