Unionists and students present protest petition
By Earl Henderson
MELBOURNE
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By Sarah Wilson
Over recent months, Aboriginal and environment groups have united to campaign against the proposed uranium mine at Jabiluka in Kakadu. They argue that the mine is irreconcilable with both the wishes of the traditional owners and
Jobs and services slashed in Tasmanian budget
By Tony Iltis
HOBART — Since coming to power, the Rundle Liberal government has overseen the destruction of 10,000 jobs. The state budget handed down on August 14 is set to continue the failed
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — The Queensland Coalition government is sinking, with a motion of no confidence in Liberal attorney-general Denver Beanland rocking state parliament, and revelations of an alleged police and judicial cover-up of
By Dave Riley
It is now certain that Sinn Féin will be included in the peace talks process when it resumes in September. Despite persistent unionist intransigence, the initiative, for the moment, rests with Sinn Féin as it pushes
By Kath Gelber
As machinations continue over the development of guidelines for the new Non-Violent Erotica (NVE) category for film and video, public access to a range of erotic films and videos looks set to be drastically reduced. Following its
Victory for Citipower Workers
By Sue Bolton
MELBOURNE — After 15 weeks on strike defending their jobs, wages and conditions, 140 Citipower workers have won a significant victory. On August 21, the workers marched back to work beneath
By Sarah Stephen
One hundred years ago, women who wanted to educate themselves were sneered at and called "blue stockings". This label accused them of masquerading as men — at the time, male intellectuals were depicted as wearing blue
New cabinet foreshadows more repression in Iran
By Rupen Savoulian
The election of Mohammad Khatami as president of Iran in May was welcomed in many quarters as the victory of "moderation". However, the composition of the proposed cabinet
Sexuality and youth suicide: Coalition denies reality
By Anthony Benbow
PERTH — Every year in Australia as many people commit suicide as die in road accidents. In Western Australia, in 1995 (the most recent figures), there were 209
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