The Australian's articles are well worth looking at.

Very much agree with you Alan in all of this which you have written (under).

Can I also perhaps recommend to readers a book by Michael Pusy ( 1993?) entitled
"Economic Rationalism in Canberra". In his study of a large number of Australian
bureaucrats, Pusy found a number of very interesting commonalities amongst those
mostly young males who have taken over in recent years  in senior executive
leadership. Principal amongst these findings were that a) most of our leaders
had not had any personal experience of poverty, b) they were grounded in
economics, c) they had very little training in history..

kate walker
(newcastle, australia)
> Date:    Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:42:43 +1000
> From:    Sutherland Alan <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Inequity runs deep
>
> I very much appreciate the direction that Dennis Raphael is taking in
> demanding a greater public awareness and debate of inequity issues in
> Canada.  Such discussion appeared almost forgotten here except in the
> context of the big cities (Melbourne and Sydney) versus the rest of the
> country in terms of jobs and quality of life.  Thankfully we see a little
> glimmer of hope in this discussion.  The Australian Newspaper this week is
> printing each day a raft of articles titled "Advance Australia Where".  This
> explores the deeper meaning of the impact of inequity on the lives of all
> people.  Go to the following site to see these articles:
>
> Here is how one story starts:
> "AUSTRALIA is a deeply divided rich-get-richer nation, in which both the
> winners and losers of almost two decades of economic and social upheaval are
> baffled and angry at the destruction of the fair-go society. "
>
> http://theaustralian.com.au/