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pies4ever
Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Location: rosebud,vic,australia
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Garrett to head IR protest concert
March 26, 2007
LABOR MP Peter Garrett will head a Rockin' For Rights concert following a protest march against the federal Government's industrial relations laws in Sydney next month.
Aussie bands including Youth Group, The Screaming Jets, Something for Kate, You Am I and the Hoodoo Gurus will perform at the event staged by Unions NSW.
The protest rally from Hyde Park to the Sydney Cricket Ground will be held on April 22.
"Never before has there been a more critical time to get out and rock for our rights," said Garrett, the shadow minister for climate change, environment, heritage and arts.
Garrett, the former lead singer of Midnight Oil, will MC the concert.
"This incredible line-up of Australia's best will bring punters from far and wide whose future work experience is up for grabs under the Howard government's Work Choices legislation," he said.
"I reckon this will be a mighty event."
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21448041-5005961,00.html _________________ As Reg Reagan Says-Go And Get Stuffed..!! |
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bazdaddy
Joined: 26 Jan 2006
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Good another concert. _________________ The black & white jumper, worn by heroes worshipped by millions. |
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magpiesgirl
Crazy About Daisy!!!
Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Location: Cheltenham
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Awesome stuff.People power and sending a strong,clear message to Howard is the only way these laws are going to abolished. _________________ Collingwood:Not just a club,but a way of life!
“I can honestly say there will never be another Strauchanie and the boys at the club can’t help but be thankful for that” -Nathan Buckley |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda
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It's great that concerts can achieve so much! Look at the way Live 8 changed the world.
Oh, wait, no it didn't.
There's less chance of this making an impact than there is of Bono getting rid of his stupid sunglasses. _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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PiesOnCollins
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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David wrote: | It's great that concerts can achieve so much! Look at the way Live 8 changed the world.
Oh, wait, no it didn't.
There's less chance of this making an impact than there is of Bono getting rid of his stupid sunglasses. |
Is Bono still trying to make poverty history?
As For Garret, what does he do on "crop a cop" day? |
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Didaicos
The Macedonian Marvel = The Croat Confoundment!!!
Joined: 06 Jun 2006
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PiesOnCollins wrote: |
As For Garret, what does he do on "crop a cop" day? |
Except he has to grow hair instead! _________________ WELLLINGHAM ROVES IT....AND KICKS THE GOAL!!!!
SWAN'S GOING TO KICK A GOAL. THEY'RE HOME YOU'D THINK I KNOW IT'S A LONG WAY TO GO BUT THEY'RE KILLING THEM NOW!! |
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stoliboy
Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Sydney, NSW
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The event is called 'Rockin' For Rights' and features a fantasic line-up of Australian bands who are standing with workers to overturn John Howard's unfair workplace laws- http://www.rockinforrights.com.au/
The timing of the event is also strategic being the weekend prior to the ALP national conference, at which the ALP industrial relations policy will be formally endorsed. (Yes, there needs to be pressure on the ALP to ensure the IR policy is right).
WorkChoices will be one of the main issues at the Federal Election this year. It was a factor in the ALP being returned in the recent NSW State Election, and hopefully will be part of the reason John Howard loses the election this year.
Add to that list the Iraq war, climate change, David Hicks, poor investment in infrastructure, and lies about interest rates (which will go up maybe 1-2 times before the next election).
_________________ Sydney Collingwood Supporters Club
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stoliboy
Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Sydney, NSW
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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Sorry stoliboy I don't do math. |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda
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stoliboy wrote: | Add to that list the Iraq war, climate change, David Hicks, poor investment in infrastructure, and lies about interest rates (which will go up maybe 1-2 times before the next election). |
Well, at least, when we have ousted this evil, corrupt Liberal government, we can finally relax in the knowledge that the new Labor government will be honest and scrupulous in all its dealings, and run the country flawlessly _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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sherrife
Victorian Socialists - people before profit
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So your attitude is that yes, the Libs are have involved us in a useless war, have severely underrepresented the rights of an Australian in an illegal overseas prison system, are either scaremongers or outright liars in regards to interest rates, hopelessly slow to react to the environmental crisis, have not invested enough of the surplus' we've been enjoying in long term growth and development, have ruined the working situations for thousands of Australians, but any alternative will only be worse?
Fear of change, that's the way to a brighter future _________________ I would be ashamed to admit that I had risen from the ranks. When I rise it will be with the ranks... - Eugene Debs |
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David
I dare you to try
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That's taking it a bit far, isn't it?
I was only being a smartarse, anyway. It irks me when people talk about Rudd as if he was the saviour. If he becomes prime minister, I bet in a few years time he will have already racked up a few controversies, backflips and major errors in judgement, just like Howard. Of course, that's not a reason not to vote for him, it's just an acceptance of how politics works. _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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sherrife
Victorian Socialists - people before profit
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Yea but having said all that Dave, you're going to be voting liberal right? _________________ I would be ashamed to admit that I had risen from the ranks. When I rise it will be with the ranks... - Eugene Debs |
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David
I dare you to try
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At this point I expect so, but the above comments would have little if anything to do with my decision.
Although a lot could happen between now and election day, I am fairly committed to voting for the Liberals, basically because I think they are more capable of running the country than Labor.
Of course, in the next six months, Howard could do something incredibly stupid that would make me change my mind, or Labor could produce a policy platform which was a really good idea, or something. You never know. _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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uey
Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne Town
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Your parents vote liberal dont they David - its ok to have your own free mind. _________________ NICKS BB 2007 PP Scott Pendlebury |
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