GLW issue 167, published 1994-11-16.

Feminism means choice: against 'politically correct' sex

By Lynne Segal Feminist sex radicals (who in these times are almost always lesbians) have repeatedly challenged heterosexual feminists "to come out of the closet". We're still waiting, they tell us, wearily, for you to discuss your

Socialists announce national conference

Socialists announce national conference SYDNEY — The Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) has announced plans to hold its 16th national conference near here from January 3 to 8. Doug Lorimer, conference spokesperson, told Green

Trees obscuring the forest?

YVONNE FRANCIS attended the Australian Forest Conference, held on October 24-25 at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Here she presents her impressions. After the first day, I reckoned that this was going to be the best holiday

The gift that keeps giving

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Goss drops freeway publicity

Goss drops freeway publicity By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Goss government has shelved plans for early public consultation in planning Brisbane's next major freeway. Publication of a map showing the likely route of

Marches commemorate death in custody

Marches commemorate death in custody By John Nebauer BRISBANE — About 130 people braved a hot and blustery day on November 7 to commemorate the first anniversary of the death in police custody of Aboriginal dancer Daniel

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International News

US trends: the rich get richer, the poor poorer

By Peter Montague The New York Times recently described a dark trend. In the US, and overseas, the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the people in the middle are becoming less and less secure about their future. And

'Reform' as ecocide: behind the Russian oil disaster

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — The direct price of Russian President Boris Yeltsin's "reforms" is to include the devastation of the north Russian landscape and rivers, and quite probably of the Arctic Ocean as well, as worn-out oil industry

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Editorial

Racism: education, not legislation

Editorial: Racism: education, not legislation The federal government's controversial Racial Hatred Bill will amend the Crimes Act to make it a criminal offence to incite racial hatred "against a person or a group of persons on the ground

Cultural Dissent

Women's Circus presents 'Death: the Musical'

By Lyndall Barnett MELBOURNE — Australia's largest community circus, the Women's circus, has been presented by the Footscray Community Arts Centre to Melbourne audiences for the past four years. Last year, the circus attracted a total

Set down at the bottom of the system

Set down at the bottom of the system Downset Self-titled Polygram Reviewed by Jean-Paul Nassif Downset is a mixture of Consolidated (a socialist industrial/rap/thrash band), Pantera, "Rage Against the Machine and

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