The myth of men's oppression
The August 30 issue of the Sydney Morning Herald's Good Weekend magazine proudly proclaimed itself a "special men's issue". The feature articles — on men's friendships with other men, men's work and men's
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By Graham Matthews
BRISBANE — On September 3, Friends of Hinchinbrook lodged an application for leave to appeal to the High Court. The appeal relates to the refusal of the Federal Court to review environment minister Senator Robert Hill's
By Jen Crothers
SYDNEY — Independent parliamentarian Clover Moore has announced that she intends to introduce a private member's bill for a Significant Personal Relationships Act. There has been debate over this move, with the Gay and Lesbian
Campaign defending native title grows
By Jennifer Thompson
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission has rejected the government's native title bill, introduced to parliament on September 4, calling it unfair and divisive. The
By Tom Flanagan
DARWIN — While the Northern Territory elections returned the ruling Country-Liberal Party to government (with 18 seats to Labor's seven), a significant vote was recorded for progressive candidates in a range of electorates. The
By Craig Cormick
It is tragic that it has taken a struggle over the skull of Noongar warrior Yagan to bring him to the attention of the Australian public, for during his life he was one of the most respected Aboriginal resistance leaders.
Yagan was of the Nyungar people from south-west Western Australia, where Perth, Fremantle and Albany are now situated.
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