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The ALP & cultural democracy

The ALP & cultural democracy

A key challenge for the Australian Labor Party (ALP) is how to encourage the move from an industrial to a post-industrial society without marginalising its traditional supporters, who not unreasonably expect Labor to safeguard their interests. Specifically, Labor...
Union chief meets the press

Union chief meets the press

Greg Combet interviewed on Meet the PressGreg Turnbull, presenter (Channel Ten Network): Hello and welcome to Meet the Press. The union movement is under pressure to maintain its relevance in a changing economy and a hostile political environment. Under daily assault...
Between despondency & hope

Between despondency & hope

The history and future of radical politicsAbout 60 km from Sydney’s city centre, on a 14 acre bushland property on the gorge of the Georges River, Eric Aarons resides in a two room cottage. This property, which was once also home to a residential school for the...
Riders on the Storm

Riders on the Storm

Dread ripples through me as I listen to a phone message from our manager saying that we (The Doors) have another offer of huge amounts of money if we would just allow one of our songs to be used as the background for a commercial. They don’t give up! I guess...
Reckoning the damage

Reckoning the damage

Capitalist crisis and corporate crimeThe unravelling of the reputations of firms that were once the toast of Wall Street continues and the end is not in sight. But one thing is certain: already fragile prior to Enron, the legitimacy of global capitalism as the...
What role for Telstra?

What role for Telstra?

The Shadow Minister for Communications, Lindsay Tanner, released his telecommunications policy discussion paper, “Reforming Telstra”, on 23rd May. The document has subsequently received considerable attention in the media and provoked sharp responses from...