WA Greens Senator CHRISTABEL CHAMARETTE recently visited Aboriginal communities in the state's north to consult with them on land rights and the government's Mabo legislation. She was interviewed in Perth for Green Left Weekly by MICHELLE HOVANE.
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By Bernie Brian
WOLLONGONG — In 1991 Joy Williams (her Aboriginal name is Janaka Wiradjuri) published a collection of poems in the book Blackberry's Child. In one of her poems, Joy writes of the inspiration she gained from the poems of the
Phhew!
"Queen: I will accept republic." — Headline in Sydney Morning Herald after King Paul's meeting with Queen Liz.
Name two, please
"I did build many, many things, and people forget to mention them." — Bankrupt entrepreneur Alan Bond,
By Ana Kailis
A report commissioned by treasurer John Dawkins has called on the Federal Government to abolish the award system and to end trade union monopoly rights in enterprise bargaining. Written by the Industry Commission (the federal
Quarantine sackings despite anthrax outbreak
By Steve Rogers
CANBERRA — Federal budget plans to slash quarantine staff are to go ahead despite the outbreak of anthrax in Queensland. The cuts mean that some 30% of the Australian Quarantine
By Ignatius Kim
I recall being thunderstruck upon first hearing Kev Carmody's debut single, "Pillars of Society", in the summer of 1990. In fact, I could tell you exactly where I was and what I was doing. With a moving power, it expressed
A fierce rave around the world
BRISBANE — "The People will be Seen, The People Will Be Heard" were the words that greeted more than 300 people at FIERCE at Boulder Lodge on Friday night, September 24.
The cross-arts extravaganza attracted
Three generations of Chinese women
Wild Swans
By Jung Chang
Flamingo. $16.95
Reviewed by Alex Cooper
Having read Wild Swans once, I found myself wanting to read it again straightaway. This is a fascinating account of three generations
In contrast to the Australian government aid, there are many non-government and community groups trying to help the poor within poor countries achieve real and lasting change.
International Women's Development Agency
The IWDA is an