By James Basle
CANBERRA — In one of the largest expressions of student anger in recent history, 2500 college students walked out of classes on October 27, in protest at education and teacher cuts. This represents about 40% of all college
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Meat
If you go down to the meatworks today this is what you'll find. A large tilting steel floor upon which sheep are herded then electrocuted. Perhaps you might see a large bull shot with two or three bolts and yet still desperately trying to
Brewery to sack 200
By Anthony Thirlwall
ADELAIDE — New Zealand brewer Lion Nathan continued its national round of attacks on workers when it announced plans to retrench 200 of the 500 workers at South Australian Brewing.
After
By Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE — Since its launch in 1991, the yearly production of the Women's Circus has been an eagerly awaited event. Audiences have been thrilled by the celebration of women's diversity, vitality and strength in the previous
By Chris Spindler
ADELAIDE — Campaigns by a number of progressive candidates, including the Green Alliance, a teachers union candidate, the Democratic Socialists and independents, in the December 11 South Australian elections have added
By Brian Martin
It is easy to criticise present methods of global decision-making. Typically, the most powerful governments impose their wills directly or indirectly. For example, the nuclear weapons states maintain their arsenals while doing
By Kerry Vernon
BRISBANE — More than 300 women workers at Triumph International women's underwear factories at Ipswich and Wynnum went on strike from October 26. The strike is in response to the refusal of the company (trading as the House of
By Chris Spindler
ADELAIDE — The October 30 State Council meeting of the South Australian Institute of Teachers endorsed SAIT president Clare McCarty to stand as an Education Independent for the Legislative Council in the state elections.
By Dave Wright
Hobart — The Independent Reform Group will stand candidates for all official Public Sector Union positions in the November PSU Tasmanian branch elections.
The IRG will be campaigning particularly against what it calls
SYDNEY — Professor Albie Sachs, a prominent leader of the African National Congress, addressed a meeting of 150 people at the Sydney Town Hall on October 25. Sachs, author of the ANC's constitutional guidelines, reported on the progress being made
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