Issue No 32 | 24 September 1999 | |
NewsThe Laugh’s On Barry
Former Hawke Government minister and best-selling author Barry Cohen is attempting what many would say is the impossible - filling a book with humorous stories about the trade union movement.
Barry is seeking real stories about working life - from the perspective of both union officials and rank and file workers. The rule is no jokes - just true stories -- but names will be deleted to protect the guilty. "Apart from producing a good read, what I hope to do is show that the Trade Union Movement has a great sense of humour and Australian workers can laugh at themselves," Cohen says. Anyone with a story they think could cut the Cohen mustard can contact Barry direct on 02 4367 7323 or fax 02 4367 2453 or post to RMB 8050, Matcham Road, MATCHAM 2260. Alternatively click below and we'll pass it on.
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Interview: His Daily Fix Graham Richardson talks of his transition from national politics to talkback radio and his ongoing jobs as a fixer. Politics: Requiem to the Third Way The swing to Labor in Victoria shows clearly that once again Australian voters have rejected economic rationalism. The result, and the reasons for it, should worry John Howard. International: A Common Struggle for Freedom It may not get the headlines, but Western Sahara has some chilling similarities with East Timor. Unions: Woolscour Workers say No to Peter Reith Workers at Canobolas Wooltopping - a woolscour plant near Orange, in central west New South Wales, have just sent a message to Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith: thanks, but no thanks. Legal: Outlawed Acts of Consicence The recent boycotts in support of East Timorese indepndence highlights the extremism of Reith's second wave. History: Was Manning Clark A True Believer A Canberra history conference shines the spotlight on Australia's most famous historian. Review: Paranoid Echoes The calls to examine the Australian–Soviet documents in the Moscow Literary archives have grown in volume over the past year. Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre The latest issue of Labour Review - a resource for officals and students. Satire: Kennett Boosts Chances: Two More Independents Dead Caretaker Premier Jeff Kennett today admitted that voters perceived him as arrogant and out of touch, but insisted that they were wrong.
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