Resort Jobs News

And hats off to the lot of them

Saturday September 12, 2009
THE hat is back. The fashion-conscious will grumble that this piece of news is sooooo last week, but they grumble about most things. This week's news, darlings, goes much deeper. It concerns those who have gained hats or lost hats.

The 'whatever' election

Saturday August 29, 2009
Aikawa is a small town on the fringe of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolis that houses 35 million people. Here the sprawl of factories, apartments and tightly packed housing peters out. Hills covered with thick, green forest and bamboo thickets crowd in, shrilling with cicadas.

Partners in power

Saturday August 1, 2009
It has been smooth sailing between the Labor leaders, but the party should guard against Costello's fate befalling the talented Julia Gillard.

Brumby follows in Kennett's ill-fated footsteps

Friday July 17, 2009
Gagging principals and other critics of policy is simply undemocratic.

People on society's ragged edges feel sharp end of need

Saturday June 20, 2009
SHANE TAYLOR pushes a small shopping trolley of groceries across the car park near the Anglicare Community Care Centre in Mount Druitt. He is a compact figure moving across a freezing industrial landscape. It is a dispiriting sight.

Nation Needs A Jobs Plan

Monday December 15, 2008
THE worst thing about recessions is job cuts. Households lose incomes, demand is extracted from the economy, many asset prices slump and the confidence and health of the community diminishes. Compared with the United States, where 533,000 jobs were shed in November, employment in Australia is still in relatively good shape. But unmistakeable signs point to problems ahead.

Eco Resort Closes Doors

Saturday December 6, 2008
AWARD-winning Gloucester resort, Hookes Creek Forest Retreat, has been closed and is in the hands of a financial administrator.

Developer Takes Swing At Council Over Resort Plan

Wednesday October 22, 2008
A DEVELOPMENT company has criticised Wollongong City Council for its failure to support a controversial golf resort proposal in Darkes Forest.

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