Wage methods unfair to low paid men say advocates
Mr. Robinson urged government action to let the Arbitration Tribunal set basic wages and margins together. He warned the current split system favors salaried workers and harms overall wage relativity, citing metal trades margins as evidence and noting large costs to 400,000 and 160,000 workers respectively.
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Japanese Woman Dies By Fire In Tokyo Park
A 47-year-old Japanese woman with a heart condition died after pouring petrol over herself and setting fire in a Tokyo park. The act occurred at the weekend and was reported by British United Press from Tokyo.
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ANU seeks tenders for rock lab extensions
The Australian National University calls for tenders to extend and complete its rock mechanics laboratory within the Geophysics Department. The works will house the rock crushing and mineral separation plant and provide better space for preparing thin sections polishing rock specimens diamond drilling and cutting.
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Teaching Speeded With New Methods at NSW conference
Mr. Marshall a senior training officer with the Public Service Board spoke after returning from a conference on programmed instruction at the University of New South Wales last week. The gathering of over 100 psychologists researchers teachers and training officers from universities schools public services and the armed services represented Australia and New Crimea. He described programmed instruction as learning at the student pace through small steps and noted it can be delivered from paper to large electronic computers. The system is also called automated learning teaching machines self tutoring programmes and teaching laboratories. Delegates were told one third of American schools use it across subjects with emphasis on mathematics calculus and the sciences.
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Jets Sweep Canberra in RAF Vulcan Visit
Hundreds flee homes and offices as a Royal Air Force Vulcan bomber flies over Canberra. The jet, one of three that visited Sydney last weekend, flew non stop to Australia and then over 10 country towns before heading to Perth on the way to Britain.
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