Issue No 88 | 16 March 2001 | |
Letters to the EditorCarr's Indulgence
Dear Sir, What ignominy has our eccentric but previously unblemished Premier brought upon our Parliament? As an enthusiastic and public supporter of Bob Carr, his government and the prosperity they have brought this State, through, until now, excellence in government. I must express my dismay at the recent parliamentary fiascos. The latest was being, the ridiculous debate on the disposal of a disintigrating political cadaver. For six days this Parliament has spent time debating, Bradman , Bashir , and Bullshit , at the cost of $100,000 per day. Why were Ambulances, Child Abuse, Hospitals and Roads not on the agenda of this Parliament? Perhaps these issues were in the too hard basket? Perhaps the paralysis tick has collectively bitten the opposition, but this is no reason to waste a tenth of the parliamentary year on waffle. This has been a wasted "Window of Opportunity". An opportunity to legislate industrial reforms to protect New South Wales from the ravages of the Federal Liberal Privatization and Social Reform Agenda. Or is it possible that the agenda is the same? Come on Bob, finger out , head down arse up! Tom Collins
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Interview: Labor Law Shadow Attorney General Robert McClelland outlines his plans for workers entitlements, legal aid and a Bill of Rights Unions: Poetic Justice The ACTU kicked off its 2001 Living Wage campaign this week with a new shock tactic: poetry. Technology: Big Brother�s Legacy Organisations with restrictive staff email polices risk locking themselves in the Industrial Age by treating their staff as units to be monitored. Corporate: Scumbags Exposed On the eve of the inaugural Corporate Scumbags Tour, we look at the worst of the worst from the Top End of Town. International: Playing Away Pat Ranald looks at a proposal to hold Australian companies to basic standards when they invest in developing countries. Environment: Nuclear Titanics The Maritime Union has joined Greenpeace in a campaign to stop our seas becoming a nuclear highway. History: Out of the Bog Neale Towart looks at the life of big Jim Larkin, one of the heroes of an Irish trade union movement that continues to thrive. Politics: Westie�s Macquarie Street Alert The Workers MLC, Ian West, provides the first in a series of regular rundowns on the upcoming Parliamentary session Review: The Next American Century? How will the United States maintain its global power in an era when the very notion of the nation-state is under challenge? Satire: Dollar Crashes Through Psychological 0.00c Barrier The bedevilled Australian dollar dropped below the crucial 0.00c barrier losing its battle to avoid the humiliation of being worth less than the commemorative Bradman coins distributed by the Sunday Telegraph last weekend.
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