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Film and racism in South Africa

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid ABC TV, Monday, August 7, 11pm Previewed by Norm Dixon "Just to sit in this dark place and see magic take place on the wall. For a moment we forgot there was apartheid. We forgot there

Strikes continue in Indonesia

By James Balowski For almost a week, thousands of workers from a garment factory, PT Great River Industries (GRI), in Bogor, West Java, have organised a wave of strikes and rallies in pursuit of better wages and conditions. The

A new cooperative role for farmers

The family farm will be superseded by agribusinesses as the basic unit of agriculture. ROGER RAVEN argues for a system of cooperatives to prevent that happening. There is still time to save the social structure of agriculture. That being

European MPs' protest against Chirac

European MPs' protest against Chirac By Frances Kelly LONDON — When French President Jacques Chirac spoke in the European parliament on July 11, he was shouted down by MPs in protest at France's resumption of nuclear tests in

Maralinga: nuclear testing in Australia

By Sujatha Fernandes In all of the apparent outrage expressed by politicians over the French government's decision to resume testing in the Pacific, there has been little mention of the Australian government's own record of nuclear

Factional blood-letting begins in Queensland ALP

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Factional warfare has begun inside the Queensland Labor Party following the final declaration of the state election, which the ALP won by a bare one seat. In a bitter row over cabinet selection, the

WA teachers step up campaign

WA teachers step up campaign PERTH — At a mass meeting on July 27, teachers voted to extend their campaign for better education with a series of rolling strikes. Teachers will stop work for two hours each Thursday, beginning with the

Carr likely to set up Hilton bombing inquiry

By Jennifer Thompson SYDNEY — Reports in the July 29-30 Australian, which indicate that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has admitted that it had more than one spy in Ananda Marga at the time of the February 1978

Can conservatives be green?

By Lisa Macdonald "Nowadays, being green is seen as a core political value, even at the conservative end of politics", says the cover article in the July 25 issue of the Bulletin, titled "The Green Smokescreen". We are all green now, says

DSS bans over system failure

DSS bans over system failure By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — Union members at Department of Social Security offices and teleservice centres around the country have launched a campaign of bans and reduced public contact hours over

Three bands in CISLAC fiesta

By Lewina Jackson and Miguel Troncoso SYDNEY — Committees in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean (CISLAC) traditionally holds an event at this time of the year to celebrate the Nicaraguan Revolution and the attack on the

The truth about the bomb

The truth about the bomb Summer of the bomb SBS, Sunday, August 6, 8.30pm (8 South Australia) Previewed by Jennifer Thompson This documentary will be aired on the 50th anniversary of the US Air Force dropping the