Domestic Use of Water and Energy, WA. A snapshot of water and energy use in WA homes [Australian Bureau of Statistics]
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Global Poverty: How Demanding Are Our Obligations?. Peter Singer Peter Singer walks listeners through one of his most provocative philosophical arguments -- that affluent individuals must acknowledge their moral obligation to relieve the unnecessary death and suffering of the poor. His sinuous reasoning starts with the simple case of a bystander coming upon a child drowning in a pond with…
Clinic offers $1m for radiologist. A NORTH Queensland x-ray clinic is offering a salary of up to a $1 million for a new radiologist because of the worldwide shortage in the profession. [Herald Sun | Breaking News]
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Conference hears oil price drop prediction. Abc.net.au - Tue Sep 12, 09:42 am GMT [News4Sites - Australia Economy]
Top scientists to deliver bad climate news. HUNDREDS of the world's top climate scientists gather in Paris tomorrow to frame a report expected to issue the bleakest assessment yet about global warming and its effects on the weather system. [Herald Sun | Breaking News]
Forms of Employment, Australia. One in seven Australian workers employed on contract [Australian Bureau of Statistics]
Academic shortages. In today’s Australian, an article about potential shortages in academic staff. I was quoted: According to Hugo, the oldest baby boomers will pass 65 in 2011, so the exodus of academic retirees will gather momentum during the second and third decades of the century. But Melbourne Business School economics professor Joshua Gans says “the crunch time will be…
Low-paid workers, changing patterns of work and life, and participation in VET. This item includes an audio recording of an interview with researcher Barbara Pocock; the accompanying interview transcript; and the occasional paper itself. In this interview, Steve Davis talks with researcher Barbara Pocock about her paper, 'Low-paid workers, changing patterns of work and life, and participation in vocational education…