Facts

WEL Victoria presents the facts as we know them on the following issues.

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• The Political Guide to the Internet.doc examines how political commentators and advisors to political parties operate with lots of additional material to see.
• Rights and responsibilities examines the right to vote and the arguments by Antony Green for compulsory voting and against preferential voting.
• The Victorian Government is considering a Human Rights Charter --see Research under Issues.
• Steps to Equality spells out the changes for women from the days when female convicts were entitled to wages in 1816 to the Sex Discrimination Act 1984. In 2006 the Victorian government has removed provocation as an excuse for murder and has adopted a Human rights Charter However the Federal government has brought in the WorkChoices Act taking some workers back to 1845.   We will add to this in the future and reveal any backward steps.
• See the analysis of the impact of these changes on Australian society Click Here 
• Impact of welfare to work reforms on disabled.doc details the changes identified by research by NATSEM commissioned by the What Women Want coalition of 60 women’s organisations.

• Great Victorian Women lists some extraordinary women. Also see women on the Victorian Honour Roll of Women at http://www.women.vic.gov.au

To send messages to Federal parliamentarians: get the email addresses from the website of the Parliament of Australia. Just click on the links below:

http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/senators/ for Senators
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/ for House of Representatives members

To send messages to State or Territory parliamentarians: get the email addresses from the relevant website. The Parliament of Victoria has links:

http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/mlcs.html  for Victorian Legislative Council.

http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/mlas.html for Victorian Legislative Assembly.