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Anne Hawke

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Measuring the impact of gambling: an economist's view


It concludes that, if the position of 'problem gamblers' (those addicted to gambling) is included in the analysis, gambling may well be an economic burden to our society. Anne Hawke writes that in a recent draft report on Australia's gambling industry, the Australian Productivity Commission found that, on balance, gambling has a positive impact on...
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Industrial relations in workplaces employing Indigenous Australians


Workplaces with Indigenous employees are qualitatively different from other workplaces because such workplaces use industrial relations practices consistent with encouraging greater cultural diversity within the firm. Whether this results from proactive measures on the part of management, or whether they result as a strategic initiative to solve existing problems is not clear.

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