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Folk festival at Wollombi

By John Queripel From the highland flings of Scotland to the dance of East Timor, from the strident sounds of protest folk to the harmonies of a cappella: they will all be there at the Newcastle and Hunter Valley Folk Festival to be held at

Middle East peace?

Middle East peace? The decision by the Israeli government to sign an agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organisation to allow the Palestinian Arab population in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip and the West Bank town of Jericho limited

Brisbane's Green It Up

Brisbane's Green It Up By Lynda Hansen BRISBANE — What do you get when you mix healthy politics, live music, poetry and Guinness? It's called Green It Up and it happens every Thursday Night at the Brisbane Celtic Club. Green It Up is

EYA in Fringe Festival

EYA in Fringe Festival By Lachlan Anderson Photo by Elle Morell Melbourne — As part of their People Against Pollution campaign, 20 EYA members participated in the opening of the Melbourne Fringe Festival street parade and party on

Call to protect Jervis Bay

Call to protect Jervis Bay By Bruce Threlfo SYDNEY — A special peak councils meeting of Australia's major environmental organisations on August 25 called upon the federal and NSW governments to invoke the fullest degree of environmental

Rally calls for action on Brisbane River

Rally calls for action on Brisbane River By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — Queensland Greens convener Drew Hutton and Australian Littoral Society executive officer Di Tarte expressed some optimism about the future of the Brisbane River, following

600 jobs saved in SA?

600 jobs saved in SA? By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — In the lead-up to the South Australian budget, Premier Lyn Arnold announced that previously projected cuts of 600 jobs in the public sector would not go ahead. The content of the budget,

Toohey's workers divided and ruled

By Paul Oboohov SYDNEY — Lion Nathan Corporation, owner of Toohey's Breweries, has been able to sack 192 workers and conduct a massive restructuring of its plant at Lidcombe following the collapse of strike action at the plant. The Liquor

Life among the Nyvkhi

A Piebald Dog Running on the Edge of the Sea Directed by Karen Gevorkian From September 10 at Carlton Movie House, Melbourne Reviewed by Peter Boyle The "piebald dog running on the edge of the sea" is the Nyvkh name for a large rock off

NEFA peace plan launched

NEFA peace plan launched By Pip Hinman SYDNEY — A proposal to resolve the decade-long forest dispute in north-east NSW was launched by the North East Forest Alliance on August 25. The proposal meets with the obligations of the

Rank and file unionists meet

By Barry Healy SYDNEY — The ACTU urgently needs to change direction, a September 1 public meeting was told. The meeting, called by the Rank and File Alliance and attended by about 80 people, coincided with the ACTU congress and was organised

An answer to the jobs-environment conflict?

By Tony Mazzochi [The author is secretary-treasurer of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union in the US. This article is abridged from EcoSocialist Review, published in Chicago.] Our first concern is to protect the jobs, incomes and