Politics is fun!
Jun. 30th, 2005 08:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shapeofthingsThe Federal Government gains control of the senate tomorrow, meaning that our current neo-con leaders can now pass through any legislation they wish - there is no longer any active opossition in federal politics. One of the first legislation packages the government is planning to introduce is a bundle of industrial relations reforms. Mixed in among some needed reforms are a bunch of measures that seem just downright nasty - reforms that take away workers rights and have far-reaching social implications.
Today was a national day of action to protest the industrial relations package. Rallies were held in all the state capital cities and the unions called on their members to stand up for their rights. I'm not a member of my union at present, but I still believe the IR package as a whole is a negative bundle of legislation which promotes economic growth at the cost of workers rights and social cohesion. So I went along.
This was my second only involvment in protest. Way back I the dim dark days of undergrad I marched for freedom in East Timor back when our government was complicit in Indonesia's violent oppression of the Timorese. There's a certain excitement to be found in public movements, a unity of energy and sense of purpose. There are also wonderful photo opportunities! For more images of politics in motion, take a peek
If you want to know more, there's some (somewhat biased) information here:
Today was a national day of action to protest the industrial relations package. Rallies were held in all the state capital cities and the unions called on their members to stand up for their rights. I'm not a member of my union at present, but I still believe the IR package as a whole is a negative bundle of legislation which promotes economic growth at the cost of workers rights and social cohesion. So I went along.
This was my second only involvment in protest. Way back I the dim dark days of undergrad I marched for freedom in East Timor back when our government was complicit in Indonesia's violent oppression of the Timorese. There's a certain excitement to be found in public movements, a unity of energy and sense of purpose. There are also wonderful photo opportunities! For more images of politics in motion, take a peek
If you want to know more, there's some (somewhat biased) information here:
