
Issue No 111		14 September 2001

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Letters to the Editor

Online Opinion

We were delighted to read the letter from Liz Phillips dated August 31, 2001. However, I'd like to correct one small fact from the letter: last month (August) we got more than 79,000 hits. This figure has almost trebled since January.

Further, we have a good idea of the our readers. They comprise activists, academics, politicians, public servants, journalists, students and others. We are keen for more material to balance and expand the content of the site - we believe that open, robust debate is the only way to formulate constructive, informed and coherent policies for our future. The publication is designed to be non-partisan.

Unfortunately, we are a non-profit publication and hence our supply of articles depends up on the strength of the links we form with bodies such as yours. Meeting Liz was a breakthrough as far as we are concerned.

We place a premium only on informed and considered opinion, we don't mind where or from whom it comes. If your readers are interested in helping to raise the level of public debate in this country, they should read our guidelines for contributors at http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/sections/guide.htm.

Looking forward to hearing from your readers.

Regards,

Graham Young,

Editor, On Line Opinion

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Issue 111 contents

Interview: Amidst the Debris
ACTU President Sharan Burrow surveys the wreckage from a week that rocked the world.

Politics: Consequences of Empire
The horror of the events in New York has not led to all American and international observers feeling committed to bloody revenge.

Industrial: Grounded
Ansett workers lay bare their feelings at seeing their company driven into oblivion.

International: Election Results from East Timor
Fretelin as expected has topped the poll in East Timor�s first free democratic election and the violence predicted by some has not eventuated.

E-Change: 3.2 The Electronic Consumerist
In their latest instalment Peter Lewis and Michael Gadiel ask how effective has the law become in safeguarding the things that really matter to us?

Legal: Howard's Falkland War
Zoe Reynolds chronicles the bizarre tale of the Tampa and how a group of refugees bacame pawns in a bigger political game.

Compo: Round Two Begins
Nancy Searle reviews the Sheahan Report and highlights some of the areas of concern to injured workers.

Economics: Knowledge, Power, Banking
Raj Patel questions whether a new World Bank initiative is actually designed to control the way the Third World thinks.

Review: Political Theatre
The Naked Theatre Company is a youthful, adventurous, professional, Sydney theatre company committed to the development and production of Australian playwrights.

Satire: Howard US Visit "Marginally Overshadowed"
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has said his US trip was a complete success, if slightly upstaged towards the middle.

» Howard Deserts Ansett Workers

» Trans Tasman Battle for Entitlements

» Qantas Workers Move To Protect Their Entitlements

» Unions Denounce Muslim Attacks

» Fund Established for New York Workers

» Australian Unionist Lost in New York

» US Flight Crews Support Ansett Workers

» Compo: Threshold Too High

» Della Moves on Premium Evasion

» Travel Site Severs Burma Links

» Paint Company Wants Strike Declared Illegal

» Casino Staff Locked Out Again

» Tax Staff to Strike Back

» Union Applauds Deet Ruling On Clothing

» Unions Take Message to Migrant Workers

» Get Ready to Wobble

» Activists' Notebook

» STOP PRESS: Howard Rolls Abbott on Entitlements