Greenhouse day of action
By Will Williams
CANBERRA — Three hundred people rallied outside the ACT Legislative Assembly on November 30 to protest against the Australian government's stance on greenhouse gas emissions. The crowd heard speakers,
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A New Australia: Citizenship, Radicalism and the First RepublicBy Bruce ScatesCambridge University Press, 1997261 pp., $29.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon
Have you been lashed into a coma by the debate over the Constitutional Convention and whether
One Million StrongVarious artistsThrough Shock Records Review by James Vassilopoulos
This hip hop CD was released on the second anniversary of the Million Man March in Washington DC in October 1995. The mobilisation, initiated by Nation of Islam
By Chris Slee
MELBOURNE — The Industrial Relations Commission has granted a reprieve to a group of workers in the Individual Non-Business Taxes section of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) threatened with compulsory redundancy. At an IRC
What's new in Labor's new platform?
By Susan Laszlo
The release, two weeks ago, of Labor's draft platform coincided with polls showing Prime Minister John Howard's popularity at a record low. The Wik debate, the nursing homes fiasco, cuts to
The Larry Sanders ShowChannel 1011.55pm, Wednesdays Reviewed by Al McCall
It's not that I find gullibility objectionable in itself. A certain simple credulousness goes a long way. Without it, reality may be just too coarse for the constitution and,
Shopping and F***ingBy Mark RavenhillSydney Theatre Company, Wharf 2 — Until December ?? Review by Brendan Doyle
The theatre was full, and the audience mainly gay and male for this London production by the Out Of Joint theatre company. Were they
Rally for Indonesian unionists planned
MELBOURNE — As part of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions' human and trade union rights week, the Victorian Trades Hall Council has organised a rally in support of trade union rights in
ETU leader: 'Rank and file involvement is critical'
By Sue Bolton MELBOURNE — The Victorian branch of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has been involved in some long and hard-fought struggles recently — ACI, Mobil, Citipower — that
By Jennifer Thompson
While the world has been watching the conflict between Iraq and the US over the last two months, Turkey has quietly established a "security zone" as a permanent buffer against the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on Iraqi