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'If we don't fight, we lose'

The following is abridged from a speech by Tom Hagan on behalf of TAFE Students Against Slave Wages to the August 19 trade union protest in Perth. Hagan is a member of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and the socialist youth organisation

Nike: how 'cool' is exploitation?

By Norm Dixon Image is a vital to the success of the giant international sports footwear and apparel corporation Nike. Endorsements by sports superstars like basketballer Michael Jordan, soccer maestro Eric Cantona and sprinting ace Cathy Freeman

Aboriginal rally opposes cuts

By Natalie Zirngast CANBERRA — About 1500 Aborigines and supporters rallied at Parliament House on August 20 to protest government cuts to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). Several Aboriginal performers were followed

Varied program for NSW literary festival

SYDNEY — The NSW Writers' Centre will host its annual literary festival, Spring Writing, on September 7-8. This year the festival will welcome international guests, Balmain writers, regional Australian writers, writers from non-English backgrounds

Thousands rally against government attacks

In the largest outpouring of unionist opposition to government attacks since the SEQEB dispute, and the biggest workers' rally in Brisbane for decades, Bill Mason reports, some 10,000 people crowded into the King George Square on August 19 and later

Emergency appeal

Emergency appeal Having seen reports and television coverage of the events of the past weeks in Jakarta, we call on the Indonesian government to: release all people detained following the military assault on the headquarters of the Indonesia

Radio highlights

International Voices: Wadhi Saadeh — Saadeh, from Lebanon, reads a selection of his poems to the live accompaniment of traditional musical instruments: "I try to give life to those who have died in a terrible war in Lebanon, or those people who

Write on: letters to the editor

Housework and feminism While reading the latest newsletter (#5) of the Australian Women's Party, I was surprised to discover that the first prize in a recent South Australian AWP raffle was to have the winner's house cleaned. It is likely that

A warmly human look at family, race and class

Secrets and LiesDirected and written by Mike LeighOpens nationally on September 5Reviewed by Peter Boyle Every family has its secrets and lies, but imagine the shock of Hortense, a young black optometrist, when she discovers that her biological

An antidote to economic 'rationalism'

Economics as a Social Science: Readings in Political EconomyGeorge Argyrous and Frank Stilwell (eds)Sydney: Pluto Press, 1996. $39.95Reviewed by Peter Harkness The book contains 56 short articles divided into four categories: "Economics as a Social

Suharto's prisoners

Suharto's prisoners There are now 20 members of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) in prison, as well as Muchtar Pakpahan from the SBSI union federation and Hendrik Sirait, an activist with PIJAR (Information Centre for Reform and Action). Most

Violence and its victims

By Dave Riley The way we are encouraged to view them, our working — and particularly our living environments — are hostile places. While we may view our homes as safety zones, outside the front door is something else again. Even a walk to the