Affirmative action under attackAffirmative action under attack
Having already made policy changes last October to limit the power of the Affirmative Action Agency to enforce the 1986 Affirmative Action (Equal Employment for Women) Act,
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Abstudy cuts undermine self-determination
By Daniel Kelly
Cuts to Abstudy in the federal budget demonstrate how the rhetoric of "equal treatment" can be used to undermine the ability of disadvantaged groups to overcome the social
HamletDirected by Kenneth Branagh Review by John Tognolini
Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet is the 60th film version of Shakespeare's classic story of murder, revenge, madness, incest and abuse of power. Seeing the two-hour version makes me want to see
By Nikki Ulasowski
BODENSTOWN, Ireland — Ten thousand people from around Ireland attended the annual Wolfe Tone commemoration here on June 22. The large procession, piped and drummed along by marching bands representing many communities, wound
Bad Girls: The media, sex & feminism in the 90sBy Catharine LumbyAllen and Unwin 1997. 192 pp. $16.95 (pb) Review by Corinne Glenn
Over the last two years, publishing houses have been rushing to provide books about young feminists and feminism
Reforming Australia's UnionsEdited by Michael Costa and Mark HearnFederation Press, 1997.290pp., $24.95(pb) Review by James Vassilopoulos
With the ALP's Prices and Incomes Accord now dead, it's easy to be sceptical about it, to express concern
Indonesia and the left
I'm coming up to my 30th year in radical politics. In that time the organised left in this country has been challenged by many issues. Despite tactical differences — which will always exist — what has truly divided the
By Alex Bainbridge
HUNTER VALLEY — On June 27, the 17th day of their strike, workers at the Coal & Allied (C&A) Hunter Valley No. 1 coal mine again voted unanimously to continue their strike. The action comes after two years of negotiations
José Martí Cultural Evening
@box text intro = FREMANTLE — On June 15, more than 150 people gathered at the third José Martí Cultural Evening, organised by the Australia Cuba Friendship Society and Committees in
By Chris Spindler
SYDNEY — In an all-too-rare finding of blame, the giant chemical company ICI is facing a pay-out of hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to graziers and meat processors. ICI distributed the insecticide Helix, which
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