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Wide activities for 'Sorry Day'

By Jennifer Thompson On May 26, exactly one year after the "stolen children" report was tabled in federal parliament, the first national "Sorry Day" will be held. The day's aims, reflected in many different activities, include publicly recognising

Three May Day demonstrations in Mexico City

By Peter Gellert MEXICO CITY — May Day was marked here with three mass demonstrations, reflecting divisions and new trends in the country's labour movement. The official, pro-government labour movement, organised in the Congress of Labour (CT),

John Pilger on South Africa: has the ANC sold out?

JOHN PILGER's documentary Apartheid Did Not Die was shown on British and South African television on April 21. On April 17, the Johannesburg-based Weekly Mail & Guardian published an article in which Pilger described his first visit to South

'I stayed in Haifa'

Emile Habibi: I stayed in HaifaSBS, Wednesday, May 20, 8pm (7.30pm in SA) Preview by Jennifer Thompson Ironically, the life and work of Arab Israeli and Palestinian writer Emile Habibi is not well known in the English-speaking world precisely

Biggest Labour Day in 25 years

Biggest Labour Day in 25 years By Chris Dawson As the last of the more than 10,000 Labour Day marchers poured into Albert Park at 11.40am on May 4, Maritime Union national organiser Jim Tannock announced the MUA's High Court victory from the

Biotech crops disappointing

One of the selling points for many genetically engineered crops has been that farmers will need fewer inputs and therefore have higher returns per hectare. However, two recently released studies indicate that this may not be the case. Researchers at

Battle to save Kimberley Fitzroy River

Battle to save Kimberley Fitzroy River On April 30, the WA government tabled a memorandum of understanding between the government and Western Agricultural Industries (WAI) regarding a large-scale irrigation scheme in the west Kimberley region.

When the class is no longer working

Who's Afraid of the Working Class?Written by Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Christos Tsiolkas and Melissa ReevesPerformed by Melbourne Workers Theatre, featuring David Adamson, Daniella Farinacci, Eugenia Fragos, Bruce Morgan, Glenn Shea and

'I won't stop fighting until I'm dying'

The Peace Arch Concerts and Freedom Train and the Welsh Transatlantic ConcertsPaul RobesonFolk Era RecordsSend US$20 each to 705 South Washington St, Naperville, Illinois 60540, USA Reviewed by Barry Healy In 1925, a young black man in New York

Building workers to strike

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) construction division has called a national strike for May 20 to protest against the government and the building industry bosses' attempt to strip back national building industry awards.

17th Doll at New Theatre

17th Doll at New Theatre Ray Lawler's Australian classic, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, has opened at the New Theatre in Newtown. The story of two Queensland cane cutters and their seasonal romance with two Melbourne bar maids is directed by

Dangers in environment law review

By Cam Walker The federal Coalition has already clocked up an atrocious track record on the environment. Consequently, any announcement, even of something as routine as a review of environmental legislation, is yet another reason to get nervous.