On 26 March C.N. Gomersall wrote:
Any of our OZtralian colleagues want to comment on the new leader of the
Labour Party? Please ensure that your observations are intelligible to the
average pom.
A quick rather than profound response is as follows:
Kim Beazley is the new leader of the
Paul Phillips comments on trade unions (PEN-L 2412) are some of the more
sensible comments on trade unions I have read so far in my 4 months on this
list. I don't agree with all that he has said, but he displays a greater
understanding of the fundamental dynamic that unions must operate in.
My
It's good to hear Bill state that he is supportive of trade unions in
public forums. I find PEN-L to be quite a public forum but perhaps that's
my miconception.
Rather than debate Bill point by point on PEN-L and bore the pants off
people I'll take up the issue directly with Bill if I get the
On 13 January 1995 Ken Hanly said:
It is quite possible that income inequality as measured in Australia could
be less over the time studied but WEALTH inequality increase. Many
business people who are well off may wish to have relatively low taxable income
but
receive benefits in other ways,
Re Australian trade unions.
Whilst I am aware that most people on PEN-L do not share Bill Mitchell's
virulently anti-union views I am concerned that it may have been conceded
that Bill is right at least with respect to Australian unions. Bill's
assertions have gone mostly unchallenged by other
