Issue No 54 | 19 May 2000 | |
Tool ShedThe Invisible Man
You probably won't recognise Dr Dennis Napthine, but he's the only Opposition Leader in the nation with a lower public standing than our own Chikka.
Napthine's the only one who stuck his hand up after Kennett was booted out of office, showing the sort of judgment usually associated with One Nation office administrators. And don't be fooled by the title - he may be Doctor, but he's no scholar. The qualifications come from his ability to stick his hand up the orifii of animals. We went trawling around Melbourne this week for stories of the good Doctor's exploits, but came away empty handed - the guy doesn't even have a big enough profile to have any negative stories about him. In fact, the general vibe from Victoria is that Napthine is close to invisible; his backbench irrelevant and his Coalition partners (who last weekend lost the country seat of Benalla for the first time in 95 years) incompetent. So lacking the normal war stories all we can do is invite you to add a bit of colour to Australia's most transparent politician. You could even make him interesting.
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Interview: South of the Border Victorian Trades Hall chief Leigh Hubbard on life under Bracks, militant unionism and why more people march in Melbourne. Politics: Jeff Shaw's Second Wave The full text of the NSW Industrial Relations Minister's speech to Labor Council announcing the Carr Government's IR reform agenda. Unions: Reith's Laws: Just Say NO The ACTU has called on Labor and the Democrats to reject Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith's anti-industry bargaining Workplace Relations 2000 Bill out right. History: A Breed Of Their Own Labour historian Greg Patmore explains what makes his fraternity tick - and why they're still going strong and making history. International: Sony's Asian Showdown The Japanese electronic giant Sony is threatening to shutdown production facilities in Indonesia - where a prolonged strike has cost it US$200milliom - and move to next door Malaysia where electronic workers are banned from forming a union. Human Rights: Good Guys, Bad Guys Everywhere we look -in our newspapers, on the television, in reports by business leaders, academics and politicians - advocacy of human rights seems to be on a collision course with governmental and business interests. Review: New Workers, New Challenges A new wave of thought is arguing that working life is changing - but this doesn't necessarily deal unions out the action. Satire: Rain Man Withdraws Endorsement of Qantas After the third major safety incident in the space of a year, Qantas has lost the confidence of the most famous public supporter of its once unblemished safety record, the autistic star of Rain Man, Raymond.
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