M-TH: Mandatory Sentencing

2000-02-27 Thread k . bullimore
Comrades, Despite protests around Australia, PM John Howard and Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Denis Burke and Premier of West Australia, Richard Court are refusing to repeal mandatory sentencing. In the last 3 weeks, a 15 year old boy hung himself while in jail for stealing texta/p

Re: M-TH: Re: Albright Doctrine of Limited Sovereignty

2000-02-27 Thread Chris Burford
At 02:35 27/02/00 +1100, Rob wrote: >G'day Chris, > >>"Sovereignty carries with it many rights, but killing and torturing >>innocent people are not among them." > Guess Unca Sam is just that extra bit >sovereign. Of course. But he is also vulnerable to the criticisms you make, and that is the s

M-TH: Wages and the market

2000-02-27 Thread George Pennefather
Concerning wage increases and the recent proposed partnership agreement between the trade union movement and the employers in Ireland I make the following observations: To say that wage rises, due to the implementation of the agreement, will push up the rate of inflation and consequently negati