Row on PS holiday pay to court over Christmas work
Arbitration sessions tomorrow and Thursday aim to settle a major dispute between Public Service unions and the Government over pay rates for staff required to work on Christmas and New Year. A Holiday Advice circular lists December 25 and January 1 as ordinary Saturdays for compensation, affecting PS, Telecommunication and Posta staff.
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Public Service
Public Service Board
Telecommunication Commission
Posta Commission
The
Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
Justice Isracs
Relief efforts after cyclone hit Queensland coast
Emergency services moved to relief cyclone torn Mornington Island Burketown and Karumba all three declared disaster areas. RAAF Caribou aircraft dropped tents blankets food and tarpaulins while Hercules transports aided. Queensland Vice Premier Bjelke-Petersen urged Federal aid as damage tops eight million dollars and a task force is being assembled for urgent relief.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Mornington Island
Burketown
Karumba
Raaf Caribou
Townsville
Hercules
RAAF
Richmond
Sydney
Bjelke-Petersen
Mornington Island Cyclone Devastates Towns In Gulf Report
Winds of 200 kph battered Burketown and Mornington Island as cyclone damages left eight homes destroyed in Burketown and only six buildings standing on Mornington Island. Power cut, generators airlifted, and relief efforts rolled out while Canberra and Queensland officials monitored the crisis and a search for a missing 22 metre fishing launch proceeded.
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Ted
Tracy
Darwin
Lad
Burketown
Mount Isa
J. Vaudin
Mornington Island
Karumba
Gulf of Carpentaria
Marine Operations Centre
Canberra
Pirates and storm threaten Vietnamese refugees voyage
Refugee voyage hampered by deadly storm as pirates loom offshore. Readers are urged to follow page 3 for UN Secretary General remarks on Middle East peace prospects. Also noted is political crisis in Ixrovl hinting at possible early elections.
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Middle East
Ixrovl
Commuters Stranded as Wellington Floods Kill Child
Wellington faces severe floods from torrential rain isolating suburbs. Three-year-old Guy Redfern-Hardisty died when trees collapsed on a Girl Guides centre. Emergency services set up shelters at Wellington Town Hall while Civil Defence coordinates relief with helicopters, Army convoys, and RNZAF transport. Weather records show the wettest day since 1862 with over 130 millimetres of rain by 4.30pm.
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Wellington
Hunt Road
Guy Redfern-Hardisty
Girl Guides
Prgsonnel
Cing
Wellington Town Hall
The
Civil Defence Organisation
T Special
Parliament Beehive
USS Coast Guard
Burton Island
Police recover $3000 in gambling chips from lake scene
Divers pulled about 3000 dollars in gambling chips from a lake near Queanbeyan. The chips, valued from 2 to 100 dollars, were found with a safe door and receipt books. Police suspect they may have been stolen from a New South Wales club and linked to a break in Monaro Street last month.
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Nsw
Queanbeyan
Monaro Street
Lake Grinninderca
Spence
Canberra Bus Service Suspends Saturday Christmas Day
Canberra's bus service will not operate on Christmas Day to let drivers spend time with families. A Capital Territory spokesman said fare collection could reach 125 dollars, versus average weekday takings of 7000, justifying the holiday. Buses run on Sunday timetables December 26 27 28 and January 1 2.
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Canberra
Department of the ‘Capital Territory
Bus obstacle at ACT courts draws magistrate ire
A police bus moved back to the Woden station after blocking magistrates’ view as they exited the ACT Law Courts underground car park. Yellow lines mark the ramp area to the cells, creating a near obstruction for returning police vehicles. Only one magistrate, Mc Dinner, disagreed, noting his Austin Healey Sprite could see under the bus.
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Canberra
Woden
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Australian Public Service Association
Taylor
Council of Australian Government Employees Npaneatione
CAGEO
APSA
Justice Isaacs
ACT
Administratio and Clericals Officers Association
Geoff Blunden
Blunden
Burketown Shire Hall
Morningtown Island
Picturegrams
Lynch
Messige
Fraser
Bielke-Petersen
Perth
Aboriginal Affairs
My Viner
Gnangara
Ntis
Viner
New Era Aboriginal Fellowship Incorporated
Tanelle Jt
CSIRO
Pirates
Mid-East
Japan
Television Minister
Cvc-Tv
Pakistan
Western Australia
Canberra Times
Pedr Davis
Wheels
Rudin
RLU
Linton
Defence
New Zealand
Aapsap
Peter George
Guewnbeyan
Jack W
Antic
Max Blyton
Beos
Jean Patou
Wort
Jane
David Jones
Ieee Sela Es
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