Wanted on the waterfront: a quiet miracle

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Workplace relations minister Peter Reith, Patrick chairman Chris Corrigan and Maritime Union of Australia national secretary John Coombs must work together to solve the Australian waterfront problems. Government grants of several hundred million dollars in reparations for laborers who will lose their jobs must be approved, and current union workers should work side-by-side with non-union workers.

Labor unions, Waterfronts, Stevedores

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Hard-sell of the century

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Australian Prime Minister John Howard's tax package focuses on all areas of political importance such as low-income families, small businesses, private health supporters, and big business. The media praised his performance but soon realized the opposition is on the rise. Major polls indicate voters do not favor Howard's plan. Swing voters have also turned against Howard in the 1998 elections.

Elections, Tax reform, Tax policy, Howard, John

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What price the soul of a senator?

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Sen Brian Harradine's vote is in great demand. The Labor Party hopes that the Catholic Church's efforts to overturn the government's Wik bill will succeed while indigenous peoples' advocates pray Harradine will allow the Racial Discrimination Act to prevail in case of conflict with any new legislation.

Australian aborigines, Aboriginal Australians, Harradine, Brian, Catholic Church in Australia

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