By Paul Petersen
Immigration has long been tied to economic expediency. In days gone by, plane loads of migrants have been diverted from their destinations to ensure that industrial centres were supplied with workers. Consequently the NSW
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Women teachers' union conference
By Julia Perkins
PERTH — Approximately 65 women — teachers, unionists, parents and interested individuals — attended the State School Teachers Union (SSTU) women's conference on May 27 to discuss
Walking free
By Shane Riley
Sentenced to jail
my freedom lost
just another thing taken
from the Koori generation
They don't care or understand
all i want is our land
Long bay jail on my tribal ground
i walk on her everyday
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Alexander Lukashenko was elected president of Belarus — a republic of 10 million people on Russia's western border — by a big majority last July. He ran as an independent waging a classic "anti-politician"
Across the country, Resistance activists are preparing to attend its 24th national conference. The conference is being held in Melbourne from July 8-10 and is the largest socialist youth gathering held annually in Australia.
It is a focus for
April 30 was the 20th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and the reunification of Vietnam. The war has been the subject of much recent media coverage, especially following Robert McNamara's attempt at rewriting history. One view of the war was
Victorian health workers strike
By Kim Linden
MELBOURNE — Two thousand members and supporters of the Health Services Union of Australia (HSUA) walked off the job on June 1 to attend a lively stop-work meeting and rally in the city centre.
By Eva Cheng
During May, the Chinese government threw at least 24 dissidents into jail and detained another 41 in a wave of arrests that followed three petitions by activists and leading intellectuals. The petitions called for the release of
On the box
Women's World Cup Soccer — SBS will present comprehensive coverage of the women's soccer world cup over the coming weeks: China-Australia match, Friday, June 9, 5.05pm; USA-Australia, Sunday, June 11, 12.30pm; quarter-finals,
The Brisbane Home Front, 1939-1945
Exhibition, Brisbane City Hall
Seven days per week until August 20
Reviewed by Dave Riley
After a life in the shadow of my parents' memories of "the War" (as though there have been no others since), the
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