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    The Dismissal

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    of NSW in 1972. By then the Gough Whitlam had ended 23 years of liberal leadership and had begun making rapid changes to Australia. He had ended conscription‚ introduced the Medi Bank Health System and ended the White Australia policy. However skyrocketing inflation and the highest unemployment figures in Australia’s history also accompanied his rise to power. When Sir Paul Hasluck retired as governor general in 1974 Sir John was appointed in his place. Whitlam believed that because of Sir John’s

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    The Whitlam Government

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    The Whitlam Government (1972 – 1975) introduced many ideas that impacted on all the people of Australia. There may have been impediments that prevented the Whitlam Government from introducing new ideas‚ such as the Senate. Nevertheless in three years the Whitlam Government managed to win the hearts of many Australians. In their three year reign the Whitlam Government managed to create Medibank‚ establish firm relations with People’s Republic of China‚ establish the Department of Aboriginal Affairs

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    The Whitlam Dismissal from the perspective of Sir John Kerr Sir John Kerr is one of the most controversial figures in Australian Political History. He was the centre of the Whitlam dismissal which took place on the 11th of November 1975. Historians say that the Whitlam Dismissal was one of the most controversial issues in Australian History. Sir John Kerr was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Australia’s 18th Governor General. Born in Balmain in 1914‚ Kerr grew

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    Gough Whitlam

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    Gough Whitlam came into office toward the end of 1972. He was the first Labor Prime Minister in 23 years‚ and he arrived in the position keen to bring about a number of reforms and a new‚ progressive approach to the Australian national identity. Whitlam had already reformed the Labor Party’s policy platform prior to coming to power‚ and as Prime Minister he established new Commonwealth bodies to deal with Aboriginal and Environmental issues‚ introduced free university education‚ and ended conscription

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    Gough Whitlam

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    Edward Gough Whitlam the 21st Prime minister of Australia and 1st Labor Prime Minister in 23 years was born in Kew‚ Melbourne on the 11th of July 1916. In 1921 the family moved to Sydney where he started his education attending Mowbray House and Knox grammar school and then moved again with the family at the age of 10 in 1926‚ to Canberra where he attended Telopea Park High School and Canberra Boys school. In 1935 Gough Whitlam enrolled at the University of Sydney where he completed an arts degree

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    Unfair Dismissal

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    1 .Identify and explain five reasons for dismissal that would be considered ‘fair’ according to current legal definitions . Misconduct : Employee have broken one or more of the terms of their employment‚ e.g.: Continually missing work ‚ poor discipline ‚ theft or dishonesty. Redundancy : This means there’s no more‚ or not enough work for employee. It might occur if: employer closes or restructures ‚employer relocates ‚employer needs fewer workers . Incapability : This means that employee can’t

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    Gough Whitlam Contribution

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    “Maintain your rage and enthusiasm.” (20th Anniversary: Maintain your Rage‚ 2014) This was the simple yet heavily implicating request left by Edward Gough Whitlam as he expounded his controversial dismissal from his position as Prime Minister of Australia. Born on 11th of July‚ 1916‚ Whitlam‚ who was a member of the Australian Labour Party‚ was known as “a force to be reckoned with” (40th Anniversary Of The 1974 Joint Sitting Of Parliament‚ 2014) and was a crucial figure in developing many Government

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    Academic Dismissal

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    Overcoming Academic Dismissal Final Draft (#8) At the beginning of the school year‚ I was given the opportunity to make one of my dreams a reality-returning to school. When I attempted to register for my classes online and couldn’t‚ I panicked. Not knowing why‚ I scheduled an appointment to talk to a counselor. I learned I was on academic dismissal and had to complete an array of tasks to continue to be a Santa Rosa Junior College student. There are several positive ways that I overcame the

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    What Is Dismissal

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    Dismissal The dismissal that takes place in the movie (from 3 minutes into part 1 of the movie is operations reasons (also known as retrenchment). According to the Labor Relations Act (LRA) there are only three reasons why a person is allowed to be dismissed from the work place. But even with these three ways there are still steps that need to be followed. If an employee has been retrenched‚ the company must have done everything in their power to try and avoid the situation. A consultation and

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    Unfair Dismissal

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    Unfair dismissal   Ethical issues arise when a person believes that they have been dismissed without any proper reasons. When someone is putting in an unfair dismissal remedy application‚ FWA (fair work Australia) must decide if this dismissal was unethical. FWA must take into account the following points which decide wether the dismissal was harsh‚ unjust or unreasonable‚ therefore making it unethical. * whether there was a valid reason for the dismissal related to the person’s capacity

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