The establishment people tell us that if the workers wanted to share the profits, it was called communism. When management wants to share profits, it's called a bonus
- Phil Donahue
Meanwhile, NSW Treasurer Andrew Refshauge has announced his resignation as Deputy Premier and as a member of Parliament today Iemma elected NSW Premier: Wild Times of Sydney
Eye on Politics & Law Lords: Going cheap: Sydney's transport secrets
It's amazing what you can get for $20 these days
How about a fully featured IBM server computer, slightly used by the State Transit Authority but with all its data intact? Data such as payroll and financial information, Sydney public transport passenger counts and a high-level code for the city's ticketing systems. That's what a Sydney computer engineer, Geoffrey Huntley, says he found on computers bought at a government auction recently - and it wasn't just one server; there were 12 of them. Some still had backup tapes in their drives. Huntley posted pictures of the computer system screens - with key information faded out to be unreadable - on his website (www.geoffreyhuntley.com) on Saturday. These included incident reports, charter bus hiring systems, school bookings, employee numbers and employee access PINs
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