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Government by lies

Government by lies The Howard government has been completely consistent on one aspect of its effort to amend the 1993 Native Title Act to restrict the land rights of indigenous Australians: whenever it has met opposition to its plans, it has tried

Corporate rorts, the law and the rich

Corporate rorts, the law and the rich By John van der Velden When John Elliott was acquitted of fraud charges in August 1996, he announced to the football crowd at Optus Oval that he had "stuck it right up the NCA" [National Crime Authority],

Growing support for native title

By Rob Graham ADELAIDE — More than 500 people packed the Norwood Town Hall on December 2 to hear pro-native title pastoralist Camilla Cowley and others speak on the Howard government's Native Title Amendment bill. The meeting was organised by

Unionists concerned about mobile phone towers

By Shelly Collins CANBERRA — Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) members in the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs met on December 3 to hear from Telstra, Australian Communications Authority and DIMA management on the

Appeal launched for Dita Sari

Appeal launched for Dita Sari By James Balowski According to People's Democratic Party (PRD) sources, Dita Indah Sari, chair of the PRD-affiliated Centre for Labour Struggle, was released from hospital on November 28. Dita had been in intensive

Theophanous tries his hand at bamboozling

Understanding Multiculturalism and Australian IdentityBy Andrew C. TheophanousElikia Books1995, 466 pp., $16.95 (pb) James Vassilopoulos Theophanous attempts to write the definitive book on multiculturalism. Instead, he drowns in his own rhetoric.

Write on: Letters to the editor

The review of Susan Maushart's book, The Mask of Motherhood, (GLW #298) highlights some interesting issues in relation to gender roles in western capitalist societies. From Pip Hinman's review of the book's themes, it seems Maushart is able to

South Africa: campaign to cancel apartheid's debt

The apartheid regime left South Africa with huge debts that are preventing real reconstruction and development. In a bizarre twist, the people who suffered at the hands of the apartheid government are now being expected to pay again for their pain

On the box

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. Access News — Melbourne community

Women and Labour conference focuses on native title

By Lisa Macdonald GEELONG — More than 400 women attended the sixth Women and Labour Conference at Deakin University on November 29-30. The 65 panel and workshop presentations crammed into a day and a half covered topics as wide ranging as women

Vigil to Protest Cuts to WorkCover

Vigil to Protest Cuts to WorkCover Tuesday, December 9, 10am-Thursday, December 11Outside Parliament House If you're interested in helping out with the vigil, ring the CFMEU on 9347-4766 or Trades Hall Council on 9662-3511.

21 years of the Workers Health Centre

21 years of the Workers Health Centre By Ben Bartlett [The following is excerpted from a speech delivered at the 21st anniversary celebration of the Workers Health Centre.] The '70s was an exciting time. The Whitlam Labor government had been