From qantasff at qantasff.qantas.net.au Wed Nov 2 16:21:10 2011 From: qantasff at qantasff.qantas.net.au (Qantas Frequent Flyer) Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 02:21:10 +1100 (EST) Subject: ::fibreculture:: email politics: "Work decision means certainty for Qantas Frequent Flyers" Message-ID: <31233584.1320247270569.JavaMail.Accucast@AV4-AG3> ___________________________________________________________ Qantas Frequent Flyer ___________________________________________________________ Hello Now that Qantas has resumed normal operations I would like to update you on what the recent decision by Fair Work Australia means for you. I apologise sincerely for any inconvenience that you or your family experienced during the grounding of the Qantas fleet between Saturday evening and Monday afternoon. The decision to lock out some of our employees was an immensely difficult one and one that I did not want to have to make. But it was a decision that we were driven to by the industrial action of three unions, together representing less than 20 percent of Qantas employees. As of last Friday, industrial action by those unions had forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights, disrupted 70,000 passengers and cost Qantas $68 million. Two union leaders had warned that industrial action could continue into next year. This would have had a devastating effect on our customers, on all Qantas employees and on the businesses which depend on Qantas services. On Saturday, I came to the conclusion that this crisis had to end. I made the decision to proceed with a lock-out, the only form of protected industrial action available to Qantas under the Fair Work Act, so that agreement could be reached quickly. Unfortunately, it was necessary as a precautionary measure to ground the fleet immediately after the announcement that a lock-out would take place. While I deeply regret the short-term impact of the fleet being grounded, following the Fair Work Australia decision we now have absolute certainty for our customers. No further industrial action can take place. No more aircraft will be grounded and no services cancelled as a result of industrial action. You can now book Qantas flights with complete confidence. This is an immeasurably better situation than last Friday, when Qantas faced the prospect of ongoing disruptions, perhaps for another 12 months. We have now moved into 21 days of negotiations with each of the unions with the assistance of Fair Work Australia. All parties will be treated equally in order to reach reasonable agreements. If this cannot happen, binding arbitration will take place to secure an outcome. We will respect whatever decisions are reached. Regardless of how and when the agreements are reached, the period of uncertainty and instability for Qantas is over. We are moving forward and putting this dispute behind us. Our focus now is on our customers. We want to restore your faith by returning our on-time performance to its normal high levels, continuing to invest in new aircraft and lounges and ensuring the best possible in-flight experience. The end of industrial action means we can concentrate on what matters - getting you to your destination on time and in comfort, offering the best network and frequency of any Australian airline and rewarding your loyalty as a Qantas Frequent Flyer. Thank you for your patience and for your continued support of Qantas. 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Can we kick them off the list however? We've never permit spammers of any kind, and this is certainly off-topic. all the best, Andrew On 2 November 2011 16:21, Qantas Frequent Flyer < qantasff at qantasff.qantas.net.au> wrote: > ______________________________**_____________________________ > > Qantas Frequent Flyer > ______________________________**_____________________________ > > Hello > > Now that Qantas has resumed normal operations I would like to > update you on what the recent decision by Fair Work Australia > means for you. > > I apologise sincerely for any inconvenience that you or your > family experienced during the grounding of the Qantas fleet > between Saturday evening and Monday afternoon. > > The decision to lock out some of our employees was an immensely > difficult one and one that I did not want to have to make. But > it was a decision that we were driven to by the industrial > action of three unions, together representing less than 20 > percent of Qantas employees. > > As of last Friday, industrial action by those unions had forced > the cancellation of hundreds of flights, disrupted 70,000 > passengers and cost Qantas $68 million. Two union leaders had > warned that industrial action could continue into next year. > > This would have had a devastating effect on our customers, on > all Qantas employees and on the businesses which depend on > Qantas services. > > On Saturday, I came to the conclusion that this crisis had to > end. I made the decision to proceed with a lock-out, the only > form of protected industrial action available to Qantas under > the Fair Work Act, so that agreement could be reached quickly. > > Unfortunately, it was necessary as a precautionary measure to > ground the fleet immediately after the announcement that > a lock-out would take place. While I deeply regret the > short-term impact of the fleet being grounded, following the > Fair Work Australia decision we now have absolute certainty > for our customers. No further industrial action can take place. > No more aircraft will be grounded and no services cancelled as > a result of industrial action. > > You can now book Qantas flights with complete confidence. This > is an immeasurably better situation than last Friday, when > Qantas faced the prospect of ongoing disruptions, perhaps for > another 12 months. > > We have now moved into 21 days of negotiations with each of > the unions with the assistance of Fair Work Australia. All > parties will be treated equally in order to reach reasonable > agreements. If this cannot happen, binding arbitration will take > place to secure an outcome. We will respect whatever decisions > are reached. > > Regardless of how and when the agreements are reached, the > period of uncertainty and instability for Qantas is over. We > are moving forward and putting this dispute behind us. > > Our focus now is on our customers. We want to restore your faith > by returning our on-time performance to its normal high levels, > continuing to invest in new aircraft and lounges and ensuring > the best possible in-flight experience. > > The end of industrial action means we can concentrate on what > matters - getting you to your destination on time and in comfort, > offering the best network and frequency of any Australian airline > and rewarding your loyalty as a Qantas Frequent Flyer. > > Thank you for your patience and for your continued support > of Qantas. > > Alan Joyce > CEO Qantas Airways > > For more information view the online version of this email. > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/**click?q=61%3B132146%** > 3B5DzlEU3ZDb%2FuxGJmkIRBf2y%**2BpE4AuLiRvOrHFK9lbs4%3D > ______________________________**_____________________________ > > To view a full list of the email types you're currently > subscribed to, or to unsubscribe, please log in to > Your Profile at qantas.com. > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/**click?q=61%3B132146%** > 3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYc**jyTylri7aU%2FuH0YT7owStVPg0w%**3D%3D > > Or unsubscribe from "Airline Updates" emails only > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/**click?q=61%3B132146%3B%** > 2BFFxX4Rh31e6HvXquPIlrPrPPps5w**8yDb%2BqFNZ21xuo%3D&fbl=6 > > Please do not reply to this email. > ______________________________**_____________________________ > > Program Terms > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/**click?q=61%3B132146%** > 3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYc**jyTytHIdaOXVnyUT7owStVPg0w%3D%**3D > > Privacy Statement > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/**click?q=61%3B132146%** > 3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYc**jyTyhRNHg7E0WWgT7owStVPg0w%3D%**3D > > FAQs > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/**click?q=61%3B132146%** > 3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYc**jyTy%2FrkARVu435gT7owStVPg0w%**3D%3D > > Contacts > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/**click?q=61%3B132146%** > 3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYc**jyTy%2F0CtRN4lo%**2FIT7owStVPg0w%3D%3D > > Qantas > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/**click?q=61%3B132146%** > 3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYc**jyTyyrkXXmdNMc8T7owStVPg0w%3D%**3D > > ______________________________**_____________________________ > > Qantas Airways Limited ABN 16 009 661 901 > > > > > > --- > (un)subscribe info: > http://listcultures.org/**mailman/listinfo/fibreculture_**listcultures.org > general website: > http://www.fibreculture.org > Fibreculture Journal: > http://journal.fibreculture.**org/ > -- "A traveller, who has lost his way, should not ask, Where am I? What he really wants to know is, Where are the other places" - Alfred North Whitehead Andrew Murphie - Associate Professor School of English, Media and Performing Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2052 Editor - The Fibreculture Journal http://fibreculturejournal.org/> web: http://www.andrewmurphie.org/ http://dynamicmedianetwork.org/ fax:612 93856812 tlf:612 93855548 email: a.murphie at unsw.edu.au room 311H, Webster Building -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geert at xs4all.nl Wed Nov 2 20:44:48 2011 From: geert at xs4all.nl (Geert Lovink) Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 20:44:48 +0100 Subject: ::fibreculture:: email politics: "Work decision means certainty for Qantas Frequent Flyers" In-Reply-To: References: <31233584.1320247270569.JavaMail.Accucast@AV4-AG3> Message-ID: Hi Andrew, I fwd. this email to the list. I thought it was unique in its kind. So ideological, so detailed, such a rage and panic of those in power who ran out of idea and now come up with such a rethoric. Best, Geert On 2 Nov 2011, at 7:54 PM, Andrew Murphie wrote: > I think they mean "Work decision means the 1% march bravely on in > search of profits for self-serving corporation, Qantas" > > Wow- spamming everyone ... they must be desperate. Can we kick them > off the list however? > > We've never permit spammers of any kind, and this is certainly off- > topic. > > all the best, Andrew > > On 2 November 2011 16:21, Qantas Frequent Flyer > wrote: > ___________________________________________________________ > > Qantas Frequent Flyer > ___________________________________________________________ > > Hello > > Now that Qantas has resumed normal operations I would like to > update you on what the recent decision by Fair Work Australia > means for you. > > I apologise sincerely for any inconvenience that you or your > family experienced during the grounding of the Qantas fleet > between Saturday evening and Monday afternoon. > > The decision to lock out some of our employees was an immensely > difficult one and one that I did not want to have to make. But > it was a decision that we were driven to by the industrial > action of three unions, together representing less than 20 > percent of Qantas employees. > > As of last Friday, industrial action by those unions had forced > the cancellation of hundreds of flights, disrupted 70,000 > passengers and cost Qantas $68 million. Two union leaders had > warned that industrial action could continue into next year. > > This would have had a devastating effect on our customers, on > all Qantas employees and on the businesses which depend on > Qantas services. > > On Saturday, I came to the conclusion that this crisis had to > end. I made the decision to proceed with a lock-out, the only > form of protected industrial action available to Qantas under > the Fair Work Act, so that agreement could be reached quickly. > > Unfortunately, it was necessary as a precautionary measure to > ground the fleet immediately after the announcement that > a lock-out would take place. While I deeply regret the > short-term impact of the fleet being grounded, following the > Fair Work Australia decision we now have absolute certainty > for our customers. No further industrial action can take place. > No more aircraft will be grounded and no services cancelled as > a result of industrial action. > > You can now book Qantas flights with complete confidence. This > is an immeasurably better situation than last Friday, when > Qantas faced the prospect of ongoing disruptions, perhaps for > another 12 months. > > We have now moved into 21 days of negotiations with each of > the unions with the assistance of Fair Work Australia. All > parties will be treated equally in order to reach reasonable > agreements. If this cannot happen, binding arbitration will take > place to secure an outcome. We will respect whatever decisions > are reached. > > Regardless of how and when the agreements are reached, the > period of uncertainty and instability for Qantas is over. We > are moving forward and putting this dispute behind us. > > Our focus now is on our customers. We want to restore your faith > by returning our on-time performance to its normal high levels, > continuing to invest in new aircraft and lounges and ensuring > the best possible in-flight experience. > > The end of industrial action means we can concentrate on what > matters - getting you to your destination on time and in comfort, > offering the best network and frequency of any Australian airline > and rewarding your loyalty as a Qantas Frequent Flyer. > > Thank you for your patience and for your continued support > of Qantas. > > Alan Joyce > CEO Qantas Airways > > For more information view the online version of this email. > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/click?q=61%3B132146%3B5DzlEU3ZDb%2FuxGJmkIRBf2y%2BpE4AuLiRvOrHFK9lbs4%3D > ___________________________________________________________ > > To view a full list of the email types you're currently > subscribed to, or to unsubscribe, please log in to > Your Profile at qantas.com. > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/click?q=61%3B132146%3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYcjyTylri7aU%2FuH0YT7owStVPg0w%3D%3D > > Or unsubscribe from "Airline Updates" emails only > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/click?q=61%3B132146%3B%2BFFxX4Rh31e6HvXquPIlrPrPPps5w8yDb%2BqFNZ21xuo%3D&fbl=6 > > Please do not reply to this email. > ___________________________________________________________ > > Program Terms > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/click?q=61%3B132146%3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYcjyTytHIdaOXVnyUT7owStVPg0w%3D%3D > > Privacy Statement > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/click?q=61%3B132146%3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYcjyTyhRNHg7E0WWgT7owStVPg0w%3D%3D > > FAQs > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/click?q=61%3B132146%3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYcjyTy%2FrkARVu435gT7owStVPg0w%3D%3D > > Contacts > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/click?q=61%3B132146%3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYcjyTy%2F0CtRN4lo%2FIT7owStVPg0w%3D%3D > > Qantas > http://edm.qantas.net.au/cts/click?q=61%3B132146%3BAKOaWtQLHAHuxGJmkIRBf6DpKgYcjyTyyrkXXmdNMc8T7owStVPg0w%3D%3D > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Qantas Airways Limited ABN 16 009 661 901 > > > > > > --- > (un)subscribe info: > http://listcultures.org/mailman/listinfo/fibreculture_listcultures.org > general website: > http://www.fibreculture.org > Fibreculture Journal: > http://journal.fibreculture.org/ > > > > -- > > "A traveller, who has lost his way, should not ask, Where am I? What > he really wants to know is, Where are the other places" - Alfred > North Whitehead > > Andrew Murphie - Associate Professor > School of English, Media and Performing Arts, University of New > South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2052 > Editor - The Fibreculture Journal http://fibreculturejournal.org/> > web: http://www.andrewmurphie.org/ http://dynamicmedianetwork.org/ > > fax:612 93856812 tlf:612 93855548 email: a.murphie at unsw.edu.au > room 311H, Webster Building > img, #cubbies-overlay{ -moz-transition-property: margin, box-shadow, > z-index; -moz-transition-duration: 0.1s; -webkit-transition- > property: margin, box-shadow, z-index; -webkit-transition-duration: > 0.1s; } .cubbies-selected{ z-index: 9999; box-shadow: 3px 3px 8px > -1px blue !important; cursor: pointer !important; margin: -3px 3px > 3px -3px; } .cubbies-selected:active{ box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px -1px > darkblue !important; margin: -1px 1px 1px -1px; } #cubbies- > overlay{ position: fixed; z-index: 9999; bottom: 30px; left: 30px; > box-shadow: 0 2px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); border: none; } #cubbies- > overlay:hover{ box-shadow: 0 2px 3px rgb(0,0,0); } > --- > (un)subscribe info: > http://listcultures.org/mailman/listinfo/fibreculture_listcultures.org > general website: > http://www.fibreculture.org > Fibreculture Journal: > http://journal.fibreculture.org/ From a.munster at unsw.edu.au Wed Nov 2 21:25:36 2011 From: a.munster at unsw.edu.au (Anna Munster) Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 20:25:36 +0000 Subject: ::fibreculture:: email politics: "Work decision means certainty for Qantas Frequent Flyers" In-Reply-To: References: <31233584.1320247270569.JavaMail.Accucast@AV4-AG3> Message-ID: <2A40E78B-AA4E-4B67-B4F0-C48026F971A0@unsw.edu.au> Actually this is the typical management rhetoric and tactics in Australia at the moment. At UNSW we regularly received such emails from the vice chancellor during the 2 years of union industrial action. This is a deliberate tactic from a particular brand of people in management positions in Australia (and probably UK I suspect) in the last couple of years. These people are 'known' as union busters and their tactics are to appeal via personal messaging to both 'customers' and 'shareholders'. What is really interesting is when they start confusing these categories and email their own workforce as well ( ie such as at UNSW)....but of course that's a tactic as well. This is where unions need to be developing much better links with organisations such as Getup who have a massive mailing list database.....but that takes a lot of on-the-ground cultivation as Getup works fairly democratically across its member base in online forums to decide on what campaigns to run etc...it might not take up industrial action support campaigns, cheers Anna A/Prof. Anna Munster Deputy Director Centre for Contemporary Art and Politics College of Fine Arts UNSW P.O. Box 259 Paddington NSW 2021 612 9385 0741 (tel) 612 9385 0615(fax) a.munster at unsw.edu.au On 03/11/2011, at 6:44 AM, Geert Lovink wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > I fwd. this email to the list. I thought it was unique in its kind. So ideological, so detailed, such a rage and panic of those in power who ran out of idea and now come up with such a rethoric. > > Best, Geert > > On 2 Nov 2011, at 7:54 PM, Andrew Murphie wrote: > >> I think they mean "Work decision means the 1% march bravely on in search of profits for self-serving corporation, Qantas" >> >> Wow- spamming everyone ... they must be desperate. Can we kick them off the list however? >> >> We've never permit spammers of any kind, and this is certainly off-topic. >> >> all the best, Andrew >> >> On 2 November 2011 16:21, Qantas Frequent Flyer wrote: >> ___________________________________________________________ >> >> Qantas Frequent Flyer >> ___________________________________________________________ >> >> Hello >> >> Now that Qantas has resumed normal operations I would like to >> update you on what the recent decision by Fair Work Australia >> means for you. >> >> I apologise sincerely for any inconvenience that you or your >> family experienced during the grounding of the Qantas fleet >> between Saturday evening and Monday afternoon. >> >> The decision to lock out some of our employees was an immensely >> difficult one and one that I did not want to have to make. But >> it was a decision that we were driven to by the industrial >> action of three unions, together representing less than 20 >> percent of Qantas employees. >> >> As of last Friday, industrial action by those unions had forced >> the cancellation of hundreds of flights, disrupted 70,000 >> passengers and cost Qantas $68 million. Two union leaders had >> warned that industrial action could continue into next year. >> >> This would have had a devastating effect on our customers, on >> all Qantas employees and on the businesses which depend on >> Qantas services. >> >> On Saturday, I came to the conclusion that this crisis had to >> end. I made the decision to proceed with a lock-out, the only >> form of protected industrial action available to Qantas under >> the Fair Work Act, so that agreement could be reached quickly. >> >> Unfortunately, it was necessary as a precautionary measure to >> ground the fleet immediately after the announcement that >> a lock-out would take place. While I deeply regret the >> short-term impact of the fleet being grounded, following the >> Fair Work Australia decision we now have absolute certainty >> for our customers. No further industrial action can take place. >> No more aircraft will be grounded and no services cancelled as >> a result of industrial action. >> >> You can now book Qantas flights with complete confidence. This >> is an immeasurably better situation than last Friday, when >> Qantas faced the prospect of ongoing disruptions, perhaps for >> another 12 months. >> >> We have now moved into 21 days of negotiations with each of >> the unions with the assistance of Fair Work Australia. All >> parties will be treated equally in order to reach reasonable >> agreements. If this cannot happen, binding arbitration will take >> place to secure an outcome. 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YAC has received evidence showing FMG forced heritage consultants to change a heritage report about the significance of the area by threatening to withhold payments on their invoices. On 23 October YAC representatives travelled to FMG's Firetail lease (Solomon Project) to check on the safety of their sites, but were barred by FMG security guards for ?safety reasons?, because a blasting program was under way. On 28 October Michael Woodley and other senior Yindjibarndi Lawmen took time out from Birdarra ceremonies to travel into the area, avoiding FMG checkpoints. To their horror they found the landscape mutilated and sites damaged. FMG?s conduct is a direct assault on the 40,000 year-old traditions and heritage of the Yindjibarndi people and contravenes the most fundamental international human rights covenants. These actions show FMG conduct to be unethical and in breech of the State Aboriginal Heritage Act. 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URL: From geert at xs4all.nl Thu Nov 10 10:13:06 2011 From: geert at xs4all.nl (Geert Lovink) Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:13:06 +0100 Subject: ::fibreculture:: Julian Assange, the opera Message-ID: Julian Assange, the opera: Wikileaks brought to book Opera Australia has started work on an opera based on the life of Julian Assange ? with the Wikileaks founder's blessing Matt Trueman Thursday November 10 2011 guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/nov/09/julian-assange-the-opera There has already been a play, a (disowned) autobiography [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/02/julian-assange-unauthorised-autobiography- review" title="], and some might argue that the real-life extradition drama is quite enough ? but now work has begun on an opera based on the life of Julian Assange [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/julian-assange" title="] in Melbourne. Opera Australia held, with Assange's approval, a series of in-house workshops last month, six months after its artistic director Lyndon Terracini came up with the idea and asked composer Jonathan Dreyfus to write the music. Terracini told the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gefPHQkMtTo" title="]: "He is an incredible character and it is an exciting idea." He continued: "What they came up with was really terrific. What's great is that it speaks to a younger audience." Eddie Perfect, who played Assange in the initial process, told ABC News, "It's got everything that a dramatic musical work needs. It's got heroes and villains. In fact, it's got a hero and villain combined in one." In 2008, Perfect played Australian cricketer Shane Warne [http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2008/oct/03/new.musicals.shane.warne " title="] in another "biopicera". Comparing the two roles, Perfect told the Independent [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/the-diary-julian- assange-david-fincher-coen-brothers-polly-stenham-david- shrigley-6256573.html" title="]: "Assange is a greater challenge because his personality is filtered through the media and we rarely see the 'human' side. He's also more subdued ? Warney is all exterior and rarely self- reflective. Assange is all interior." The company has not yet committed to a full production, but if the opera goes ahead it will be the second time the Wikileaks story has been presented on stage in Assange's native Australia. Stainless Steel Rat by award-winning Australian playwright Ron Elisha [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/may/26/wikileaks-julian-assange-stage " title="] played at the Seymour Centre in Sydney last June.