Turmoil

• Crean, who died suddenly over the weekend while travelling in Europe, was known for his hard work, moral clarity and even temperament.
• So withering were his critiques of the Coalition that he was sometimes described as a Labor “attack dog”, particularly once he was elected deputy Labor leader from 1998.

Turmoil within Labor

• Panicking Labor MPs connived to restore the twice-rejected Kim Beazley to the Labor leadership.
• Latham’s mercurial stewardship of Labor proved to be a disaster, delivering the Howard-led Coalition a thumping win in 2004, replete with control of both houses.
• Labor then won the next election in 2007 with Kevin Rudd at the helm and Julia Gillard as deputy leader.
• Gripped by factional conflict and frustrated by Howard’s electoral success, Labor had forgotten its formula for stability under Bob Hawke and Paul Keating.

A moral stand on Iraq

• Crean’s decision to oppose Australia’s participation in the US-led “coalition of the willing” invasion of Iraq is now seen as correct.
• The war was based on falsified and misinterpreted intelligence and probably led to a worsening of Australia’s national security conditions.

An engaged post-parliamentary life

• Their fathers, Frank Crean and Kim Beazley Sr., had been frontbenchers and eventually ministers in the Whitlam Labor governments of 1972-75.
• His post-parliamentary life involved ongoing representation of Australia’s interests abroad, primarily as chair of the European Australian Business Council.
• Crean remained deeply engaged in the issues facing the world, and fiercely committed to the protection of working people and the vulnerable.

‘History will treat Simon well’

• It is a mark of that service and the civility he exhibited so effortlessly that Opposition leader Peter Dutton genuinely mourned his loss.
• I always admired Simon for his decency and intellect and only just saw him recently in Melbourne,” the current Liberal leader remarked.
• History will treat Simon well.

• The job market remains strong, and that demand for labor is preventing the economy from cooling too quickly.
• “But predicting the timing of that slowdown has been particularly tricky in the face of a resilient labor market.
• Higher interest rates, increased costs for labor and materials, and increased competition are among the main reasons for the cutbacks.
• Despite the near-term slowdown in network builds, investor interest in the market has not waned.

• WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Center for Peace Studies is hosting a panel discussion: Kashmir - From Turmoil to Transformation: perspectives from the ground , on March 23 from 1-3 pm at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
• He made Kashmir University the first non-renewable energy base in Kashmir under the Solar Mission Policy of India.
• The International Center for Peace Studies (ICPS) was started in 1993.
• The Center has an Advisory Board of eminent experts, policymakers, academics, Vice Chancellors, former diplomats, administrators, and reputed Journalists.

• As we wrap up National Disability Employment Awareness Month, lets not forget the millions of workers with disabilities trying to make a living in this country.
• We need to update antiquated policies and increase investment in the most successful program ever developed to address this challenge the AbilityOne Program.
• It is the nations leading, and most cost-effective, government program for creating jobs for people with disabilities.
• I am the proud president of The National Association for the Employment of People Who Are Blind (NAEPB).