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Green-Collar Jobs: Turn Green Switch Now For A Fresh Boost Of Energy, Anna Rose, Susan Harris Rimmer
Green-Collar Jobs: Turn Green Switch Now For A Fresh Boost Of Energy, Anna Rose, Susan Harris Rimmer
Susan Harris Rimmer
Transitioning from a carbon-intensive economy into a new, clean energy economy and society could be seen as an opportunity to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other green-collar and green-professional industries. Australia should aim for a just transition to new jobs skilled jobs, good jobs, fair workplaces for the country's youth, with the added benefit of export value.
“Orphans” Or Veterans?: Justice For Children Born Of War In East Timor, Susan Harris Rimmer
“Orphans” Or Veterans?: Justice For Children Born Of War In East Timor, Susan Harris Rimmer
Susan Harris Rimmer
All over East Timor, one can find “orphans” whose parents still live, and “wives” who have never been married. These labels mask an open secret in Timorese society—hundreds of children were born of rape during the Indonesian occupation from 1974 to 1999. As a result of the United Nations Population Fund’s 2004 census, data is finally available on the current population of East Timor. This has unexpectedly revealed a baby boom, perhaps in response to the emotional losses of the occupation. The fertility rate was found to be one of the highest in the world, at 6.1 babies per woman.1 …