Chris is a labour law researcher, specialising in China and the right to strike. He spent 27 years in the SA union movement. Chris now lives in Canberra. More →
Women Abbott
Get Up ad Abbott on women https://www.getup.org.au/campaign/Australia_GetsUp_2010&id=1283
Read more →Public schools sacrificed
Ken Davidson from the Age on public schools sacriced for a win at any cost http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/public-schools-sacrificed-for-a-win-at-any-cost-20100808-11q61.html
Read more →Environment
VOTE CLIMATE Vote Climate is a project of local community climate groups http://www.voteclimate.net/
Read more →Canberra rally against Public Service job cuts
Please attend the rally this Friday 13 August in Garema Place at 12.30 to protest Public Service job cuts proposed by the Liberal Coalition as part of their election campaign. This is a Work Choices- Whatever the name, Never Again event. Kim Sattler, Secretary, UnionsACT Tel: 02 6247 7844 E: ksattler@unionsact.org.au ” Dare to Struggle [...]
Read more →ACT Senate environment debate
This is your chance to ask the lead ACT Senate candidates their views on climate change and what their party will do to reduce emissions if elected. The debate on the environmental crisis is vital. ACT Greens with Lin Hatfield Dodds – after Kate Lundy ALP Senator on no1 seat – are campaigning to gain [...]
Read more →On Abbott
Abbott a threat both to fairness and prosperity by Tristan Ewins http://leftfocus.blogspot.com/2010/08/abbott-threat-both-to-fairness-and.html
Read more →AMWU election issues
AMWU on why we need to re-elect the Labor Government. 1. Securing workers entitlements: For the past 20 years the AMWU has fought for our members who have lost entitlements when their company collapsed, such as Ansett, ACL Bearings, Forgecast etc. We’ve fought for a scheme to protect workers entitlements. After a long campaign, Labor [...]
Read more →Message to Twiggy
The biggest single promise made by Tony Abbott and the Coalition in this election campaign is to abolish the modified Mining Resource Rental Tax to be implemented in 2012. This promise is worth $10.5 Billion. Here is a 30 second video clip that looks at one aspect of why this tax should be supported by [...]
Read more →Schools New York
The New York Bubble Bursts For years, the citizens of New York City have been told its schools were rapidly improving as a result of “reforms” instigated by its billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg, and Schools Chancellor, Joel Klein. Both claimed that dramatic increases in state test scores since 2006 were evidence that the city’s schools [...]
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