Issue No 103 | 20 July 2001 | |
NewsRail Track Sell-Off Part of Privatisation Push
Workers fear plans to transfer ownership of country rail lines from NSW to the Commonwealth will have a devastating effect on job security and rail maintenance. The Federal Government wants the transfer to be a prerequisite for the privatisation of Freight Corp and the National Rail Corporation. Under the deal, the track would be transferred to the new corporation, with users charged for access to the line. Unions believe the plan - currently before the Carr Government - is being pushed by federal Finance Minister John Fahey. The Australian Services Union's George Panigirs says the proposal is unacceptable and could lead to industrial action. "This proposal would not only impact on regional jobs, but also on regional services such as those provided by CountryLink," Panigiris says. The rail unions and Labor Council have sought a meeting with Premier Bob Carr.
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Interview: Political Witch Hunt CFMEU national secretary John Sutton on the mooted Royal Commission and what is really needed to clean up the building industry E-Change: 1.3 The Nation State in Crisis In the latest instalment in their study on the new politics, Peter Lewis and Michael Gadiel looks at the rise and fall of the institutional State. Unions: Industrial Violence Rowan Cahill agrees with Tony Abbott that thuggery and violence are part of Australian industrial relations landscape - but it's the bosses who do most of the bashing. History: Total Recoil Neal Towart looks at how Royal Commissions designed to kick unions have typically come back to haunt their architects. International: Behind the Eight Ball Jubilee Australia's Thea Ormond looks at the international activity being generated around this week's Group of Eight Summit in Genoa Politics: Now We The People A new group believes there is an alternative to corporate gobalism and economic rationalism Satire: Marsden Now to Sue Himself Sydney solicitor John Marsden is suing himself for defamation, claiming the recent libel case he brought did irreparable damage to his reputation. Review: In The House Resident Four-Eyes Mark Morey attempts the impossible with this attempt at a serious analysis of Big Brother.
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