By Marina Cameron
The Australian Council of Social Services, Australian Youth Policy and Action Coalition, National Youth Coalition for Housing, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Catholic Social Welfare Commission, other welfare rights groups and the
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Decriminalise prostitution
Debates surrounding brothels in two Sydney suburbs raise, once again, the question of feminists' perspective on prostitution.
Earlier this year a brothel which has operated in Liverpool Street for five
The noose tightens around Palestine
By Adam Hanieh
RAMALLAH — On September 4, three bombs exploded within seconds of each other in the busy shopping area of Ben Yehuda Street, Jerusalem. The bombing happened a little over one month
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm.
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ANU students go to the polls
By Will Williamsand Erin Killion
CANBERRA — Elections for the students' association at the Australian National University take place this week. Green Left Weekly spoke to Dave Gosling, Resistance activist and
Swinburne union affiliates to VTSAN and NUS
By Maurice Sibelle
MELBOURNE — More than 700 students attended the Swinburne Student Union (SSU) special general meeting on September 9 to change the constitution of the union and affiliate to
Tasmania's parliament
In GLW #287 Tony Iltis wrote about the proposed revamp of Tasmania's parliament. The current format is a two-house parliament with 35 members elected to the lower house with each of five electorates returning seven members
Cuba: hotel bombing kills Italian visitor
Italian businessperson Fabio di Celmo was killed on September 4 when a bomb exploded in Havana's exclusive Copacabana hotel. Two other bombs which exploded at the same time at the Triton and
Are unions ditching enterprise bargaining?
James Vassilopoulos
If you believe media reports of the September 1-5 ACTU congress, unions are abandoning enterprise bargaining and are moving towards industry-wide bargaining. This,
Timorese art exhibition opens
By Kerryn Williams
CANBERRA — The Tuba-rai Metin art exhibition opened on September 11 at the Canberra School of Art. Initiated by the East Timor Cultural Centre in Fairfield, Sydney, this impressive