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By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — When the bright young reformers around Russian President Boris Yeltsin quit their Communist Party membership years ago and turned to building capitalism, they were acting from deep-seated ideological conviction. We have
ADELAIDE — The Living Waters Revival Concert held here on Invasion Day, January 26, featuring indigenous and multicultural performers looks set to become an annual event. Continuing the momentum of the Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) public meeting
Brisbane IWD By Sarah Callinan BRISBANE — On January 30, more than 20 women attended an International Women's Day organising meeting. Widespread government attacks on women and cuts to community services have motivated women from various
News values: Ideas for an information ageBy Jack FullerUniversity of Chicago Press, 1996. 251 pp. $41 (hb)Reviewed by Dot Tumney This is probably where Mediawatch would like to spend more of its time if there wasn't so much tabloid crap requiring
BHP — A Share Prospectus There is a company called BHP drilling for oil in the Timor Sea, that's why we can't set Timor free we've all got shares in BHP. Don't talk to me about democracy human rights or humanity, 'cause we're drilling
APEC: what it is and how to fight it By Dick Nichols [This is the edited text of a talk to the Slam APEC conference in Manila in November.] APEC brings out all the greed of Australian big business. Multinational mining companies like BHP,
Aboriginal residents of the Block in Redfern have decided to fight back. They have decided to resist their eviction, which is being pushed by a racist alliance of governments, developers and one of the most corrupt police forces in the country.
By Maree Roberts At a recent National Conference of Federated Ethnic Communities Councils (FECCA), Pauline Hanson and the attacks on migrants were squarely on the agenda. However, the responses of the ethnic representatives at the conference (and
Attack on South African woman activist By Anthony Benbow Two recent events have pushed the shockingly high incidence of violence against women in South Africa back into the public spotlight. The first was a brutal rape committed on Robben Island,
Budgeteer Junior Hello. This is easy! Hello. Hello. Can I write my name? Keiran. My name is Keiran — K.E.I.R.A.N. What do I say next? I am six years old. I am in grade 2. I like Power Rangers, Batman and the Simpsons. And I like the computer. I
By Adam Hanieh Speculation is increasing in Israel on the possibility of a government of national unity between the two major parties, Labour and the ruling Likud. Despite the impression given by much of the big business press that these two