
Issue No 24		30 July 1999

Letters to the Editor

Amnesty Acts on Timor

Amnesty International Australia, will be presenting the first seminar in the series: Human Rights in a Changing World: Rights, Rhetoric and Reality titled East Timor: Truth, Justice and Redress

Featuring: Sister Susan Conelly (Mary MacKillop Institute for East Timorese Studies, Jon Land (ASIET National Steering Commitee) and Stanislav De Silva (Australian Fretlin Representative)

To be held at 6.30pm on Wednesday 4th August at, The Grand Ballroom, Queen Victoria Building(Level 4, northern end-cnr Market and George Streets)

Light Refreshments will be served, ALL WELCOME.

For inquiries please contact the NSW Branch of Amnesty International

Ph. 9217 7670

mailto:[email protected]

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Issue 24 contents

Interview: The Man in the Hot Seat
WorkCover general manger John Grayson cut his teeth in the trade union movement. Now he�s trying to save the state�s workers compensation scheme.

Unions: Turning Up The Heat: Bush Fire Officers Seek Award Justice
"We want an award for the job that we do, not the job other people want us to do". Donald Bushby, and his fellow Fire Control Officers, know what they want. It's simple: an award for FCO's and deputy FCO's, an award that recognises who they are, the job they do, the pressures they have to live with.

International: The Virtual Labour Congress
International trade unions are launching an online debate on Labour in the 21th century.

Legal: The Source of the Issue
Recent legal developments place the spotlight on the outsourcing of government activities.

Review: The Split that Changed a Nation
A new book looks at the Cold War ALP split that redefined politics in this country.

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
Read the latest issue of Labour Review, Labor Council's resource for unionists.

Satire: Man Takes Home Pay - More Pokies Needed
The NSW government has expressed concern following the release of a second report by the Productivity Commission which shows that a majority of employed people still spend their pay on luxury items such as food and clothing for their family.

» Sixty Cents A Week to Protect Entitlements

» Workers Comp � The Rorts Have to Stop

» Steggles Roasted Over Family-Busting Policies

» Youth Worker Death Prompts Safety Fears

» Rail Security Guards Miss Danger Spots

» New South Coast Labor Body Seeks Recognition

» Howard Ministers, Employment Advocate in the Dock

» Management Vandals Take to Sydney Water

» Boston Fiddles While Teachers Burn

» Lundy to Star in Workers Online Net Night

» STOP PRESS - Firefighters Seek End To Safety Apartheid