Comment by Del Cassidy
With airplanes carrying passengers half way around the world in less than a day, the technological revolution that began in the last century has compressed the world in time if not in actual distance.
Rapid travel,
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ROGER CLARKE continues a debate about the Australian Labor Party and the role socialists should or shouldn't play in it.
Jim McIlroy (GLW #164) agrees that the isolation of socialists from the working class is our key problem, so rather than
Campaign to ban use of mines
By Elaine Chew
There are 100 million landmines laid around the world, the majority of them in Third World countries. Although most were laid during war, they have the ability to be activated up to 75 years
By Jennifer Thompson
A jump in company profits, announced on November 17 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), has added to the campaign for wages increases currently being led by the Transport Workers Union (TWU).
The profit
By Chris Spindler
2020 vision statements are papers presented by people associated with the CSIRO which are intended to highlight options, possibilities and choices. Their aim is to stimulate thought and discussion about the future. Dr John
Faraway, So Close
Directed by Wim Wenders
With Otto Sander, Willem Dafoe and Natassja Kinski
Reviewed by Vannessa Hearman
The sequel to Wings of Desire continues the angel theme, with angel Cassiel (Otto Sander) finally joining the humans
Editor of Progressive dead at 63
MADISON, Wisconsin November 2—Erwin Knoll, editor of the Progressive magazine, died this morning in his sleep of an apparent heart attack. He was 63.
"We have lost a lion", said Matthew Rothschild,
Traditions, Lessons & Socialist Perspectives
By Jim Percy
New Course Publications $6.95
Reviewed by Dick Nichols
Former Democratic Socialist Party leader Jim Percy died of cancer in October 1992 at, the tragically early age of 43. His last
Tent city in Sydney
SYDNEY — Families from across NSW plan to establish a tent city in Hyde park from November 24 to 26 to highlight the lack of alternative supported accommodation for people with intellectual disability.
John Jacobsen,
Anger over Sydney runway noise
By Barry Healy
SYDNEY — Federal minister for transport Laurie Brereton is embroiled in another controversy following the disastrous opening of the third runway at Sydney airport to commercial traffic on
Cases launched over kidnapping, death
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Angry words were exchanged between Aboriginal Legal Service spokesperson Sam Watson and police officers during a court hearing on November 16 in which six police were charged
By Max Lane
"November 12 reflected the tenacity of the struggle for freedom and justice. November 12 was the sound of the trumpet of Timorese youth announcing to the world their revolt against the denial of fundamental rights of the East
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