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Modern Labour
Unveiling his 'modern Labor' pitch in the Budget in Reply, Opposition leader Simon Crean seemed very 1950s � when 'modern' was good in itself, like spray-cans, zippers and uncomfortable furniture.
Interview: Licking the Wounds
Elder statesman Neville Wran expands on his review into Labor's performance at the last federal election.
Industrial: The Accidental Tourist
Standing on a picket line, just metres from the sleaziest part of Kings Cross, was not what Cheshire chemist David Lui had in mind when he was saving for his trip of a lifetime.
Unions: Stars And Stripes
Fly the flag, beat the war drum and screw the old, the sick and the poor � Peter Costello�s budget aims to emulate the worst aspects of American politics argues Noel Hester.
International: The Un-Promised Land
Andrew Casey lifts the lid on a little-known campaign to establish a Jewish homeland in the Kimberleys.
History: Mate Against Mate
Neale Towart trawls the records to recount some of the more acrimonious ALP State Conference debates.
Politics: Reith's Gong
Peter Reith's medal from the HR Nicholls Society overlooks a number of lamentable aspects about his character as Stuart Mackenzie reports.
Poetry: You've Got a Friend
A friend is someone who protects you, but in an interesting twist the Federal budget has redefined the notion of 'protection' by adding the word 'from'.
Review: War on Terror: Now Showing
Arnold Schwarznegger's latest flick Collateral Damage is spooky for many reasons, writes Tara de Boehmler.
Satire: Burmese Regime Makes Genuine Commitment To Pretence Of Change
The government of Myanmar (Burma) released democratic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi today after a year and a half of house arrest.
 Solidarity In The Post To East Timor
Joy Wins For All Workers
Workers Call Abbott On Democracy Bluff
Wran Tells MPs: Talk to Unions
Family First on Conference Agenda
Cole Commission Declares Paper War
Yarra Workers Thank Australia
Budget Attacks Retirement Incomes
PSA Challenges Carr�s Secrecy Shield
Election Talk Aint Cheap
Hotel Bosses Back Down On Pay
Welfare Staff Strike Out At Harrassment
Della Ups DIR Inspectorate
Fake Notes Expose Government as Tax Cheat
Labor Faces Acid Test on Asylum Seekers
New Project Encourages Cultural Exchanges
Bush�s Western Saharan War And Oil Deal
Activists Notebook
The Soapbox
Border Solidarity
The Australian Workers Union's Bill Shorten explains why he drew a line in the cement in support of the CSL Yarra crew The Locker Room
The Dangerous Life Of A Hot Dog Seller
Phil Doyle ruminates on the virtues of processed meats in the world of elite sports. Bosswatch
The Bottom Line
Peter Costello wasn't the only one flaunting a budget deficit this week, as Rupert Murdoch announced the largest corporate write-down on record. Postcard
East Timor Appeals For Help
At midnight on Sunday 19 May, the UN mandate in East Timor comes to an end and East Timor becomes a new independent nation. Week in Review
The Spin Cycle
Budget week brings that much spin you half expect to see Shane Warne wheeled out as a spokesman on health, economics, or whatever else the combatants are blabbing about. Jim Marr lifts the covers.
Gangsta Rap
More May Day Hate Mail
What Women Want
Chucking a Wobbly
Is Caustic Costello the Despot of Despair?
East Timor: Independent Or Mendicant?
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New Project Encourages Cultural Exchanges
The NSW Premier�s Department�s Migration Heritage Centre is currently developing a project on work, industry and migration in NSW and is looking for input from workers, industry groups and trade unions.
The Centre would like to hear from anyone who has suggestions of geographic areas, sites, workplaces or industries suitable for this project or can provide useful contacts.
The project recognises the workplace is often where exchanges between cultures takes place. From sharing different foods at lunchtime to recognising the economic advantage of Australia's multi-skilled and multicultural workforce, cultural diversity defines our workplaces - past and present.
The project will run over 12 months, in collaboration with communities, trade unions, industry, education and training institutions, government agencies and non-government organisations.
It seeks to highlight the contribution of people from all migrant backgrounds to the cultural, economic and social development of the state. It is anticipated that there will be a particular focus on cross-cultural workplaces, the division of male and female labour, and workplaces and communities in rural and regional NSW.
A major aim is to produce resources that will enable communities to identify, document and share the histories of their working lives.
Please contact Dianne Knott if you can provide assistance or would like to know more about the project.
Email [email protected]
Phone (02) 9228 3347
Fax (02) 9228 5517
For more information on the project, see http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/projects/36.html
To find out more about the Migration Heritage Centre, visit http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au
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