http://www.gwb.com.au/gwb/news/daily.html or copied to
http://www.cat.org.au/~talisman/onenation/bnp.html
The latest effort from the One Nation groupie who writes their daily news
web site is this - laughingly termed an 'expose':
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What is racism? -
Seems
Monday, February 8, 1999
The lonely road from condemned pauper to crowned prince
OBITUARY: NEVILLE BONNER, AO, 1922 - 1999
HE was a Queensland senator for 12 years. Yet Neville Bonner, 76, who died
in Brisbane on Friday, was unceremoniously dumped by his own party. It was
a cynical
surate winding back of wage expectations.
"Of growing concern in this context is that the Australian Industrial
Relations Commission has granted relatively generous safety net increases,
particularly in its last decision."
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Facul
An updated version of the forums at Gleebooks is below. The Research Office
newsletter which was just e-mailed to you was based on the 'Gleebooks
Gleaner' but one evening was double booked. I'd love anyone to copy this
blurb onto other e-mail list serves.
The revised titles and speakers are:
Wednesday, March 3, 1999
Treasurer signals tough Budget
Treasurer Peter Costello today forecast a tough May Federal Budget,
saying the Government would keep spending down.
"The first imperative is to hold the fiscal position," Mr Costello
told reporters.
"We are going to maintain a
http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/19990312/A65015-1999Mar11.html
ILO ruling a blow to work law
Source: AAP | Published: Friday March 12 12:06:03 PM
The International Labor Organisation has delivered a blow to the federal
government's Workplace Relations Act, ruling it had been in breach of
Paraguay vice president slain, day of tears and turmoil
Source: AP | Published: Wednesday March 24 3:11:16 PM
ASUNCION, Paraguay: Assailants in camouflage gear have gunned down
Paraguay's vice president on an Asuncion street, plunging the South
American country into political turmoil.
Three
http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/19990401/A27527-1999Mar31.shtml
Dow shows rich getting richer, group says
Source: AAP | Published: Thursday April 1 10:36:58 AM
An organisation which fights the widening income gap in America says the
Dow's historic 10,000-point close helps justify its crusade.
this comes from the USA - however, given the NT's mandatory sentencing
laws, and the consideration of mandatory sentencing laws elsewhere in
Australia, I thought it would be relevant to leftlink readers... alister
Via Workers World News Service
Reprinted from the
Hi everyone,
We've had some technical problems with the list and so email was not sent
out for a couple of days. These problems have been rectified now... just
in case you were wondering what had happened.
Solidarity,
Alister Air and Marg Hutton
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amount of time it takes to keep the list running.
I trust you'll join me in congratulating Marg for all her work in
setting up what's become a valuable resource for the left in Australia.
In solidarity,
Alister Air
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Thursday, July 8, 1999
Dole crackdown on 300,000
By TOM ALLARD in Canberra
More than 300,000 job-seekers are facing a dole crackdown, with the
Federal Government ordering a review to ensure agencies such as
Centrelink enforce requirements that they do some work or activity in
return for the
The Australia-East Timor Association presents:
Viva Timor Leste, a concert in aid of East Timor, this Thursday, 15 July at
the Metro, on George Street with:
Ed Kuepper
Tim Freedman
David McCormack and Glenn Thompson from Custard
Stella One Eleven
Karma County
Lazy Susan
special East Timorese
Friday, July 23, 1999
Welfare groups facing the gag
By TOM ALLARD in Canberra
Welfare groups will have to warn the Federal Government in advance when
making negative comments if they want to get funding this financial year
from the Department of Family and Community Services.
Funding for
A FAMILY PICNIC TO LAUNCH THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE SECOND WAVE
NOON TO 4 PM, SUNDAY 8 AUGUST
SYDNEY PARK, ST PETERS
(Cnr Princes Highway and Sydney Park Rd, St Peters, its the old brick
factory site - the chimneys are still there.)
Speakers: Kim Beazley, ALP leader
Jennie George,
Friday, August 6, 1999
Rich get richer as the poor miss out
By TOM ALLARD in Canberra
The booming economy has done nothing to bridge the income gulf between
Australia's rich and poor, with figures released yesterday showing the
wealthiest 20 per cent earned almost 13 times more than
This is an extract, as the entire article is too large to post to this
list. I would strongly recommend anyone concerned with access to
information by governments or private enterprise read this article in its
entirety... alister
http://www.theage.com.au/daily/990808/news/specials/news1.html
http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/19990826/A30639-1999Aug25.shtml
Ex-BLF leader Norm Gallagher dies
Source: AAP | Published: Thursday August 26 12:14:52 PM
Norm Gallagher, the former secretary of the notorious Builders'
Labourers Federation, has died aged 67.
The Construction, Forestry, Mining
Dear friends,
Please find below some protest meetings regarding East Timor:
Thursday 9th September
5 pm - 7 pm Martin Place (Amnesty International)
Friday 10th September
1 pm Town Hall (NUS and High Schools rally)
Saturday 11th September
11 am Hyde Park North rally (lots of groups)
http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/9909/09/A58460-1999Sep9.shtml
Director of Caritas East Timor reportedly killed
Source: AAP | Published: Thursday September 9 1:37:53 PM
Rampaging militia had killed the East Timorese head of the Catholic aid
agency Caritas, the organisation said today.
The
Staff blamed in police guns theft
By LINDA DOHERTY
Criminals may be impersonating police and using their guns following the
theft of two pistols and a police leather jacket from two police
stations, State Parliament was told yesterday.
The Police Service confirmed that two semi-automatic
Australia's under side
Canberra has looked the other way to protect western business interests in
Indonesia and East Timor: special report
John Pilger
Tuesday October 5, 1999
What is the "international community" really doing in East Timor? After
their arrival almost two weeks ago,
US-style system? Theirs is better
By MIKE SECCOMBE
The Prime Minister, Mr Howard, was at great pains yesterday to assure
Parliament the Kemp plans for universities did not mean the introduction
of "an American-style system".
Yet the American system is actually a great deal cheaper for the
http://www.abc.net.au/news/1999/10/item19991018103556_1.htm
Vic Independents to support Labor
Victoria's three Independents have voted to support the Labor Party.
The seven year reign of the Kennett Government will now end, with
Labor's Steve Bracks set to become Victoria's new Premier.
The
http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/9911/10/A36517-1999Nov10.shtml
Levi shooting cop high on drugs the night before, inquiry told
Source: AAP | Published: Wednesday November 10 2:31:55 PM
A policeman involved in the shooting death of a man on a Sydney beach was
high on drugs and in uniform late on
Baby boomers to blame says Human Rights Commissioner
Source: AAP | Published: Monday November 15 1:20:34 PM
Baby boomers are the most selfish generation in Australian history and
responsible for the majority of the nation's social ills, Human Rights
Commissioner Chris Sidoti said today.
http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/9911/23/A59152-1999Nov23.shtml
Leak suggests Aust knew Timor violence would come: ABC
Source: AAP | Published: Tuesday November 23 9:23:28 AM
CANBERRA, Nov 23 - Leaked defence intelligence documents suggested
Australia knew well in advance that Indonesia'a
International delegates to a Marxism conference were probably refused entry
to Australia because they could not prove they would not stay on,
Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said today.
Mr Ruddock has accused the conference organisers of attention grabbing for
airing the matter in the
http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/0001/12/A20551-2000Jan12.shtml
University students angry over Olympics protests move
Source: AAP | Published: Wednesday January 12, 12:45 PM
Powers given to Sydney Harbour authorities to break up unauthorised
protests and street gatherings during the Olympics
DON'T BE FOOLED BY DEBT RELIEF
by John Pilger
10th January 2000
Don't be fooled by Debt Relief ... it's just another way of reshaping the
third world to the demands of capital.
The recent announcement by the British government that it is to "cancel
third world debt" was a propaganda triumph.
Do as you're told: Games volunteers to lay down law
By MATTHEW MOORE and MICHAEL EVANS
The State Government is planning new laws to give sweeping powers to
thousands of volunteers and temporary enforcement officers during the
Olympics to keep tight control over the city and areas where
Work for welfare on the way
By TOM ALLARD, Economics Correspondent
Sole parents and the disabled would be required to make themselves more
employable or forfeit their full payments under a radical overhaul of
welfare being considered by Cabinet ministers this week.
In what would be the
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0003/21/national/national01.html
Racist remarks by police caught on video
By LINDA DOHERTY
Four police officers face disciplinary action after being caught on
their own surveillance cameras making racist remarks to Australian
residents of Arabic appearance.
The
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0003/23/national/national21.html
Students stage sit-in protest
Hundreds of university students occupied the Student Centre at the
University of Sydney overnight to force the Vice-Chancellor, Professor
Gavin Brown, to abandon his support for privatised universities.
The Sydney Morning Herald has several pages giving a broad overview of
the reforms proposed by the Federal Government.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0003/29/pageone/pageone6.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0003/29/pageone/pageone7.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0003/29/pageone/pageone8.html
ABC
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0004/26/pageone/pageone10.html
Bosses told how to lie
By BRAD NORINGTON, Industrial Editor
Full details of a Federal Government blueprint for dealing with its own
employees advises heads of the Commonwealth Public Service how to
deliberately lie, confuse, discredit
Peter Costello is speaking next Monday at the Parkroyal Hotel
Parramatta. It might be nice to head down and give him a warm reception,
particularly over his Government's GST, not to mention racism, anti-worker
laws, anti-student policies and contempt for the environment.
DEMONSTRATE against
http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/0006/23/A28876-2000Jun23.shtml
Aussie activists tell Nike they didn't do it
Source: AAP | Published: Friday June 23, 12:08 PM
An Australian-based activist organisation has denied involvement in a
brazen cyber attack on the Nike corporate website to promote the
May 30 2000
Unsustainable Non Development
By Noam Chomsky
At a recent talk Chomsky was asked "What are the motivations of the U.S.
push for sustainable development in the developing world?" Here was his
answerÂ…
Its the first time I ever heard of that--does the U.S. have a push for
Work ethic alive and well as people on welfare challenge the stereotype
By ADELE HORIN
Increasing numbers of people on unemployment and sole parent benefits
also receive some income from low-paid or intermittent work, according
to new research by the Federal Department of Family and Community
EMERGENCY ACTION ALERT
TROOPS IN THE STREETS?
AUSTRALIAN MILITARY TO GET SWEEPING NEW POWERS
With no media attention or public discussion the Howard Government is using
the Olympics to justify sweeping new powers allowing the military to
suppress domestic unrest in Australia.
The Defence
Leftlink subscribers may have heard the story on Triple-J this morning
about Nike - ex-US soccer player Jim Keady is living in Indonesia on "Nike
Wages" - the same amount Nike workers get paid. This story is being
documented at:
http://nikewages.org/index2.html
Solidarity,
Alister
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/0009/11/national/national4.html
Abbott backs church sacking gay employees
David Marr
Centacare has a right to sack homosexuals, according to Mr Abbott, the
Minister for Work Place Relations, who has endorsed claims by the Catholic
Church that its Jobs Network
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0009/13/national/national6.html
Lawyers accuse police of endangering lives as 200 claim injury
By TONI O'LOUGHLIN
Legal observers of the S11 protest yesterday officially complained to the
Victorian Ombudsman that the police had endangered lives by using excessive
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0009/15/national/national16.html
Police to be feted as Bracks denies 'excessive force'
By BRAD NORINGTON
The Victorian Premier, Mr Bracks, will host a barbecue for about 2,000
police officers involved in the operation to break a protest blockade of
the World
r, unwilling to avail himself of the
protection of that country".
The Government's disgusting propaganda calls them queue jumpers, but they
are not, for there is no queue to jump.
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Faculty of Science, University of Techno
http://www.theage.com.au/news/state/2001/06/01/FFXDKSKAFNC.html
Man charged over M1 protest
By CHEE CHEE LEUNG
Friday 1 June 2001
Police have laid their first charges over this year's M1 anti-globalisation
protests against a 46-year-old man from Kyneton.
Matthew Taylor has been charged
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Rally in Support of One.tel workers Monday 4 June at 12.15pm at the
Australian Industrial Relations Commisssion. (80 William St Sydney)
The CPSU, the union that covers the One.Tel workers is seeking to have an
award created that will
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4301199,00.html
How to make a drama out of a crisis
Ken Loach has never been afraid to experiment. His new film, The
Navigators, is no exception. It has an unlikely subject - the privatisation
of British Rail - and a cast of northern comics
Thousands walk against war in Sydney
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s811974.htm
Thousands protest across Australia
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/20/1047749876856.html
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/29/1064687704726.html
'Eight seats from oblivion': PM picks poll team
September 29, 2003
Prime Minister John Howard today announced a major Cabinet reshuffle -
probably his last before the next election - saying: ``Eight seats is
all that stands between us
Dear Friend and Amnesty International Supporter,
Thank you for your ongoing support of Amnesty International Australia.
I would like to let you know about a very special Victorian event -
Amnesty Internationals Australia's Charity Comedy Gala - Stand Up For
Your Rights! I hope that you and your
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1034882.htm
Opera house protesters get weekend jail
Two men who painted an anti-war slogan on the Sydney Opera House last
year have been sentenced to nine months periodic detention.
David Burgess, 33, and Will Saunders, 42, were convicted of a charge of
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