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Issue No. 146 | 26 July 2002 |
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Crean-ite Is Not A Dirty Word
Interview: Trans Tasman Cole-Watch: The Full Story Unions: The Right To A Life Bad Boss: Phoenix Rising Politics: The Virtuous State International: The Champions History: Mandatory Mums Corporate: Network Governance Review: Navigating The Doublespeak Satire: Hector The Galah Found Hiding Poetry: Eight Days a Week
The Soapbox The Locker Room Postcard Week in Review Bosswatch
 No Need To Import IT WorkersKangaroo Court Horrifies ReaderSite Reunites Redundant WorkersCarr Off CourseThe Banners of GreedJoin The PartyShocks and Stares
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News Activists Notebook
Sydney Refugee Rally in Solidarity with the Bakhtiari Family Sunday 28 July 2002, 1.00 pm Circular Quay, Sydney (Outside McDonalds) March to John Howard's Office (Phillip Street). For more information Roberto on 0428 190 276. ********** Sydney Debunking Myths about Asylum Seekers Public Forum Tuesday, 30th July 2002, 6:30pm - 8:30pm St Francis' Catholic Church, 463 Oxford Street, Paddington Speakers Include: Ken Ralph, Director, Aboriginal Support Unit, Australian Catholic University David Bitel, President, Refugee Council of Australia Senator Kerry Nettle, Australian Greens Senator for NSW Organised by the Coalition for Justice for Refugees in association with Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education, Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, Catholic Mission, SEARCH Foundation, Sydney Palm Sunday Committee, SHOW MERCY - Rights for Asylum Seekers, Just and Fair Asylum (JAFA), Franciscan Friars and Australians for Just Refugee Programs Inc (AfJRP). For more information telephone 02 9764 1330. ********** Wednesday Politics at Berkelouw (Sydney) Organised by the Pluto Institute and the NSW Fabian Society. Berkelouw Bookshop 70 Norton Street, Leichhardt Wednesday, 7 August 2002 6.30 - 8.00 pm Local Heroes: Australian Crusades from the Environmental Frontline Seminar to launch the book that tells the story of ordinary people who become environmental heroes in taking on large corporations and governments to make their communities safer. In the process of seeking justice, these citizens learned how to become passionate activists for disenfranchised communities and to articulate a vision for a cleaner planet. The Ecopella Choir conducted by Miguel Heatwole will give a specail performance at the opening. ********** Canberra "Is Afghanistan Safe" Forum Thursday, 8 August 2002, 7.00 pm City Labor Club, Chifley Room, Childers Street, Civic Organised by the Canberra Refugee Action Committee. Speakers include: Shakira Hussein Australian National University A representative from the Hazara Association. For more information contact 02 6288 0535 or visit http://www.refugeeaction.org ********** Sydney Politics in the Pub Reconciliation 2000 - Where is it at? Friday, 9 August 2002, 6.00 pm Gaelic Club, Devonshire Street, Surry Hills Speakers include: Larisso Behrendt, Professor, Law and Indigenous Studies, UTS Rosemary Neill Author of "Whiteout: How Politics is Killing Black Australia" ********** Melbourne 'Police, Power, and Accountability' Evening Forum Series All forums are held at 5.30 pm in the Public Policy Lecture Theatre, 2nd. Floor, 234 Queensberry Street, Carlton (cnr. Leicester and Queensberry Streets).
Tuesday 6 August Policing and the Liberal State Professor Tony Coady, Head of the Melbourne Division of the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics Accountability - an Ombudsman's Perspective Dr Barry Perry, Victorian Police Ombudsman Chair: The Honourable John Cain, Professorial Associate, Centre for Public Policy Tuesday 13 August Policing: Where To From Here? Christine Nixon APM, Chief Commissioner of Police for Victoria Chair: Jim Carlton AO, Professorial Associate, Centre for Public Policy Tuesday 20 August Future Directions in Policing/Police Unionism The Honourable Andr� Haermeyer MP, Victorian State Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for Corrections Senior Sergeant Paul Mullett, Secretary, Police Association of Victoria Dr Steve James, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of Department of Criminology, University of Melbourne Chair: Professor Arie Freiberg, Criminology Department, University of Melbourne Tuesday 27 August Policing, Policy, and Politics Felicity Hampel QC, Liberty Victoria Kim Wells MP, Victorian State Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Services Chair: Professor Mark Considine, Director, Centre for Public Policy ********** Evatt Foundation Conference (Sydney) Retirement Incomes - the Challenges Ahead Wednesday, 14 August 2002, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm NSW Parliament House Theatrette Macquarie Street, Sydney Speakers include: Greg Combet, ACTU Secretary Mavis Robertson, Conference of Major Superannuation Funds Senator Helen Coonan, Liberal Senator for NSW Senator Nick Sherry, ALP Senator for Tasmania Diana Olsberg, University of NSW Greg Brunner, APRA Ian Silk, ARF Prof. Boris Frankel, Swinburn University Derek de Vrieze, Bendigo Bank Cost: $100, which includes the Conference, lunch, morning and afternoon tea, and the conference papers. RSVP Fay Gervasoni at the Evatt Foundation, email: [email protected], phone: 02 9385 2966.
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