It’s 42 degrees in Kalgoorlie today, continuing a run of hot, dry weather. I was working for the second Sunday in a row and had to sub nine pages. Fortunately, the reporter (also a sub) and the photographer had everything ready to go early this morning and it was a smooth run, except … The [...]
Holidays essential
I just read a good article on The Age about why holidays are crucial. The article reports: “According to a survey conducted last year for Tourism Australia, Australians have 70 million days of accrued annual leave owing to them. Nearly 60 percent of full-time workers don’t take their full four weeks’ leave each year, including [...]
Address the labor shortage
There’s a good article in the Australian Financial Review today about the labor shortage in Western Australia. It’s the first time I’ve seen the subject addressed. Since I arrived in WA nearly two years ago, all the talk has been about a skills shortage. The shortage is across the board, skilled and unskilled. The state’s [...]
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