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STOP THE SELL OFF
Stop the Sell Off Newsletter May 19, 2008: The Stop the Sell Off campaign is now stepping up with the NSW Government continuing to ignore the sentiments of the citizens of NSW and its own party.[ Download/View File ]
Privatisation of the energy industry threatens thousands of jobs across
New South Wales. Despite assurances before the State election that
privatisation was not on the agenda, the State Government has
established the Owen Inquiry in an effort to justify a sell off to the
private sector. The first round of cuts are directed at selling the
retail divisions of the energy distributors Country Energy, Energy
Australia and Integral Energy.