WORKING HOURS IN AUSTRALIA There has grown to be a distinctive problem in Australia of extended working hours. ... Despite these trends, little government action has been made to alleviate the problem, other than measures to encourage mothers to stay at home, thoughbaby bonuses?... Allowing the situation of some working too much, and others too little, is morally reprehensible yet there is little government action to address the issue. ... BIBLIOGRAPHY Australian Council of Trade Unions. 2002.Factbox The working hours of Australians? ... Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...

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There are three levels of government; federal, state and local. ... State government has power over pollution, price controls, state courts etc. and local government has power over rates, building approvals and zoning. ... The government has a number of economic objectives. ... Trade policies influence the exchange rate and determines the levels of production for Australian industries. ... Trade policies help the economy by encouraging Australians to buy Australian products. ...

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The Chinese government abolished higher education so many students come to Australia as exchange students to complete their higher education. ... Therefore consumer needs for higher quality of life is intervened by government through funding from taxation and the country's profit. ... Therefore government's intervention and private sectors help in order for consumer wants of an equal distribution of income to be fulfilled. ... The private sector and Government intervention dignifies the affect of unemployment which is in the need for more jobs. ... Therefore Government interventio...

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Microeconomic reform begun in Australia with a big bang, the floating of the dollar in 1983. ... To reduce inflation however, the government simply implements appropriate Microeconomic reforms to lower price levels. ... Recent MER's which have helped lower unemployment is the privatisation of Airlines, Telstra and government companies. ... Privatisation, along with other MER's has ensured the growth of the Australian Economy. ...

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This is true, but what he failed to point out is like with Australia, communities are widley spread out and to walk home from town would take hours. ... Canadians are also taxed harder than Americans, on average 30% of a Canadians pay cheque is taken away to pay for government services eg. ... And most recently the BBC - a government funded organisation, has shown that it is not afraid to stand alone and speak out against the hand that feeds it eg. ... Where as CNN Americas largest news channel on t.v are constantly being accused, by more objective journalists, of filtering stories which coul...

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This was a response of the Bangladeshi government to April ´s collapse and burn of the Rena Plaza factory where hundreds of workers were killed. ... The president also remark's that in other countries like Australia (16.88$), France (12.09$) or United Kingdom (9.83$) the minimum wages are much higher than in the US and how that benefit their respective economies. ...

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The outbreak of the SARS from March to June 2003 scared away visitors both from mainland China and overseas countries such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. ... In the darkest hour, Hong Kong government must implement some measures to revitalize the economy. Therefore, supported by central government the Individual Visit Scheme was introduced, giving Hong Kong a boost. ...

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