by Anne Summers | Jun 29, 2002 | News
Too few oohing at Goward’s babyThe political stoush between the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Pru Goward, and the Howard government over the right of employed women to paid maternity leave is shaping up as a fascinating public battle.Ten months ago, when she...
by Evatt Foundation | Jun 15, 2002 | News
Tasmania has been assessed as Australia’s best performing State in the Evatt Foundation’s annual State Government League Table, released today in The State of the States 2002 report.”This result has continued the upward Tasmanian trend that has been...
by Evatt Foundation | Jun 12, 2002 | News
Why privatisation makes railways unsafeThe sequence of events after a rail disaster is now familiar: first, the speculation (or the hope in some quarters) that vandalism or, more excitingly, sabotage is the cause; next, the attempt to blame some lowly worker (a...
by Evatt Foundation | Jun 2, 2002 | News
Koori RadioPutting the soul back into SydneySydney is about to hear black voices and black music on the radio permanently. The city’s first permanent Indigenous station will be on air, at 93.7 FM, by the end of June – it’s call sign 2LND (Too Live N...
by Frank Stilwell, Fred Argy | May 17, 2002 | News
The Budget & Australian egalitarianism Fred Argy Economic effectiveness of the Budget Good fiscal governance calls for long term strategic management of the nation’s saving and investment needs, combined with short term flexibility to cope with changing...
by Guy Rundle | May 16, 2002 | News
Broken-hearted threnody; the crisis in embryoBroken-hearted threnodyWe are entering a period of apparent total power for the United States. Its military dominance is all but unassailable, and the recent increases in military spending will make it more so. Its proposed...
