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23 November 2001 |
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SatireMan Reneges On Promise To Leave The Country If Howard Re-ElectedExtracted from The Chaser
A Sydney man has decided he won't leave Australia despite the re-election of the Howard Government.
Simon McIntyre, who is an arts administrator, promised repeatedly during the election campaign that he would definitely leave Australia if Howard gets back in because the country would "undoubtedly go to the dogs". But shortly after Saturday's poll result, McIntyre admitted that he in fact had no plans to leave. McIntyre has a reputation among his colleagues at the Sydney Theatre Company for not following through on promises of this nature. "He said he definitely wouldn't stay if Robyn Nevin was appointed Artistic Director, but after the announcement was made, guess who suddenly decided he could live with the decision after all?" said one workmate. McIntyre's admission that he would not be leaving came after his friend Terry Waters quipped that McIntyre "had better ring up and book his plane ticket". Waters said he had come to expect this kind of thing from McIntyre. "He said exactly the same thing before the 1996 election, and again in 1998," he said. "This habit will backfire one of these days. If Simon ever does really decide to leave the country, I don't think anyone will believe him."
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   Interview: Civilising CapitalPeter Butler is a global investor with a difference. He believes that environment, shareholder democracy and workers rights make good business sense. Industrial: All In The Family In his opening submission to the landmark case, ACTU assistant secretary Richard Marles argues working hours are vital to life. Unions: Saving CinderellaIt is a modern day fairy tale - a Cinderella from the suburbs, worked like a slave from morning to night injured and then abandoned. International: Recognising ChinaGough Whitlam draws the links, past and present, between recognition of China and the continuing struggle to achieve a genuinely inclusive Australian democracy. History: The Speakers SquareA new book lifts the lid on Melbourne's radical past - including the soapboxes that dotted the city in the 1890s. Economics: Back to the PackThe big story in this year�s State of the States League Table is the end of the long reign of New South Wales at the top of the heap. Satire: Man Reneges On Promise To Leave The Country If Howard Re-ElectedA Sydney man has decided he won�t leave Australia despite the re-election of the Howard Government. Review: When Hippes Meet Unionists A new book investigates how links between politics and culture reached a high point in the 1970s
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