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No News is Bad News for the Bush


The CPSU has welcomed news Australian Broadcasting Authority chief, Professor David Flint, is to hold an inquiry into the adequacy of local television news in non-metropolitan areas.

The announcement followed the closure of five country news services by Southern Cross Broadcasting earlier this week.

As well as costing 60 jobs, the decision sounds the death knell for local news coverage in Canberra, Darwin, Alice Springs,Cairns and Townsville.

CPSU spokesperson Adrian O'Connell said, "There is huge unrest about this issue in regional Australia. People are tired of seeing their services cut, whether it's Telstra, the bank or the local TV news. Providing the terms of reference are broad enough, the inquiry is a good place to start addressing these concerns. We certainly look forward to participating fully in the inquiry."

However the union believes Government should be more active in ensuring people in regional Australia are not disenfranchised through the loss of local news coverage.

"Government's role is to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate in the social and economic life of the community. Local news is a vital part of this. By creating an environment where services can be continually cut, the Government are not performing their role," he said.

The CPSU is continuing to work with community groups and local politicians to protest these cuts.

The CPSU is a long time supporter of regional broadcasting and represents hundreds of non-journalist television workers across Australia.


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In this issue
Features
*  Interview: Civilising Capital
Peter Butler is a global investor with a difference. He believes that environment, shareholder democracy and workers rights make good business sense.
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*  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.
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*  Unions: Saving Cinderella
It is a modern day fairy tale - a Cinderella from the suburbs, worked like a slave from morning to night injured and then abandoned.
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*  International: Recognising China
Gough Whitlam draws the links, past and present, between recognition of China and the continuing struggle to achieve a genuinely inclusive Australian democracy.
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*  History: The Speakers Square
A new book lifts the lid on Melbourne's radical past - including the soapboxes that dotted the city in the 1890s.
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*  Economics: Back to the Pack
The 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.
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*  Satire: Man Reneges On Promise To Leave The Country If Howard Re-Elected
A Sydney man has decided he won�t leave Australia despite the re-election of the Howard Government.
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*  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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»  Shocking Conditions in Clothing Industry
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»  Workers Force Council Backdown
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»  New Dili Project Launched
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»  Airport Guards Welcome Work Study Case
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»  No News is Bad News for the Bush
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»  Getonboard Closes Doors
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»  Activists Notebook
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»  Organiser of the Year Nominations Open
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Columns
»  The Soapbox
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»  The Soapbox
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»  Trades Hall
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»  Tool Shed
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Letters to the editor
»  The Cost a Costa
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»  Unionism and the ALP - a Workers View.
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»  Is 60-40 Good Odds?
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»  Ancient OHS - The Wergild Sysstem
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