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Archive - Sep 18, 2008

Submitted by Malcolm B Duncan on September 18, 2008 - 11:03pm.
Maxine McKew on Q & A
Would that more politicians would be so honest.    She didn't know what she was talking about in specifics, acknowledged it immediately and apologised.   Good on her.
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Submitted by Richard Tonkin on September 18, 2008 - 5:39pm.
The Pentagon's cubicle mercenaries
"The Government Accountability Office (GAO) looked at 21 different Pentagon offices and found that private contractors outnumbered Department of Defense employees in more than half of them. In the engineering department of the Missile Defense Agency, for example, employees from private contractors made up more than 80% of the work force." - Frida Bergman
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Submitted by Democratic Audit on September 18, 2008 - 2:02pm.
Democratic Audit Update September 2008
In this month’s edition, the history of WEL, a new head for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 2007 federal election enquiry, constitutional reform and indigenous rights, the Senate and accountability, and much, much more…
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Submitted by James Sinnamon on September 18, 2008 - 1:40pm.
Media contempt for facts in NSW electricity privatisation debate
Analysis of the reporting of electricity privatisation initiatives in New South Wales brings disturbing confirmation that the major Australian newsmedia does not accurately report essential facts on issues of vital concern to us. Indeed, it often acts as a conduit for propaganda against our best interest.
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