
Issue No 35		15 October 1999

News

Xanana Endorses APHEDA

East Timorese independence leader Xanana Gusmao has formally thanked the Australian union movement for its support and endorsed the work of the union aid agency APHEDA.

Gusmao released the following statement after meeting with Australian union leaders this week.

"I commend the Australian union movement and its humanitarian aid agency APHEDA - Union Aid Abroad for your solidarity and support to our independence struggle and your ongoing commitment to supporting us in developing health, education, reconstruction and human rights programs.

Your expression of international solidarity towards our people is greatly appreciated. We look forward to your continued support and to working together to build a free East Timor.

We thank the people of Australia and the trade unionists who have supported our struggle.

I call on Australian organisations and people of good will to support the work of APHEDA - Union Aid Abroad for the advancement of the people of East Timor."

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  Issue 35 contents

Interview: Strategic Responses
NSW Police Association president Mark Burgess has worked in the coal mines and the waterfront - now he�s the public face of NSW police

Republic: Negative Campaigning
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Unions: Interpreter smooths the way for Kosovar Refugees
�The people really appreciate what Australia has done for them but they still want to go home," said Ariana Biba, a HREA member who has been worked recently as an interpreter assisting newly arrived refugees from Kosovo.

Education: Count Yorga's Evil Plot
NTEU president Carolyn Allport looks at Kemp's brazen attack on univestities and warns the battle is not won yet.

Safety: Death in the Snowy
Beyond the engineering achievements of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, there is the tragic story of those workers killed or seriously injured in the construction of the project.

International: Why Is the WTO So Anti-Labour?
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History: The Importance of Tradition
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Review: McLibel - The Mice That Roared
This documentary is the classic tale of the little guys against the system, a battle for the right to dissent.

Satire: Government Privatises Numbers
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