GLW issue 456, published 2001-07-18.

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Why cops aren't workers

@box text intr = [The following email letter was sent to Workers Online on July 5 and refused publication.] NSW Police Association president Ian Ball writes a poignant letter to Workers Online (29/6) about the "moral dilemma" of being a police

Prohibition alive and well in NT

BY GARY MEYERHOFF There's an election brewing in the Northern Territory: the ruling Country Liberal Party has passed an act to extend police powers, the Anti-Social Conduct and Public Order Act, and suddenly illicit drug use has become a hot

Anti-feminist appointed to 'protect' women

BY SARAH STEPHEN Taking office on July 30, Pru Goward will be Australia's fifth Sex Discrimination Commissioner. A close friend of hers, John Howard, appointed her to the $172,000 position, which has a five-year term. A high-profile journalist,

Networker: Smart tags

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