Children Need Their Own Hospital Wards

Treating children as little adults means they come off second best.

Beware The Church Of Climate Alarm

As the Czech President, Vaclav Klaus, an economist, anti-totalitarian and climate change sceptic, prepares to take up the rotating presidency of the European Union next year, climate alarmists are doing their best to traduce him.

Lake Hotel The Best Of The Bunch

THE Independent Liquor Group has named Warners at the Bay its Hotel of the Year for 2008.

Judges Want To Read Less About It

TWO Federal Court judges called a pre-trial hearing last week to read the riot act to the Seven Network, News Ltd, Consolidated Media Holdings and Telstra over how Seven's appeal in the C7 trade practices case should run.

League Table Could Be The Best Medicine

Health is a centrepiece of the Rudd Government's reforms. "Bold", says the minister, Nicola Roxon. "Ravenous", says the Australian Medical Association, anxious for the role and power of doctors.

We Can Learn From Special Schools

JULIA Gillard has called for a "raging debate" about how our education system compares to the best in the world, how to ensure that every school is a great school, and how to ensure every child gets an excellent education.

There's An Art To Forcing Up Auction Prices

Questionable practices in art sales are in dire need of investigation.

Tax Carbon To Pay For Better Infrastructure

THE game plan in Australia to address global warming is the emissions trading scheme, or ETS. The ETS will make carbon polluters buy permits from the Government, forcing up the price of the things, like electricity and petrol that emit a lot of carbon when they are made or used.

For They Are Jolly Good Fellows

If you're going to spend decades training to work in your preferred field, NSW is one of the best places to do it, writes Kate Jackson.

Five Of The Best - State Of Design Free Events

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Employers Get Help In Navigating Ir Laws

WOLLONGONG-BASED Office of Industrial Relations workplace relations adviser Toni Minovski is starting a new series of workshops in the region for business owners and managers who are confused or uncertain about certain aspects of industrial relations laws.

Gayle Blasts Windies' Team Policy

CHRIS Gayle has warned the West Indies could face a mass player exodus unless local administrators improve their practices.

Dogged In The Best Scottish Tradition, Gp A Stickler For Highest Standards

ANDREW NOEL FRASER DOCTOR 10-4-1916 - 1-5-2008 ANDREW Fraser, a tireless doctor who served patients in the northern suburbs into his late 80s - despite having a stroke when he was 79 - has died of a brain hemorrhage at the Austin Hospital. He was 92.

Scones, Sherry And Foolish Market Practices

I USED to live in a sleepy commuter village on the border of Essex. I bought the 15th century thatched cottage in my yuppy days when my annual bonus could have funded the budget deficit.

Rudd's 'balance' Is Tipped All The Boss's Way

THE Prime Minister's tough line on public servant work hours is old-fashioned, out-of-touch with best management practice and bound to engender burnout and low morale, experts in workplace relations said yesterday.

Brumbies Circle Giteau And Mitchell As Force Run Out Of Firepower

THE Western Force yesterday confirmed several key players were owed money, with the ACT Brumbies the prime option if Matt Giteau seeks a release from his multimillion-dollar contract with the Perth-based club. The ARU, meanwhile, has formally announced that David Nucifora will take over as general manager of its high-performance unit next month.

Ceos Can Use Signature Practices To Nurture Hot Spots And Leave Their Mark

Companies need to encourage the crackle of imagination among staff, writes Lynda Gratton.

A New Hand Takes The Helm

What is the public to make of the appointment of Brian Langton to run Sydney Ferries? Even the Transport Minister, John Watkins - who can normally be relied on to put the absolute best face on things - sounded a little perfunctory yesterday about the appointment of the former transport minister, who was forced to resign a decade ago after the Independent Commission Against Corruption found he had acted corruptly. "He's a good man, he knows transport, he knows Sydney Ferries, and I think he's ...

How Skills Training Will Keep Business Competitive

EXPERTS are warning that companies will have to increase their spending on staff training and develop more innovative practices if they want to remain competitive during the current skills shortage.

Diners Don't Want To Be Served An Illness

Newcastle should follow best practice in restaurant hygiene inspection, writes Clare Hughes.