SYDNEY, Australia—Some 30,000 people took part in an August 7 rally and picnic here organized by the trade union movement. The event was part of a national protest campaign against new antiunion laws to be placed before the incoming federal parliament. The government of Prime Minister John Howard announced sweeping changes that erode the minimum wage and open the way for bosses to cut premium pay for overtime, shift work, and weekend work, among other things.

—BOB AIKEN  
 
 
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