Philippa Stanford

  • SA girls' education under threat

    SA girls' education under threatADELAIDE — One hundred people attended a meeting on February 16 to protest against the proposed closure of Port Adelaide Girls High School (PAGHS) at the end of 1995. The announcement

  • Goss slated on promises to women

    Goss slated on promises to womenBRISBANE — "Women and the Goss Government" was the theme of a September 2 forum here. Speakers were Susan Price, Democratic Socialist candidate in the state election, and Unna Liddy of

  • Angry protests over Timor massacre

    "The flag comes down over this consul just as it will come down all over East Timor", shouted one protester as Indonesian officials hastily lowered the flag at their Perth consulate during a protest on November 15. Angry

  • By Philippa Stanford

    BRISBANE — Representatives of the Irish, Palestinian and Australian Aboriginal movements spoke on October 31 at Brisbane's political infotainment night "Green It Up". For Gerard McGuigan, leader of the nine-member Sinn

  • CJC recommends decriminalising prostitution

    CJC recommends decriminalising prostitutionBRISBANE — The Queensland Criminal Justice Commission, handing down its report on prostitution on October 2, recommended the decriminalisation of brothels employing up to 10

  • Students hex the HECS

    Students hex the HECSBRISBANE — About 200 students attended a "Hex The HECS" (Higher Education Contribution Scheme) rally on Black Friday, September 13. The rally was held in the city's Roma St Forum and was for students

  • Qld Aborigines take fight to UN

    Qld Aborigines take fight to UNBRISBANE — In protest against the Goss government's land rights legislation, a group of Aboriginal community leaders have organised a trip to the United Nations on behalf of the Queensland

  • Brisbane Pride rally

    Brisbane Pride rallyBRISBANE — "We're here, we're queer, get used to it" was one of the chants that filled the Brisbane city mall on June 28 as 500 people attended Brisbane's second Pride rally for lesbian and gay rights.

  • Art from the lounge room

    Art from the lounge roomBRISBANE — "If the unemployed are dole bludgers what the fuck are the idle rich?" asks one of the exhibits in a political poster display at the Queensland Art Gallery. The posters cover 1970-90

  • Aborigines, environmentalists sign accord

    Aborigines, environmentalists sign accordBRISBANE — Queensland environmental groups and Fraser Island Aborigines have signed an accord which many want to become the basis for state land rights legislation. (Premier Wayne

  • Lesbian/gay awareness week at UQ

    Lesbian/gay awareness week at UQBRISBANE — Gays and Lesbians on Campus at the University of Queensland have organised a lesbian and gay awareness week April 15-19. Lesbians and gay men on campus frequently experience

  • Qld students campaign for security

    Qld students campaign for securityBRISBANE — Staff and students at the University of Queensland are campaigning for increased security on campus. While this has always been an issue, the fight intensified after a woman was