By Sue Bolton
MELBOURNE — Now that the Victorian government's WorkCover bill is before parliament, and unions have had a chance to scrutinise it, it has been discovered to be worse than predicted. In addition to removing the right of injured
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What's in a life?
Five hundred words — more or less — is all it takes to live the life of Riley. For a short time each week, the good life and I are thought to be one. But don't believe a word of it. While on a daily basis I may manage a
By Lana Halpin
BRISBANE — The National Union of Students (Queensland) held its state conference here November 24-25. The affiliation of the University of Queensland has substantially changed its balance of forces, many more left delegates being
By Wendy Robertsonand Keara Cortney
SYDNEY — Forty people attended a "Stop the Jabiluka mine" information and planning night at the Wayside Chapel here on November 24 to discuss ways of increasing the activist base of the campaign. The night
By Norm Dixon
Thirty-eight trade unionists protesting against the visit of Indonesian President Suharto to South Africa were arrested in Cape Town on November 20. The protesters, members of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), who
DSS and other thingsTribe of NewSend $25 to PO Box 95, Wyongah, NSW 2259 Review by James Smith
Unfortunately, being a musician often involves an intimate, intense and often dysfunctional relationship with Centrelink, usually resulting in feelings
Parliamentary gallery protest
By Sue Bull and Nikki Ulasowski
CANBERRA — On November 25, as federal parliament began the second reading debate on the Native Title Amendment Act, Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation organised a
Whose WIN?
The federal minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Senator Herron, is planning to set up an organisation which would ostensibly represent indigenous women. It's to be called WIN, or the Women's Indigenous Network.
Senator Herron, in
Damned if they do, damned if they don't: Working women and the Louise Woodward trial
By Walter Lippmann
Louise Woodward, a 19-year-old English au pair, has been found guilty in the death of eight-month-old Matthew Eappen. A storm of
Black UnityPharoah SandersImpulse through MCA/Universal By Norm Dixon
The reissue of the Pharoah Sander's classic 1971 album Black Unity documents another step in this brilliant, underrated artist's evolution. It is also a jazz snapshot of the mood
Publication schedule
Next week's Green Left Weekly, dated December 10, will be the last for 1997. We will then take our summer break and resume publication with the issue dated January 21, 1998. To make sure you don't miss the end-of-year issue —
AIDS crisis far from over
By Marina Carman
SYDNEY — On November 24, a black coffin was carried by AIDS activists from Circular Quay to Parliament House. A minute's silence was held as a mark of respect for the 5370 Australians who have died
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