
Issue No 9		16 April 1999

Letters to the Editor

Social Audit: Where's the Left?

Costa's social audit plan makes lots of sense and should be supported.

If the NSW Labor Government is to be seen as a reformist government with vision and social justice conscience it should implement the plan without any further delays.

Distributing our limited resources and services to the western suburbs and regional NSW is long overdue.

Former Health Minister Andrew Refshauge understood the necessity to relocate resources especially to regional NSW and initiated reforms in that direction. However, he was unable to finish the reforms he started when he was moved from the health portfolio.

The NSW Parliamentary Left, the self-proclaimed guardian of social justice reforms should have been the ones pushing for such a social audit plan. But they were too busy back-stabbing each other for the spoils of victory.

Let us hope new Health Minister Graig Knowles will take heed of Costa's recommendations and concerns and finish the reforms Refshauge started.

HT Lee

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Issue 9 contents

Interview: Ms Plibersek Goes To Canberra
The new MP for Sydney talks about her new job, new ideas and why she wonďż˝t be writing a book about them.

Unions: More Jobs, Better Pay?
Peter Reith shears the Pastoral Industry Award, making a mockery of his election rhetoric.

History: Work and Community
This is the story of a little corrugated iron factory. In a lane. In Rozelle.

Review: Tailing Out
When BHP left Newcastle steelworks, it also left a rich working culture. A ground-breaking project is now honouring what has been lost.

International: ILO Warns Danger Evolving With Technology
The ILO estimates over 1 million work-related fatalities each year -- and the danger spots are changing.

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
View the latest issue of Labour Review, Labor Council's fortnightly IR newsletter for unions.

» Public Speaks: We Are Not Monsters!

» Qantas to Dump Aussie Accents

» Carrďż˝s Faction Call Music to Costaďż˝s Ears

» But Thumbs Down to Small Business Labor...

» Blow for Reith's Anti-Unionism

» Un-Reconstructed Unionists on Study Tour

» Unionists to Celebrate May Day

» Tanner to Bragg with Billy

» Guest Report

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» Social Audit: Where's the Left?

» Piers, Piers, Piers

» Conspiracy of Silence?

» Y2K plus VCR Equals SCAM

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