Bronwen Beechey

  • Company sacks 550 meatworkers

    Company sacks 550 meatworkersADELAIDE — Five hundred and fifty meatworkers in the small town of Murray Bridge were sacked following the sale of Metro meatworks to the Adelaide-based CR&S. Workers at the plant were stood

  • Adelaide's big laugh

    Adelaide's big laughADELAIDE — Music lovers here had their treat with Womadelaide; now it's the turn of comedy fans to indulge themselves. The Adelaide Festival Centre is presenting The Big Laugh — two weeks of comedy

  • Olsen tries the carrot, then the stick

    By Anthony Benbowand Bronwen Beechey ADELAIDE — For the last 12 months, the Olsen Liberal government has been trying to privatise the state Electricity Trust (ETSA). A community and industrial campaign has so far thwarted Olsen's plan to ram the

  • Casino workers continue campaign

    Casino workers continue campaignADELAIDE — Workers at the Adelaide Casino are continuing their campaign for a collective workplace agreement, despite harassment and intimidation from management. The workers, members of the

  • SA health system in crisis

    ADELAIDE — On November 20, 500 people rallied in Victoria Square to protest the SA government's budget cuts to mental health services. Mental health workers and clients, along with members of the Australian Nurses Federation

  • Electricity workers prepare for industrial campaign

    ADELAIDE — As the South Australian Liberal government pushes ahead with its plan to privatise the Electricity Trust (ETSA), power industry workers are gearing up to ensure that they will not suffer. On October 27, 1000 ETSA

  • Adelaide's feast of queer culture

    ADELAIDE — The second annual Feast Lesbian and Gay Cultural Festival got off to a fiery start on October 23 with an opening night party that featured a lively mix of highlights from performance, dance and music. After its

  • The murky truth about Adelaide water

    ADELAIDE — South Australia ("the driest state in the driest country") relies on the Murray River and rainfall in the Adelaide Hills catchment for its water supply. These sources are heavily polluted from sewerage, agricultural

  • Melbourne Comedy Festival

    MELBOURNE— The 12th Melbourne International Comedy Festival, beginning April 1, features a mind-boggling array of events. From well-known international celebrities such as Julian Cleary and Sean Hughes, and popular Australian

  • Brunswick Music Festival

    MELBOURNE — The Brunswick Music Festival celebrates its 10th birthday this year with an impressive array of international and Australian artists. The line-up reflects the cultural diversity of Brunswick and surrounding suburbs,

  • Canto Coro in December

    Canto Coro in DecemberMELBOURNE—Canto Coro, which last year performed the acclaimed Little City to audiences around Australia, is performing a new program of choral works this month. The 50-voice mixed choir was formed five

  • Comedy consortium bids for rights to Jesus

    Comedy consortium bids for rights to JesusMELBOURNE — Highly regarded local entrepreneurs Rod Quantock, Fred Rowan and Lynda Gibson (better known for their comedy appearances on stage and TV) are preparing a bid to secure