Employment Insurance News
Union Move On Super, Pay, Health
Saturday November 15, 2003
The ACTU yesterday vowed to campaign to boost living standards of ordinary Australians through pay rises for low-paid workers, better superannuation and private insurance subsidies from employers.Health System Faces A Relapse, Not A Cure
Saturday November 8, 2003
AUSTRALIA in the 1960s was a different country: poorer, less educated, closed markets, closed minds. We also had a disgraceful health system. Doctors, like hairdressers, were free to charge what they liked. And governments let them. People took out private health insurance to cover the cost of GP visits. And if you couldn't afford the insurance, you asked the doctor for charity.Who's Left Holding The Baby?
Saturday November 1, 2003
Unable to get insurance, many midwives are quitting, reports Marcella Bidinost.