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Articles in July, 2007 issue of Lamp, The

• Education and skills are economic issues: with WorkChoices and his abuse of the skilled-worker immigration scheme, John Howard is setting us on a low-skill, low-wage economic path. Labor's alternative is a policy of increased investment in education
  by Brett Holmes
• Chinese nurses take up arms
• Lack of foresight behind skills shortage: workforce planning requires vision and foresight, attributes that have been sadly lacking in Australia over the past 10 years as our desperate skills shortage shows
• Workchoices directive: you shall not adjust your bra strap
• Much-loved and respected: Lucy Lim 11 November 1947-25 April 2006
• Join the Bourgeois Bushwalkers
  by Natalie Cutler
• Staffing win for RPA maternity unit: midwives' determination delivers results
• Clinical classifications under review: association seeks wage increases and allowances
• The write stuff: working in a psychiatric rehabilitation facility is hard work and Felicity Daphne Baldry, RN, finds poetry is a great escape
• Harvard Medical School Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol
• Abbott blames nurses for waiting lists: we won't be bullied, union tells government
• Message of protest gets local: nurses can send a message of protest to John Howard in his own backyard
• Sacking workers is easy, just restructure
• A dedicated nurse and community member: Noel Pursey Butler 13 August 1944-6 December 2006
  by Margaret Harris
• Diary dates
• Earthquake relief was life changing
  by Peta Broekman
• Online help for alcohol problems
• TAFE NSW shows how it can be done
• Nursing home gains union collective agreement: union-negotiated agreement protects and improves conditions
• Warning! 48 workplaces without local branch representation
• Branch deserves credit
  by Glen Barrington
• 2008 scholarships for rural students
• Career break scheme introduced
• Ask Judith: when it comes to your rights and entitlements at work, NSWNA assistant general secretary Judith Jiejda has the answers
  by Judith Kiejda
• Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests
• Governments urged to sign workplace charter
• Good chat and cuppa with Labor candidates: Ryde Hospital nurses raised their concerns over a cuppa with Deputy Labor Leader, Julia Gillard, and ALP candidate for Bennelong, Maxine McKew
• 33 million reasons to laugh all the way to the bank
• In the land of women: an enjoyable movie about a man's friendship and connection with women
  by Jenny Rex
• Mozart and the Whale: An Unexpected Love Story
• When will I qualify for CEA?
  by Marlene Palmai
• Campaign for health equality
• More funding needed for uni nursing places
• Workshops to help protect aged care nurses: confused about the new workplace laws? Overwhelmed about negotiating a new agreement? Workshops are here to help
• A sharp sense of humour and a warm heart: Tony Dobson
  by Ian O'Dea
• Grateful for extended leave
  by Kate Drew
• Workloads breakthrough: new guidelines put an end to excessive workloads in ED, community health and mental health inpatient units
• Wall-to-wall big brother
• The triumphs and tragedies of Edith Piaf: La Vie En Rose is a moving and superbly directed film that celebrates the life and times of one of France's most successful entertainers. Highly recommended
  by Meg Collins
• Damages for Psychiatric Injuries
• Package cheered me up
  by Sharon Emerson
• 37 billionaires top rich list
• No training. No English … now you are a nurse: an NSWNA member went to China on an assignment to train nurses about aged care for Australian nursing homes. She came back deeply concerned about the integrity of the project
• Maternity leave a boon for Natalie
• Complementary/Alternative Therapies in Nursing
• Celebrating in style
  by Catherine Hugo
• Nominations open for Safe Work Awards
• 4% pay rise for public nurses: new wages campaign next year
• NSWNA scholarships support nurses in education and research: the Edith Cavell Trust awards scholarships to NSWNA members to support their education and nursing research. Applications are still open for the 2008 scholarships
• On the Edge of Justice: The Legal Needs of People with a Mental Illness in NSW