First there was the industrial revolution - when machines and factories changed society forever. The next two great waves of change came within living memory for many of us: women's liberation and the information technology age. Both had ...See moreFirst there was the industrial revolution - when machines and factories changed society forever. The next two great waves of change came within living memory for many of us: women's liberation and the information technology age. Both had an enormous impact on Australian working lives and are the focus of The Way Were Were: Clocking On. We are reminded of the panic caused when computers started replacing people in jobs and examines whether the dire predictions came true.
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