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Share on Twitter The Transport Workers Union is demanding stronger protections for Australia's gig economy after Uber announced it will classify tens of thousands of UK drivers as "workers".  Uber made the world-first move - covering some 70,000 drivers and riders - after a UK Supreme Court ruled in February that Uber drivers were entitled to employment rights. It is a massive change in the business model of a company that had argued before Britain's Supreme Court that its drivers were self-employed. Union secretary Michael Kaine said Australia needed to enforce better regulation...

Russell Pike The Grand Prize winner will be featured on the Baen website. The author will be given a trophy and paid professional rates. Grand Prize, second, and third place winners each receive free admission into the 2021 International Space Development Conference and a year’s membership in the National Space Society, as well as an assortment of Baen Books and National Space Society merchandise. The winners will be honored during the virtual International Space Development Conference, to be held May 27, 2021. Judges were Les Johnson and the editors of Baen Books. For more information, inc...

A unifier, Michael Somare always had Papua New Guinea’s independence in mind in dealing with Australia, or any nation.

Ball Aerospace Selected to Integrate, Test 'Sailcraft' for NASA Solar Propulsion Technology Demonstration Ball Aerospace has been selected to support Solar Cruiser, a NASA small satellite technology demonstration on the use of solar photons for propulsion in space. Ball will perform several mission-critical functions, including the integration and test of the satellite bus with the solar sail system that will form the completed "Sailcraft."  "Solar Cruiser will be an important step in the advancement of solar propulsion tech...

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace has been selected to support Solar Cruiser, a NASA small satellite technology demonstration on ...