Sarah Stephen

  • Students fight up-front fees

    CANBERRA — For the last four weeks, students at the Australian National University (ANU) have been organising a campaign against what appears to be a "litmus test" for the introduction of up-front fees in universities

  • Students fight up-front fees

    Students fight up-front feesCANBERRA — A recommendation calling for the introduction of fees of up to $12,000 for the professional component of the Australian National University's law degree is being reconsidered after

  • Protests against jobs white paper

    Protests are continuing against the federal government's white paper proposal to remove the under 18 dole and introduce a below award "training wage". Around Australia more than a thousand people

  • Terror laws: an everyday nightmare

    Amendment to TerrorWritten by Kevin SummersDirected by Bec RussellStarring Fabienne Parr, Nigel Johnston, Matthew Molony, Felicity Soper & Christopher ElliottLa Mama, Carlton Courthouse, MelbourneWednesday-Saturday, November 30-December 17Email

  • Pilger film wins top award

    London-based, Australian journalist John Pilger's latest documentary film, Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror, has won the gold award in the political category at the prestigious 2004 WorldMedia Festival.

  • ALP on refugees — how much really changed?

    The weekend after the January 29-31 ALP national conference, I attended the Rural Australians for Refugees national conference, one of the biggest gatherings of refugees' rights activists in the last few years.

  • CMI makes a welcome return

    CMIBy the Version 1.0 collectiveOctober 13-17, Performance Space, Cleveland Street, Sydney. October 19-23, The Street Theatre, Canberra.CMI is set to return! The superbly written and slickly acted play about the Senate Inquiry

  • Latin American film festivals

    Sydney Latin American Film FestivalFri Feb 17-Sun Feb 19Campbelltown Arts Centre, Art Gallery Rd (cnr Camden & Appin Rd)Fri Feb 24-Sun Feb 26Tom Mann Theatre, 136 Chalmers St, Surry HillsFor full program visit

  • A feast of Cuban music

    In May and June, Cuban music lovers will have an opportunity to see some of Cuba's greatest musicians live in performance, including original members of the Buena Vista Social Club, the Afro-Cuban All Stars and Vieja Trova

  • Meeting discusses global capitalism

    SYDNEY — Canadian academic Leo Panitch discussed the making of global capitalism at a meeting of 25 people on April 14, organised by the Socialist Alliance. Panitch is co-editor of Socialist Register, a professor of political science at York

  • Twinfish

    Twinfish is a dynamic indie band from the south coast of NSW. Guitarist/songwriter Marco Verdugo and singer/songwriter Tracy Verdugo form the core of the band. With Nick Guggisberg on drums, the band delivers powerful and emotive