THE commitment and courage of those who fought the Black Saturday fires is in no doubt. As Premier John Brumby told The Age: "I think everybody in the CFA did their best to protect the state. In terms of effort and endeavour, I don't think you can fault that." Yet..read more

DOCTORS plan to partly resume surgery at the troubled new $100 million Bathurst Base Hospital today after extraordinary measures were taken to overcome patient safety concerns due to its failed communications systems.

COMMUNICATION is vital in a fast-paced world and efficient and cost-effective communication on the run can mean the difference between success and failure.

For people who can't be reached on the phone, there is the ancient art of paging, writes Kate Hagan.

Anne Lee Admissions manager, Royal Hospital for Women Age 43