Bigger unions in Australia face internal delays and risks
The Canberra Times discusses the push for amalgamations among Australia’s 390 unions, aiming for larger bodies and efficiency. It notes the delay in forming the Amalgamated Metalworkers Union, attributed to internal disputes, and weighs potential benefits against internal tensions and broader consequences for industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Metalworkers Union
Amalgamated Engineering Union
Boilermakers and Blacksmiths Society
Sheet Metal Workers Union
Australia
AEU
Garland
Union amalgamation eyed to simplify negotiations
The metal and engineering trades face a move toward a single big union to reduce demarcation issues and ease enforcement of agreements. Employers would prefer unified leadership, while opposition from the DLP centers on political fears. A widening gap between officials and rank and file is feared as the union grows.
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DLP
A L. Burns
Mareshell
Ooid
Labor Party
South Australia’s new priorities shift to quality of life
Dr Grant Inglis, SA’s first Director of Environment, reflects on migration to Australia, outlines Dunstan government aims to improve living standards over aggressive industrial growth, and signals an environmental charter for the 1970s. The article contrasts Adelaide’s livability with other cities and notes stronger noise and emission controls to reshape industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Environment
Dr Inglis
Ingles
South Australian
University of Aberdeen
London University
British Museum of Natural History
Australia
Western Australian Museum
Perth
Kangaroo Valley
Earl's Court
South Australian Museum
Inglis
Labor
Don Dunstan
South Australian Foundation Day
South Australia
Thomas Playford
Ition
Robin Millhouse
Dunstan
South
Committee On the Environment
Paris
France
Earth
Latin language usage sparks a year end debate
A Canberra reader argues that Latin phrases in a newspaper headline misstate timing and suggests proper Latin forms such as annus Domini or omitting the tag. He comments on the paper's December 31 lead about Anta Domini 1971 and notes concerns about stylistic correctness in public writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Kuhn
Letters on hospital treatment and Canberra politics
A Canberra doctor counters a spokesman on hospital casualty workloads noting many general practitioners work extra hours and arrange cover. The letter argues casualty numbers rose only moderately with population growth and cites Dr Atkinson and Burns discussing Labor Party leadership and democratic principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra Times
Canberra
Powellism and Black Power reshape Britain's race debate
In a London conference on immigration and race Powell’s pronouncements on Asia challenge British Caribbeans and Asians, sparking debate among West Indian leaders. Moderates push for integration within the system while Black Power advocates seek independent black organization and Labour ties. education and generation gaps appear as critical fault lines.
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Enoch Powell
Caribbean
Asia
Britain
Powell
Mr Powell
London
British-Caribbean Association
BCA
John Hunt
Bromley
Dr Pitt
Clapham
West Indies
England
America
Maurice Chevalier Obituary A Debonair French Icon Dies
Obituary recalls Maurice Chevalier, France’s adored boulevardier and singer famed for Mimi and Paris Oui, who died at 83 after a career spanning Folies Bergere to Hollywood. Born in Menilmontant, he survived WWI captivity, scandal amid WWII, and a late comeback including Disney’s Aristocats.
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France
Place Pigalle
Paris
Chevalier
Brorn
Menilmontant
Victor Charles
Josephine Bossche Chevalier
Iiter
Theamily
Maurice
The
Folies- Bergere
Mistinguett
Imany
Hevalier
Jeanette Macdonald
Claudeue Colbert
Evelyn Brent
Leslie Caron
Gigi
Chevaliers Metier
Charles de Gaulle
Harry Lauder
al Jolson
City of
New York
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Grant Inglis
Adelaide
Orvyself
Twellen
Campbell
NCDC
Acton
W. R. Atkinson
Department of General Practice
Canberra Hospital
Kathleen Abbott
Torrens
Jeff Crawford
David Pit
Roy Sawh
Black Power
Tf World Council of Churches
Pit
Labour Party
Eest
Fitt
Mack
Maurice Chevalier
Casino de Paris
George Gershwin
Iiving
Berlin
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Sro
Yvonne Vallee
Vichy France
Germany
United States
Stockholm
State Department
Georges Carpenter
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