Liam Mitchell

  • Socialists announce candidates

    Socialists announce candidatesADELAIDE — The Democratic Socialists have announced two candidates for the next South Australian elections. A major point in their platform will be greater democracy and the involvement of

  • Doubts raised over reconciliation process

    ADELAIDE — A seminar here on September 8 raised a number of doubts and reservations in the Aboriginal community about the government-sponsored reconciliation process. The 50 participants were told that there are concerns that

  • SA State Bank: guess who's paying

    ADELAIDE — Yet another report on the collapse of the State Bank has come and gone — again with neither concrete proposals for action nor suggestions on how to avoid future disasters. The auditor general's report,

  • Keating to sell off SA State Bank

    ADELAIDE — In a cynical election gimmick, the federal government has made the South Australian state Labor government an offer of financial assistance if the state government sells off part of the debt-ridden State Bank.

  • Organising against racism

    ADELAIDE — Three rallies have so far been organised by the Anti-Racism Alliance in response to National Action's public display of racist propaganda in Old Parliament House. The display at the

  • Socialist campaign launched in Adelaide

    Socialist campaign launched in AdelaideADELAIDE — The Democratic Socialist election campaign for the South Australian seats of Adelaide and Hindmarsh was launched with a "Meet the Candidates" public meeting on

  • SA Labor sells out on WorkCover

    ADELAIDE — The South Australian Labor Party State Council meeting on November 12 voted to sacrifice workers' compensation in order to avoid facing an early poll and likely defeat at the hands of an electorate which has

  • SA government attacks WorkCover

    SA government attacks WorkCoverADELAIDE — The state government has introduced legislation to reduce workers' entitlements to compensation for injury under the WorkCover system. Currently, employers pay a levy of 3.5% of

  • New premier backed by SA independents

    New premier backed by SA independentsADELAIDE — Under the leadership of new Premier Lynn Arnold, the South Australian Labour government has attempted to distance itself from the John Bannon administration and avoid the

  • Bannon's 'bail-out budget'

    Bannon's 'bail-out budget'ADELAIDE — The South Australian budget, brought down by Premier John Bannon on August 27, has been described as the "bail-out budget". Massive amounts of money will be poured into failed

  • Living in Adelaide

    ADELAIDE — "Our natural environment being destroyed, and our human environment is continually being degraded", says Trish Corcoran, from Environmental Youth Alliance. "While polluted air, polluted waterways and disappearing

  • SA transport to be slashed

    SA transport to be slashedADELAIDE — The South Australian State Government and the State Transport Authority (STA) have proposed a slashing of the government's expenditure on public transport by about 15%, or about $24