
Issue No 104		27 July 2001

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Letters to the Editor

Howard's Job Creation Policy

The Howard Government's job creation policy, just released....

*Ten public servants standing in a line,

One of them was downsized -- then there were nine.

*Nine public servants who must negotiate,

One tried enterprise bargaining -- then there were eight.

*Eight public servants thought they were in heaven,

'Til one of them was redeployed -- then there were seven.

*Seven public servants, their jobs as safe as bricks,

But one was reclassified -- then there were six.

*Six public servants trying to survive,

One of them was privatized -- then there were five.

*Five public servants ready to give more,

But one golden handshake reduced them to four.

*Four public servants full of loyalty,

Their jobs were all re-advertised -- then there were three.

*Three public servants under review,

One left on secondment -- then there were two.

*Two public servants coping on the run,

One went on stress leave -- then there was one.

*The last public servant agreed to relocate,

Replaced by 10 consultants at twice the hourly rate

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Issue 104 contents

Interview: A Super Agenda
Labor's federal spokesman on superannuation Kelvin Thompson outlines the challenges a Beazley Government will face in managing the nation's savings.

E-Change: 1.4 The Shifting Sands of Ideology
Peter Lewis and Michael Gadiel conclude the first part of their study of new politics by looking for core Labor values in a post-Cold War environment.

Corporate: Locking Horns
The same names keep cropping up in the business pages as the web of corporate control stays tied to a few big players. Georgina Murray has been looking at the extent and depth of the connections.

Unions: The Workers Bank
With banks on the nose, David Whiteley looks at how unions and super funds have got together to create the real deal � the workers bank.

International: Phil Davey's Amazon Postcard
The CFMEU's Boy Wonder has downed the megaphone for three months in South America. Here's what he's been up to.

History: Faded Vision of The American Bounder
King O'Malley was an American ex-pat who dreamed of a people's bank. Neale Towart looks at what happened to his vision.

Activists: The Big Gee-Up
With the big guns of the anti-corporate movement in town, Mark Hebblewhite goes looking for a definition of globalisation.

Indonesia: Where to the Workers After Gus Dur?
At the end of a turbulent week, Jasper Goss looks at the impact of the overthrow of Wahid on Indonesian workers.

Review: Mixing Pop and Politics
'The Bank' is a new Australian film that takes a contemporary political issue and transforms it into a piece of compelling popular culture.

Satire: Milosevic's Defence: "I Was Just Issuing Orders"
Disgraced former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic has brushed off against charges for war crimes against humanity and mass genocide.

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