As many women’s groups gear up for the annual unequal payday commiseration, more statistics emerge that suggest the gap may be going backwards, or, at best, is stuck.
Whitlam government
Investigation will expose the blood on Whitlam’s hands
An investigation into the Balibo Five wont reveal anything we don’t know about Indonesia’s culpability in the matter — but it will expose the Whitlam government’s bureaucratic bungling both before and after the murders, says Geraldine Willesee.
Health insurance “reforms” entrench two-tier system
Contrary to glib press reports, the Budget changes to private health insurance actually increase support for the industry, and do more to embed a two-tier health system, writesIan McAuley.
Political snippets: Who’s this Gough bloke?
Malcolm Turnbull and company are wasting their energy trying to conjure up the bad old days of the long gone Whitlam Government as a way of attacking the big spending plans of the Rudd one.
