By Dave Rodda
In 1988, having been unemployed for more than a year, I decided that, rather than remain on unemployment benefit forever, I should enrol in a university course. Although this would not necessarily be a magic solution, it would at
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By Lisa Macdonald
"Foetal Welfare and the Law", a report released late last month, stems from an inquiry commissioned in 1993 by the Australian Medical Association. It followed several incidents in which women who were about to give birth had
By Jennifer Thompson
Prime Minister Paul Keating, Treasurer Ralph Willis and finance minister Kim Beazley indicated their contempt for the rest of the government by not even telling it beforehand about the plan to sell the government's remaining
Solidarity messages
The following letters were sent to the MIM workers last week.
To Stephen Hardwick, MIM workers picket line
The Shearers and Rural Workers Union (SRWU) wishes to express full support and solidarity with workers
Students march on parliament
By Kerryn Williams
and Natalie Zirngast
CANBERRA — Four hundred students from the Australian National University and the University of Canberra marched on Parliament House on May 11 in a vocal and energetic
Prostitutes Speak Out
Produced and directed by Phyllis Jane Rose
Reviewed by Penny Saunders
Attending the May Day presentation of "Prostitutes Speak Out" at the Lion Arts Centre in Adelaide allowed me to catch up with long-time acquaintance
International solidarity in Adelaide
By Jon Lamb
ADELAIDE — International solidarity activists here celebrated May Day at a dinner hosted by the Democratic Socialist Party on May 5.
Sixty people gathered at the Resistance Centre to
Speaking clearly
Speak Quiet, Speak Strong
The Cutting Edge: SBS TV
Tuesday, May 23, 8.30pm (8 SA)
Reviewed by Lou Stanley and Kath Gelber
Speak Quiet, Speak Strong is a lot louder than its title. The program documents Aboriginal and
Looking out: Prisoners pay attention
By Brandon Astor Jones
"He does not wish to have it known that he is a liar, therefore he conceals himself so that he can better accomplish his design and save his own character." — Lemuel B. Haynes
Appeal against nuclear weapons
In December, the United Nations voted to ask the World Court to give an advisory opinion on whether nuclear weapons are legal or illegal.
This adjudication should happen in September, and the World Court
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