
Issue No 101		06 July 2001

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PNG – Howard Should Speak Out

The Howard Government has been condemned for its silence on the slaying of seven Papuan New Guinean students, shot by police at an anti-privatisation rally last week.

A group of students from the University of PNG addressed the Labor Council of NSW, outlining the events that led up to the violence.

One of the students, who does not want to be named, told delegates the students had been protesting plans by the IMF and World Bank to privatize the bulk of the nation's government authorities and infrastructure.

Under the plans, the entire national infrastructure, including electricity supply, would be owned by foreign multinational corporations.

Labor Council secretary John Robertson says the silence of the Howard Government in the face of the killings has been "deafening". "The issue is right on our doorstep, but there has been an inappropriately subdued response."

The Labor Council has resolved to send a delegation to visit the PNG High Commissioner to advise of their concerns and call upon the PNG Government to allow democratic and discussion on the future of Government assets and guarantee the safety of students and trade unionists seeking to express their views.

A rally in support of the PNG students is being held in martin Place, Noon, Sunday July 8.

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Issue 101 contents

Interview: A Little Knowledge
Labor's science spokesman Martyn Evans was the Opposition's key player on the Knowledge Nation inquiry. He fills us in on the process.

Education: Theory and Practise
Whether or not you agree with the priorities for of Barry Jones’ Knowledge Nation Taskforce, Julie Wells argues its boldness has to be admired.

E-Change: 1.1 Email Nation
In the first of a series of articles on politics and the new economy, Peter Lewis and Michael Gadiel argue network technologies are reshaping the fundamentals of society.

Economics: Banking on the Goodwill
Given their history, Evan Jones wonders whether banks can really claim to be "just like any other business"

International: A Deathly Struggle
In this dispatch from PNG, a trade union leader briefs us on the situation following the shooting of seven students at an anti-privatisation rally.

History: Enlarging Human Personality
Mark Hearn argues that Lloyd Ross's post-War approach to Workplace Democracy seems contemporary by today's standards

Satire: Shit is a Four Letter Word
Australian TV drama is lame and gutless just look at the ABC's Love is a Four Letter Word, says Tony Moore

Review: Tribute to an Artist
Dalgarno painted the seagulls circling the seafarer like flies buzzing around the face of a bushman. Thus did the artist depict the maritime worker.

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