
Issue No 57		09 June 2000

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Paddy Troy Memorial Prize

This annual award of $500 is sponsored by the Maritime Union of Australia and administered by the Perth Branch of the Society for the Study of Labour History.

The Society invites entries based on an aspect of Australian labour history in the form of a short story, essay, or preformance piece.

The closing date for entries this year is 1 September 2000.

For entry forms and conditions of entry contact any of the following:

Janis Bailey mailto:[email protected]

Andrew Gill (ph) 08 9379 8899

Patrick Bertola mailto:[email protected]

Or the Secretary, ASSLH (Perth Branch), PO Box 8351 Perth Business Centre, WA 6849

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Issue 57 contents

Interview: Cocky Labor
On the eve of State Conference, Country Labor convenor Tony Kelly outlines how Labor is stealing the ground from under the National Party's feet.

Economics: Millenium Work Ethics - A New Social Partnership?
The future of work in the twenty-first century will be both provocative and challenging, according to Professor Russell Lansbury.

Politics: Extracting the Digit
Labor's federal communications spokesman Stehpen Smith outlines the Party's position on the controversial datacasting legislation currently before Parliament.

History: Hot Off the Press
Check out what's in the latest issue of Labour History - A Journal of Labour and Social History,

International: The East Timor of Africa
Nobel laureate Jose Ramos Horta will this week tell a Sydney audience of the parallels between East Timor and the nation described as the last colony in Africa - the Western Sahara.

Environment: MUA Snail Men Honoured
Brisbane wharfies Lehi Munday and Mal Monro look an unlikely Watson and Sherlock double, but their keen detective work has helped win the Southern Queensland MUA Branch two national environment awards.

Satire: Howard Says 'Sorry'
In a startling apology to the Aboriginal community, Prime Minister John Howard said last night he was deeply sorry that he turned up to the Corroboree 2000 celebrations.

Review: Front Stage and Pulp Fiction
The Waterfront War has made the transition from industrial showdown to cultural icon. Now it's inspiring artists.

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» Paddy Troy Memorial Prize

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