Prime Minister Roger Cook calls on striking Fremantle dockworkers to accept ‘generous deal’

Fremantle port workers striking over their demand for equal pay with colleagues in the region should accept the “generous” offer on the table, Prime Minister Roger Cook says, claiming the industrial action has not affected operations. When workers walked off the job at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Cook said some ships had been brought into … Read more

Fearful Aunt: Should I change my behavior and accept things like the cashless system, even if I don't want to?

Dear Aunt, Younger people increasingly accuse me of living in the past. Some of the reasons for this are that although I have a bank card, I still use cash and like to have notes in my wallet and coins in my pocket. I insist on speaking to bank tellers who I can talk to. … Read more