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George Augustus Robinson served as Chief Protector of Aborigines in colonial Victoria (then known as Port Phillip) from 1839 until late 1849. During this time he traveled extensively throughout southern Australia meeting with Aboriginal societies. His journal is an unparalleled source of information and this special abridged edition publishes his observations of the Aboriginal people he met with.

Local Outcome Agreements play a key role in developing better services by setting out intended service improvements and anticipated measurable impacts of these improvements.

This article examines the responses of national governments to the economic crisis that commenced in 2008. We argue that the current search for new bases for accumulation is leading to reforms designed to weaken the position of labour. Moreover, the tendency towards a weakening of labour''s position was already evident across different ''varieties of capitalism'' before the crisis erupted. We discuss the implications for comparative institutional analysis and stress the need for a renewed focus on the underlying dynamics of capitalist economies.

This paper focuses on health-care assistants as individuals and a sectional group in terms of how they experience the NHS modernisation and skill mix agenda. Empirical material focuses on aspiration, frustration and job satisfaction. Findings report highly sectional work groups which promote populist coping strategies.

Numerous computer-based systems are increasingly being used to facilitate the management and delivery of health care. Doctors, like many others in occupations where computers are being introduced, often have insufficient knowledge of the technology on which these systems are based, and are unable to estimate the depth or scope of education required to participate in planning their implementation and use.