s: in 1999, the AWU successfully negotiated a new Pastoral Industry Award. In 2000, AWU members in the Pilbara continue to resist BHP's attempts to force them onto individual contracts. Over one hundred years, the AWU has proved that only a determined union, backed by the combined strength of its members, can protect the wages and conditions of Australian workers. Only united unions and workers can force the boss to allow workers to have a say, a "fair go", in the workplace.
             Over the past 4½ years, the Howard Government has consistently put our nation first. Across so many important areas, the Liberal Party has continued to demonstrate genuine leadership by developing and introducing policies in Australia's national interest. Of course, it's a requirement not just of Governments but also of Oppositions as they are presenting themselves as an alternative. Sadly, while the Howard Government has continued to do the things that need to be
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