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Issue No. 148 16 August 2002  
E D I T O R I A L

Peak Performance
Leaders of the NSW trade union movement gathered this week to consider the role of their peak council in an increasingly deregulated labour market.

F E A T U R E S

Interview: Labor Law
NSW Attorney General Bob Debus expands on how he's bought a Labor agenda to the justice system

Unions: Critical Conditions
Jim Marr looks at one man's story to expose the workers compensdation rorts that are rife in the building industry

Bad Boss: Shifting The Load
Barminco, the biggest mine operator in Tasmania, has put its name forward for a Tony after being labeled the �boss from hell�.

History: Peeking Out
As unions push for workplace privacy, Neale Towart argues that its not just employers who might be peeking.

Safety: Flying High
Blaming the individual worker has always been at the heart of calls for random drug and alcohol testing, Neal Towart reports.

Corporate: Salaries High, Performance Low
As part of Labor Council's inquiry into executive pay, Bosswatch's Chris Owen has compiled this overview.

International: War on the US Wharves
Thousands of US dockworkers held rallies this week up and down America�s West Coast as well as in Hawaii, as the Bush Administration threatened to break one of America�s most powerful unions by using troopers as strike breakers.

Review: And the Signs Said...
Philip Farruggio argues the new horror flick 'The Signs' has a subtext that should resonate with working families.

Poetry: Tony Don't Preach
Melbourne car park attendant and LHMU delegate Tony Duras rewrote the Madonna and Kelly Osbourne hit Papa Don�t Preach.

Satire: Latham Dumps Rodney Rude as Speech Writer
ALP front-bencher, Mark Latham has fired speech writer Rodney Rude after calling the Prime Minister an 'arse-licker'.

N E W S

 Qantas Dressed Down Over Uniform Backflip

 Virgin Threatens Delegate Over Net Use

 Email Protection Hits Firewall

 Yarra Gets Rowdy Welcome Home

 Cole Snubs Injured Worker

 Victorian System Needs Reform: AIRC

 First NEST Payout to Workers

 Qld Public Sector Battle Heats Up

 Community Workers Eye Canberra Show Down

 Lift Techs Face Redundancy Lock Out

 Council Workers Win Picnic Day Fight

 School Support Staff Demand Recongition

 Black Chicks Talk At Refuge Fundraiser

 Colombian Left MP Applying For Asylum

 Activist Notebook

C O L U M N S

Politics
Colour By Numbers
Labor council secretary John Robertson argues that the 60-40 debate ignores the real changes necessary in the ALP.

The Soapbox
Peas in a Pod
ACTU President Sharan Burrow gives her take on the new fetish for Public-Private Partnerships

The Locker Room
Go Dogs Go
As a student of form, Phil Doyle discovers that the Greyhounds are coming up in class and are all the better for recent racing.

Bosswatch
Rayland And Other Adventures
More evidence emerges in the HIH Royal Commission of the joys of life at the Top End of Town.

Human Rights
Tampa Day
Monday 26th August is no celebration, but the first anniversary of a National Shame should be recognised, writes Amanda Tattersall.

L E T T E R S
 Miranda's Not Fair on Outworkers
 Another Capitalist Party?
 Justice For All?
 Kill the Photos!
 Right Wing Lackies
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Bin Ladin in the Suburbs Presented by the NSW Fabians

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The New Moral Panic Against Muslims and Arabs

When : Wednesday 21st August, 6pm for 6.30pm sharp start

Where: Berkelouw Books, 70 Norton Street, Leichhardt

Cost : $10/$5 for Fabians

The topic to be discussed is the recent backlash against Australian of Muslim background in the wake of September 11th, the Federal Government's Border Protection and Refugee detention policy, and the longstanding debate about "Lebanese Youth gangs' in Sydney's West, lately fanned by the trial of a number of young men found guilty of rape.

with

Paula Abood

Refugee and Arabic Community Activist, Writer and Academic

Scott Poynting

Co-author of Kebabs, Kids, Cops and Crime and Associate Professor, Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney.

Omeima Sukkarieh

Arabic Community Worker, Western Sydney

For further information: [email protected]

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THE PRICE OF PROSPERITY: HOW UNEMPLOYMENT COSTS US DEARLY

A seminar presented by the Don Dunstan Foundation and the Academy of Social Sciences

Tuesday 3 September, 5.30-7.30 pm,

NSW Parliament House Theatrette, Macquarie Street

While our leaders celebrate Australia's 'economic miracle', unemployment, particularly long-term unemployment, has become a permanent feature of Australia's economic landscape and needs to be put back on the policy agenda. A must for all those working with the unemployed or interested in policy.

Speakers:

PROFESSOR PETER SAUNDERS, Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Director of the Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales. Overview

PROFESSOR BRUCE CHAPMAN, Professor of Economics and Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Australian National University. Youth Unemployment

DR BOYD HUNTER, Fellow of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at the Australian National University. Costs of indigenous unemployment

DR DON WEATHERBURN, Director, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. Impact on crime

Venue: The Theatrette NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street

(on-site parking not available as Parliament is sitting.

Domain Parking open until 10pm)

Bookings essential: phone 1300 131 501 (Gabrielle Simpson at Simpson's

Management Services) or email [email protected]

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Sept 11

Does listening to the news overwhelm you?

In the face of world events, how do we maintain optimism and hope?

Community services workers

celebrating stories of hope and change

An interactive forum

where community workers can discuss their role in the promotion of peace, social justice and anti -racism.

Date: 11 Sept 2002

Venue: Great Hall, Tower Building- UTS, near Central Railway Station

Time: 9.30am - 3.00pm

Cost: $25 (includes lunch)

Contributors include:

Dorothy McRae McMahon

Retired minister of the Uniting Church

activist, writer & 1988 Australian Human Rights Medallist

Stuart Rees

Emeritus Professor & Director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

Contact Beate, Gabi or Paula on 9281 8822 for more info Email : [email protected]

For more information go to: www.acwa.asn.au/changeforum.html

Jointly convened by the Centre for Community Welfare Training (CCWT) and the Centre for Popular Education, UTS


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