Longer wait on dole between jobs in ACT
Canberra district unemployment rose to 5,195 in November, a record, with average unemployment duration lengthening to 12 weeks. Juniors up 343 to 2,150. adult male unemployment for November inflated by building trade strikes. Unfilled vacancies fell 13 percent to 288. females up to 13.5 weeks. Dr Kent notes long-term trend. N W Passlow cites short-term building demand and storm repairs.
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Act
Canberra-Queanbeyan
Commonwealth Employment Service
Canberra
Amnes Situs
Sonia Canberra
Building Industry
Department of the Capital Territory
Kent
The
ANU
Department of Employment and Industrial Relations
N. W. Passlow
Civilians clash over defence project amid Section 55 charges
Two civilian officers a naval engineer and a clerk faced alleged Section 55 charges in a dispute over naval technical services and the procurement of FG-7 class frigates. The row splits Defence Department unions, with a report urging a sweeping overhaul to separate civilian and naval lines within an integrated system.
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Defence Department
Public Services
Public Service Act
Defence Service
Ont Aiihe Selon
Defence
United States
Pro- Engineers
Australia
Association of Architect Engineers
Aus
FFG
Administrative and Clerical Officers Association
APEA
Aaesda
Naval Technical Services
Defence Committee
Department of Defence
The
Treasury
Australian election details from Belconnen tally room and polling norms
An Australian Electoral Office update describes polling at Belconnen High School and 8,500 booths nationwide with 8am to 8pm hours. Voters will use two ballots for House of Representatives and Senate with numbered preferences. Posters in multiple languages explain marking ballots. campaign events note the Liberal National split and Labor positions, plus coverage of parties' activities and page 24 polling booth ad details.
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Belconnen High School
Yeste
Cone
House of Representatives
Senate
Australia
Casto
Nene
Ition G
Unemployment figures mark worst since mid-1940s data begin
National registered unemployed fall 3.6 percent to 356,957 in November, with Victoria dropping sharply as power disputes fade. State totals show NSW, Queensland rising, while Northern Territory and Victorian rates shift. Opposition leader Whitlam decries policies as driving a future catastrophe.
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Melbourne
Mr Street
Commonwealth Employment Service
CES
Warwick Bracken
Victoria
Tonemy
Western Australia
ISW
South Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Whitlam
Nsw
Queensland
Fraser
Melbourne merchant seeks new life for ex RAF bombers
Bob Hoskin of Clayton Victoria owns four ex RAAF Neptune maritime patrol bombers bought from the Government to break for engines. He would prefer them find a use in Australia or abroad rather than be destroyed and has placed them for sale. The story also notes disputes over Qantas profits and government disposal policy affecting aviation finance and a pending sale advertisement for the Neptune aircraft.
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Spit
Melbourne
Street
Aupost
ACTU
Hawke
I Street
Bob Hoskin
Clayton
Victoria
Mc Hoskins
Austria
RAAF
Rhode
Qantas
Sydney
Treasury
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Belconnen
House of Representatis
Country Prie
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Winlan
Paids
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National Country Party
Labor Sena
Merchant
Acre
Ay Frank Chan
Bruce Juddery
Taineer
ANU Mountaineering Club
George Stern
Ivan Illich
Maurice Dunlevy
Iris Murdoch
John Bryant
Peter Rusbridge
Iraq
Gavin Long
S. S. Richardson
George Dick
Maritime History of
Anberra Tin
Poeta
Lex
Canberra Times
Haslem
T. Rothwall
P.O
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