Issue No 59 | 23 June 2000 | |
ReviewThe Wicked Webs We Weave
LaborNet web-meastro Paul Howes trawls the web for some hot sites for all you political junkies.
Virtual Elections As the U.S. Presidential race hots up (or cools off for several Presidential Hopefuls) GoVote.com is the place you want to be (http://www.govote.com). The site has heaps (maybe too much) information on every candidate running at the moment in the US as well as all policies explained. Also make sure you do the "Presidential Match Quiz", the questionnaire has a series of questions on the issues of the day and after you answer the site aligns you with the seven candidates based on percentage points it might surprise you for instance I discovered I was 94% likely to vote for Bill Bradley followed by a 62% Chance of voting for John McCain, what can I say I always back the underdog! While we are on the subject of US politics another site that is literally challenging the way we view democracy is Vote.com (http://www.vote.com) . Founded by ex-Clinton Advisor and Author of "The New Prince" Dick Morris this site aims to utilise the Internet to increase citizen participation in government. Morris in his book describes this as "Jeffersonian Democracy" where citizens can register their opinions and views on a wide range of issues like having a multiple referendums online. We are already seeing organisations realising the potential of the internet for elections such as the Arizona Democratic Parties' Primary this Year for president where they hired the company election.com (http://www.election.com) to run the primary online. Reba Online Reba Meagher MP NSW State Labor Member for Cabramatta has launched her website this week at http://www.reba.com.au . This is the first website for a NSW State Labor Member to be launched and currently features a wide range of information on Reba and her local area. Reba has plans to extend her site and currently in the pipeline is a plan to fully translate the site into several languages which are widely spoken in her multi-cultural constituency. Get On Board Launched this week was the website of Get On Board (http://getonboard.com.au ), the company founded by the Labor Council of NSW, the NSW ALP and Kingsway Capital which aims to provide cheap computers and internet access to union members and their families. GST on Beer The peak body of Australian Brewers have launched a site http://www.itsyourshout.com.au as a part of their campaign against the GST on beer. The site features a online petition (which after you complete you are rewarded with a "Virtual Beer"), information on the GST and general campaign information. Virtual Trades Hall Last week LaborNET's Virtual Trades Hall (VTH) Wednesday Smoko had a special guest in Labor Council Assistant Secretary John Robertson, who chatted about issues arising from last weekend's NSW ALP State Conference. Next week's Smoko will be coming live from ACTU Congress 2000 in Wollongong so log on at http://www.labor.net.au/virtualtradeshall between 12 noon and 2 pm and find out all the goss from Congress..
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Interview: Holding the Line Diwan Shankar, Assistant National Secretary of the Fiji TUC, is in Australia to consolidate support for his members and plead for ongoing bans. Technology: D-Day for VC? NSW Labor Council secretary Michael Costa explains the motivations behind the new Get on Board computer-internet venture. Legal: Knock, Knock - Who's There? When the nine year old son of CFMEU construction division state secretary Andrew Ferguson recently responded to a Saturday door knock, it was neither a friend nor a Jehovah's Witness. Unions: Are You a Good Listener ? Mark Hearn goes inside the Energy Australia call centre to find a workplace where there is a code for evrything - even trips to the toilet. International: Union Observers Barred from Zimbabwe Poll Five observers from the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) and 19 other South Africans aligned to Zimbabwe's Catholic Commission for Peace and Justice are among 233 observers barred by the Zimbabwean government from monitoring the parliamentary elections. History: Community, Class, and Comparison Despite its occasional romantic tendencies, new labour scholarship is mapping collective action within working class communities. Satire: Rural Poor Return to Labor Thrilled by the great new branding, the new Country Labor party has caused scenes of great rejoicing in the country. Review: The Wicked Webs We Weave LaborNet web-meastro Paul Howes trawls the web for some hot sites for all you political junkies.
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