Aust PM prepared to drop FTA with China
Prime Minister Tony Abbott hopes to sign a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Alex Ellinghausen) (October 3, 2014) - Australia is prepared to walk away from a much-touted free trade agreement with China unless there are major last-minute concessions on farm products, according to well-placed government sources. Prime...
‘World’s poorest President’ explains why we should kick rich people out of politics
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica is seen at the garden of his house on the outskirts of Montevideo, after an interview with Agence France-Presse on July 9, 2014. Mujica told AFP Wednesday that sales of marijuana will be delayed until next year because of difficulties in implementing the controversial law legalizing the drug....
Agencies treat security guards like slaves
Point of view Unfair practice in security industry For a long time, it has been the industry practice for security agencies to enforce a "mandatory" 12-hour day or night shift on their employees ("Higher wages for security guards from September 2016"; Thursday). One needs only to look at the agencies' recruitment advertisements...
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