Jobs Doomed If Small Ports Stay Closed

The jobs of 280 protesting wharfies are still likely to go, even if a Federal Court order demanding Patrick reinstate its 1,400 maritime workers is successful. Patrick said yesterday that it would not reopen its operations at Newcastle and Port Kembla in NSW, Bell Bay and Burnie in Tasmania, Gera

The Rocky Path To Abortion In Victoria

EVERY week they come. Some make their way up Spencer Street from the station after a train journey from Bendigo, Ballarat, Warrnambool. Others cross Bass Strait, from Burnie, Devonport, Launceston. These women have two things in common - they are pregnant and they cannot get an abortion in their hom

Patrick Closes Down In Five Ports

Patrick is shutting down its operations in five ports, sealing the fate of more than 200 workers who were among 1,400 wharfies sacked by the company last Tuesday. Patrick will stop operating in Newcastle and Port Kembla, Bell Bay and Burnie in Tasmania, and Adelaide. The chief executive, Mr