Issue No 86 | 02 March 2001 | |
Letters to the EditorWhat Man's Burden?
What a lifesaver for our public schools system - The recent announcement that to celebrate the "Queens Jubilee" a-" British fund to educate every Commonwealth child", will be set up. The British government intends to create a fund to provide primary education in the Commonwealth. This fund will assist the 75million children in Commonwealth countries who lack a basic education, by endeavoring to build fair and effective education systems and creating new opportunities for girls and disadvantaged groups. With the continued drain of education funds in New South Wales , from the public sector to the private, and statistics that indicate an increasing illiteracy in our "Knowledge Nation", perhaps the financially starved N.S.W.Public School system could apply for funding under this scheme? The British Chancellor Gordon Browns` announcement ,was part of a twin-track approach to also supply cheap drugs for developing countries. Fortunately for us, in New South Wales, we are not in need of this aspect of the funding, as a stroll through Cabramatta at any time of the day or night, will verify. Tom Collins
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Interview: Master of Opposition Over the past five years, John Faulkner has turned the Senates Estimates structure into his own House of Pain. He explains the art of Opposition. Politics: Beazley the Bridge Builder? As the Howard Government flounders, Brett Evans looks at the challenges Kim Beazley faces as his hour of destiny approaches. Unions: Lashing & Loathing at Patricks Three years since one of the Howard Government�s most infamous episodes, the Waterfront War, Zoe Reynolds discovers how casuals are now doing the doing the dirty work on the docks. Legal: Workers Without Rights Mark Morey outlines the legal status and (lack of) rights for foreigners in Australia on working visas. International: Dispatch from the Dispossessed Mahendra Chaudhry, Leader of the People's Coalition and the Fiji Labour Party comments on this week�s court decision. Economics: Business Power and Mobility The US election season makes it patently clear how Big Business is able to transform its financial resources into political power via campaigncontributions. History: The Spoilers and the Split The Movement, Groupers, the DLP and The Doc. All have been blamed in various ways for the ALP split in the 1950s, ensuring the ALP was kept out of federal government until 1972. Can One Nation return the favour? Review: The New Hard Politics Dennis Glover argues that policy has taken over from spin as the political battleground of the new century. Satire: Bradman Latest: Family In Dramatic Court Action The family of the late Sir Donald Bradman yesterday sought a restraining order against Prime Minister John Howard after it became apparent that he wants to be involved in every single detail of the The Don's funeral.
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