By Norm Dixon
Pauline Hanson and her minders have toured Queensland to secure the support of the state's most rabid far-right and racist groups in preparation for the state election. One Nation has announced that it will stand candidates in every
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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
Opposition to nuclear reactor grows
By Chris Spindler
SYDNEY — Citizens Against a Nuclear Reactor (CANR) has been formed to oppose the federal government's plans to build a new nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights. CANR is calling on the government
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
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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
Memorial to Robert Walker
By Craig Cormick
CANBERRA — More than 50 people met on November 23 to commemorate a plaque and plant a tree in memory of Aboriginal poet Robert Walker, who died in custody in 1984. Robert Walker died in Fremantle
Making a difference
"This special Green Left broadsheet has been produced as a response to the Gulf War. Coverage of the war by the mass media has highlighted the need for a real alternative source of news and analysis."
Those words appeared in a
By Norm Dixon
In 1884-85, the European powers sat down at the Berlin colonial conference to formalise Africa's carve-up into colonies. The orgy of brutal invasions that preceded the conference was aptly dubbed "the scramble for Africa" by the
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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