Unemployment Falls Slightly in August With School Leavers Drop
Unemployed at 333,978 after a 3,413 decline in August, a 1 percent drop. Vacancies rose 6.8 percent to 20,375 while 157,874 people registered for unemployment benefits. NSW and Queensland show improvement. Victoria offsets gains with a rise to 79,289.
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Guilfoyle
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Queensland
Victoria
South Australia
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Tasmania
Northern Territory
Unemployment in ACT Drops Slightly Amid Mixed Shifts
The August ACT unemployment total was 4,632, down 106 from July. Adult male unemployment rose to 2,171 while females fell to 688 due to school holidays. Junior male and female figures also shifted with 1,052 junior males and 72 junior females unemployed. Unfilled vacancies edged up to 316. Commonwealth Employment Service says most vacancies are under referral. electrical trades and panel beating are harder to fill. Canberra MP Haslem calls the drop heartening and cites talks on public service ceilings and options for youth if government action continues.
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Monwealth Employment Service
R. R. Clark
Canberra
Haslem
Lib
Fraser
Knight
ACT
Central SS staff to view own files under supervised access
Social Security central office staff will, on a rostered basis and under supervision, access their personal records from September 12 to 30 with appointments afterward. The move, hailed as a breakthrough, allows extracts of future interview and promotion-appeal statements while preserving medical records and other protected data.
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Department of Social Security
Administrative Services
D. Carney
Carney
Canberra transfer costs upgrade for Barton computer
The transfer of Department of the Capital Territory computer services from Fyshwick to Barton would cost taxpayers about $117 220. The Barton computer lacks Fyshwick’s capabilities and upgrading parts are needed to restore services.
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Canberra
Senate
Fyshwick
Public Service Board
Barton
Burroughs Computer Services Bureau
Attorney- General
Hawke warns unemployment may hit seven percent
The Australian Council of Trade Unions chief Hawke warned unemployment could reach about 7 percent of the workforce or roughly 434,000 by early next year unless government policies change. He spoke at Melbourne press conference amid August figures and said the public was misled as unemployment rose by 86,000 in two years. He urged private sector stimulation and cut in indirect taxes to ease the rise.
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Australian Council of Trade Unions
Mr Hawke
Melbourne
Street
Hawke
National Labour Consultative Council
Canberra Times defamation ruling awards Renouf damages
Australia’s Ambassador to the United States Alan Renouf was awarded 19 300 plus costs in the ACT Supreme Court defamation case against Federal Capital Press of Australia Pty Ltd publishers of the Canberra Times. Justice Blackburn found malice in the December 17 1975 Canberra Times article by Bruce Juddery, but not in NSW publication, noting interjurisdictional law differences. He declined exemplary damages, calling the piece journalism abused rather than a calculated attack.
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United States
Alan Renouf
Federal Capital Press of Australia Pty Ltd
Canberra Times
ACT Supreme Court
Justice Blackburn
Bruce Juddery
Enour
Renouf
Nsw
Act
Blackburn
Unions face study on migrants in national review
Perth report notes a national review of migrant services will include examining union treatment of migrants. Chair F. Galbally said the panel has heard criticism of unions toward migrants who do not speak English and that few migrants from non English speaking countries are prominent in union affairs.
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Perth
F. Galbally
ACOA to Move Federal HQ to Canberra in 1979
The Administrative and Clerical Officers Association votes to transfer its federal headquarters from Sydney to Canberra, effective January 1, 1979, with Melbourne to retain an industrial office. Internal debate pits Mr Stanmer against Mr Watty Peck over costs and personnel, while delegates back the Canberra location as the best link to politicians.
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Commonwealth Employees
Canberra
Sydney
Wattie Peck
Imer
ACOA
Association
Peck
Melbourne
Wests Favoured To Beat Royals In ACTRU Final
Rugby union action centers on the ACTRU grand final at Ainslie with Wests as slight favourites over Royals today. Back Page details.
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Royals
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Ainslie
Fitter
Eastlake
Queanbeyan
Actafl
Manuka
Hawthorn
Parramatta
Sydney
Monaro
Juventus
Canberra City
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