08:00:00 06/10/2011
The Textile Clothing and Footwear Union has followed the experiences of ex-Pacific Brands workers since they were retrenched last year, finding 56 per cent remained unemployed, most in short-term casual jobs. The union is calling for more targeted assistance - a training allowance for up to two years and boosting government and private sector procurement of locally made clothing. More
08:03:00 06/10/2011
Manufacturing unions and the steel industry are urging the Government to get resources companies to follow their example and buy local. The Industry Minister Kim Carr is hinting the Government will make some announcements to boost local content in major projects and defence work. More
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08:06:00 06/10/2011
The IMF has dropped its growth forecasts for Europe and warned that another global recession in 2012 can't be ruled out. But splits are emerging on how best to solve the EU's debt problems, with the British prime minister saying now is not the time to spend your way out of the crisis. More
08:09:00 06/10/2011
A refugee who's been living in Australia for 10 years has been jailed by an Indonesian court after he was detained by the country's anti people smuggling task force. Heidar Ali was arrested by Indonesian police in May travelling to Java's south coast with a known people smuggler and 32 people from the Middle East. More
08:12:00 06/10/2011
A refugee who's been declared a security risk by ASIO and can't be released into the community says the situation is taking a toll on his family. Rahavan Yogachandran is one of around 40 people in Australia who find themselves in legal limbo, after being recognised as refugees but ruled a security risk by ASIO. More
08:15:00 06/10/2011
Afghan security officials have arrested a group of men who they say were out to assassinate president Hamid Karzai. The suspects were detained after raids in the capital, Kabul. Intelligence agents say the alleged plotters had links to al Qaeda and were training for the attack. More
08:18:00 06/10/2011
Palestinian schools in East Jerusalem are angry about a new Israeli policy which would force them to use Israeli-issued textbooks that remove many references to Arab history or identity. The books remove some maps, slogans and historical references. More
08:21:00 06/10/2011
Kylie Minogue's well publicised fight and victory over breast cancer guaranteed the diminutive diva more headlines but it also had a remarkable spin off, what doctors dubbed the "Kylie effect". At Anglia Ruskin University in Essex Kylie Minogue this morning received an honorary doctorate in health sciences for her promotion of breast cancer awareness. More
