Unionists support forest reserves
NEWCASTLE — The Trades Hall Council on September 19 adopted a resolution calling for "a comprehensive, adequate and representative (CAR) native forest reserve system based on public forests", and urging the state
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BillalDirected by Tom ZubryckiFrom October 10, Sydney Valhalla and St Kilda GeorgePreviewed by Jennifer Thompson Tom Zubrycki's new documentary is powerful medicine for anyone unconcerned about the effects of hate-mongering commentary by Pauline
Suharto's rise: Communist plot or military coup?
By James Balowski
People watching Indonesian television on the night of September 30 didn't need a guide to know what was on. With the Suharto regime desperate to resurrect the "latent threat of
By Lisa Macdonald
Taking the next step in its campaign to guarantee unimpeded access for mining corporations to all areas of Australia, federal environment minister Senator Robert Hill made it clear last week that the Coalition is prepared to allow
SAIT annual conference
By Adam Hanieh
ADELAIDE — The South Australian Institute of Teachers held its 45th annual conference on September 21, the last for the union in its present form. In 1997 SAIT will dissolve and become the Australian
Howard's Indonesia policy rebuffed
By Nick Everett
BRISBANE — John Howard faced a vocal, angry picket on September 22, on his return to Australia after meeting with Indonesian dictator Suharto. Howard was attending a Liberal Party meeting at
Bureaucrat
House the homeless.
They are human, too.
If Christian grace you profess,
House the homeless.
Indeed, while you live in opulent excess;
What if (s)he were you?
House the homeless.
They are human, too.
Brandon Astor Jones
By Jorge Andres
The spoken word can be powerful, but immeasurably more so when spoken by the powerful. When those who make rules for the rulers, like Pauline Hanson and John Howard, have "their say", they do it on our behalf and without our
By Sunset Wignall-Blackman
HOBART — An informal alliance has been formed between the police, the state Liberal government and retailers in an effort to promote business in the Hobart CBD by pushing young people out of the area. The government is
CES and contracts
It is my opinion that the new conservative Government first had to get rid of the CES before it could change I.R. Presently the CES has a watchdog role over the Labour Market, ensuring that shonky employment practices are not
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