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Issue No. 123 | 21 December 2001 |
The Unmaking of History
Interview: Braveheart International: Global Year in Review Unions: A Year at the Barricades Technology: Unions Online 2001 Republic: Terror Australis Economics: 2001: Annus Horribilis Campaign Diary: Melanie and Me Politics: Tony Moore's Final Word Review: You Are the Weakest Program Legal: The New McCarthyism
Unions Take Lead in Refugee Rethink Sparkie Snares Organiser of the Year Title Bosswatch Gets International Attention Bank Workers Get Serious in 2002 Qantas's Warfare Agenda Exposed Cabin Crew Stand Up for Themselves City Council's Tactics Rival Worst in the World
The Soapbox The Locker Room Trades Hall Tool Shed
The First Bastion Tom Collins' Christmas Wish
Labor Council of NSW |
Letters to the EditorA Fair Go For All
As a member of a union(ETU)and the ALP I find it hard to reconcile the current view of the party with its own policy platform. The policy toward refugees, workers rights and the attitude toward a developing society have nothing to do with a better future for all. A true workers party should look toward the future and develop policies not to suit the media of the day but the children of tomorrow. The voting public are intelligent and expect more than ever of their leaders. Our policies should reflect our targets of fair treatment for all Australians. Health care should be a right, not something that you have to budget for. Education for our children should be free, not restricted to the wealthy as it is in suppressed societies. Areas that could create jobs should be invested in by our government, not left to entrepreneurs who have no concern for community well being. This is a time when it seems we have no reason to march in the streets, but it is the most desperate time of our lives. I look at my young children and I am deeply concerned for their future, their jobs and their families to come. It is not enough that we stand by and complain about specific issues. It is time that we considered the whole approach to the way we live and what we expect of our society. Simon Crean has a long way to go before the Labor party has achieved the trust of workers around Ausralia. We need to see a return to the basic values that all reasonable Australians respect. A fair go for all. Matthew Kennedy
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