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Issue No. 187 | 18 July 2003 |
Hearts, Minds and Other Body Parts
Interview: As They Say In The Bible ... Industrial: Just Doing It Unions: Breaking Into the Boys Club Activists: Making the Hard Yards Bad Boss: In the Pooh Unions: National Focus Economics: Pop Will Eat Itself Technology: Dean for President International: Rangoon Rumble Education: Blackboard Jungle Review: From Weakness to Strength Poetry: Downsized
Authority Shafts Excessive Mine Hours Insurance Quiz: Money or the Baby? Monk Lined up with Jihad Masters Vote Snooping Bosses Out of House US Actors Back Aussie Comrades Teachers Caught in Family Feud Longer Strikes Spark Picket Code Max Sets Athens as Airport Standard Indigenous First for Construction Call Centre Jobs Diverted From Delhi
The Soapbox The Locker Room Postcard
Sid Einfield Would be Proud Tom in the Manger Sermon on the Mount
Labor Council of NSW |
News Activist Notebook
Rally against the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement The Australian and US governments are currently negotiating a Free Trade Agreement for completion by the end of the year. The US is targeting Australian social policies, which it views as 'barriers to trade'. These include: Price controls of essential medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Labelling of genetically modified food Local content levels in Australian film and television Control over levels of foreign investment in strategic industries The Senate is holding an inquiry into the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement and the WTO Agreement on Trade in Services. There will be public hearings in Sydney on 23 July at Parliament House. Come to a lunchtime rally in support of the inquiry and to demand public debate and parliamentary vote on these negotiations. Where:Macquarie St. Sydney, outside Parliament House When:Wednesday 23 July at 1pm Speakers: Colin Friels,actor; Doug Cameron, National Secretary AMWU; Senators on the Committee: Senator Kerry Nettle, Greens; Senator Gavin Marshall, ALP; and Senator Aden Ridgeway, Democrats, Dr. Patricia Ranald,Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) For more information contact Louise Southalan, Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (02) 9299 7833 or [email protected] **************
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