The funny side of the women's movement, the faint-hearted feminist starring Lynn Redgrave
is next on ABC.
Is private enterprise more efficient than government enterprise?
Well, an ugly new word, privatisation, suggests that it is.
Privatisation describes a growing trend worldwide to sell off government instrumentalities to
the public.
In Australia it's been suggested we sell off TAA, Telecom and Australia Post.
But would that guarantee faster mail or better air travel?
This week on Pressure Point Sir Lennox Hewitt and John Howard debate the question of privatisation.
Should our public bodies become private parts?
That's Pressure Point Thursday at 8.25.
It's good to see the grandchildren on Father's Day.
They brought me these beautiful records.
So thoughtful.
ABC Records and Cassettes for Father's Day.
Classic rock.
The Gillies Report.
Irish RN.
Music from great Australian films.
Look for ABC Records and Cassettes at all record retailers displaying this window sticker.
Good evening Janet Wilson for the National Newsbreak.
There were increasing signs today that the Federal Government and the ACTU are close
to doing a deal over discounting the consumer price index, leaving the prices and incomes
accord intact.
At a post-budget breakfast in Melbourne, the Prime Minister reaffirmed that the Arbitration
Commission would be asked to discount the CPI for the dollar's depreciation.
But he said the Government would explore within the framework of the accord means to restore
any loss in real income.
For their part, the ACTU said any package would have to be examined.
Foreign Minister Bill Hayden has repeated the Government's reservations about President
Reagan's Star Wars program aimed at developing a defence shield in space.
Speaking at an arms control conference in Canberra today, Mr Hayden said he was concerned
that it merely signalled a new dimension in the arms race.
His comments follow the announcement by the United States that it's going to test an
anti-satellite weapon for the first time.
The State Government is seeking to wind up trade unions it says has made no effort to
pay legal costs incurred in action stemming from the power industry dispute.
The Premier, Sir Jobe Elke-Peterson, said the order for costs issued by the High Court
affected the Electrical Trades Union, the Metalworkers Union, the Federated Engine Drivers
and Firemen's Association and the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers.
However, a trades hall spokesman said the unions weren't defaulting on the costs order.
Reid's department store in Ipswich stood down two thirds of its staff this afternoon.
The store was destroyed by fire last weekend.
General Manager John Boylan said the stand down applied to about 80 employees.
He said the store had been able to gainfully employ 38 original staff.
Mr Boylan said negotiations were taking place on two alternative premises for a Reid's retail
operation in Ipswich.
That's it for now.
More news on the Colton Walsh report.
Good night.
8 o'clock Thursday, live from Canberra, opposition leader Andrew Peacock delivers the Budget
Speech in reply.
How will the opposition react to Keating's budget?
What alternatives will they propose for business and consumers?
Live from Parliament House, the opposition leader's Budget Speech in reply.
8 o'clock Thursday on ABC.
Now on ABC, your Australian network, the faint-hearted feminist.