Keywords: Industrial Relations
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Furtado
- 20 April 2010
30 Comments
There is much to salvage from Howard's policies, misconstrued as
universally liberal and bereft of state intervention in the interests of
the underprivileged. More could be done to link such a policy frame with several
aspects of Catholic Social Teaching.
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AUSTRALIA
- John Warhurst
- 16 December 2009
7 Comments
Tony Abbott sees the role of the Opposition as merely to oppose the Government. This fits the image of Abbott the boxer standing his ground resolutely in the
middle of the ring. But it is a simplistic view not just of Opposition, but of
boxing.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Denis Fitzgerald
- 13 August 2009
A religious purpose is at the heart of Catholic Social Services. Because of this
purpose, organisations need to be able to recruit people who support
the social mission of the Church, and whose conduct will not compromise or undermine the witness of the Church.
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AUSTRALIA
- John Warhurst
- 18 December 2008
2 Comments
Last Christmas, rookie Prime Minister Rudd could not afford to take a holiday. This year, following dismal December opinion polls, it's Turnbull who may need to forgo a break as he gets the Coalition house in order.
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AUSTRALIA
- Tim Battin
- 01 December 2008
6 Comments
The Rudd Government is attempting to sell its Fair Work Bill on the basis of 'balance', as compared with the Howard Government's WorkChoices Bill. This is like trying to strike a balance between Margaret Thatcher and Genghis Khan.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- John Gunson
- 17 October 2008
9 Comments
The Brethren cultivated a relationship
with Howard that secured them generous access to him while he was prime
minister. Rudd has made it clear he has no time for them, but they will no doubt re-emerge when the climate is more congenial.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 08 September 2008
10 Comments
Following Friday's announcement of Nathan Rees as the premier of
NSW, media reports highlighted his background as a garbage collector. They neglected to mention he was doing this to fund his honours degree
in English Literature at Sydney University.
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INFORMATION
- Graham Holmes
- 13 June 2008
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AUSTRALIA
- Margaret Rice
- 06 May 2008
3 Comments
Mt Isa in Queensland is currently experiencing 'lead-alert'. Lead absorption in mining towns affects children the most. Inevitably, the families who are better off will move, leaving the most
vulnerable to stay and live with the problem.
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AUSTRALIA
There are worrying signs that the Labor Government will interpret the grass-roots campaign against
WorkChoices in the
most conservative light possible. Catholic social thought defies any policy that results in a shift of power to the already powerful.
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AUSTRALIA
- Braham Dabscheck
- 13 December 2007
3 Comments
It seems the AFL has a double standard when it comes to its treatment of players and club executives. While the AFL was announcing its charge against Ben Cousins, Carlton Football Club was saying the price-fixing conviction of its executive Richard Pratt was not a relevant concern.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Andrew Hamilton
- 12 December 2007
Vinnies founder Frederic Ozanam kept a single-minded focus on the faces of the poor in 19th century France, while at the same time playing the role that churches and church organisations need to play in political life.
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