A short story by Craig Cormick
I had just reached the outskirts of Canberra when I saw the hitchhiker. Standing by the side of the Federal Highway. Thumb out. I had a quick look at him, ready to look away again. But he held my interest. He
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Public housing loses tens of millions
By Therese Moore
A cut of $50 million from the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement adds up to a real cut of almost $140 million, Sally Bryant, director of the Community Housing Federation of Australia,
Abstudy, university funding slashed
By Sarah Peart
The news for students from the federal budget is again bad. The major new attack is a $40 million cut to Abstudy, the allowance paid to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. This
By Eva Cheng
On May 15, some 1000 protesters marched from the city centre of Okinawa to the Kadena Air Base to demand the US reduce its military bases in Okinawa. About 75% of US bases in Japan are in Okinawa. The Okinawans' main demand is to
Sinn Féin welcomes election
On May 15, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams welcomed the end to months of speculation about the general election in the 26 counties, saying "Sinn Féin looks forward to contesting this election and
By Carla Gorton
ADELAIDE — On May 16, five National Action thugs attacked a Resistance anti-racism stall at Central Markets in the city. Emma Webb was the only person staffing the stall at the time because another member had gone to collect
Will you make your mark?Will you make your mark?
By Brandon Astor Jones
"Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty." — Henry Ford
Australians Against Executions
By Pip Hinman "The announcement last week by Queensland Liberal Party president Steve Wilson that his party would direct preferences to Pauline Hanson at the next election reveals the connection between them. Hanson is the Liberals' stalking horse:
By Danny Mack
Cold War defence contracts have been replaced by Crime War prison contracts. The US needs an enemy, and with the worldwide fall of communism we have turned our anger and aggression inward, declaring war on our own people. With 1.6
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