By Sean Martin-Iverson
PERTH — Hundreds of students from City Beach Senior High School walked out on June 25 to protest a government restructuring plan which would result in schools being closed, merged and downgraded to middle schools (Years
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By Edward Johnstone
BRISBANE — The meaning of the rise of One Nation and the need to build a real alternative to racism and nationalism were the themes of a public meeting held here on June 24. The meeting, sponsored by the Democratic Socialists,
Community theatre on Tasmania's west coast
By Julia Perkins
ROSEBERY — The "Big hArt" community theatre company is developing a theatre project with young people here. With funding from DEETYA and the Arts Council, two Melbourne community
MUA members vote for deal
By James Vassilopoulos
SYDNEY — On June 24, 450 Patrick members of the Maritime Union of Australia voted in favour of the draft settlement between their union and Patrick Stevedores. Before the vote, those present
No to Howard's election blackmail!
By Sue Boland
For 12 months John Howard has been threatening to call a double dissolution election on the issue of native title. He claims that unless the opposition parties in the Senate pass his amendments to
In a month's time, Green Left supporters will be launching a two-week drive to extend the paper's readership and support base. We are appealing for your help. In the past, such campaigns have significantly boosted the paper's profile and, just as
Three DollarsBy Elliot PerlmanPicador, 1998. 381 pp., $16.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon
For a few short years, Eddie and Tanya, fresh young husband and wife university graduates, seemed to be making their way through life securely and serenely. In
By Peter Montague
The Cold War ended six years ago, and President Clinton has said, "In this new world, our children are growing up free from the shadows of the Cold War and the threat of nuclear holocaust". Unfortunately, the president is not
Correction
In the article "Forest agreement rigged and fraudulent" in GLW #321, the Nyoongar Land Council, which represents the Nyoongar people of south-west WA was misspelled as Nyungar Land Council. Our apologies for this error.
Anti-EU conference in Wales
By Margaret Allan
CARDIFF — Progressive and environmental organisations from all over Europe joined here to protest against the summit meeting of the leaders of the European Union on June 15 and 16. The EU's
Namibian miners: 'Rio Tinto is racist'
WINDHOEK — Rio Tinto, the world's biggest private mining company, has been accused of "racist practices" in Namibia by the trade union representing mining workers. On June 19, the Mineworkers' Union of
Elections
A federal election seems to be looming. With all political parties well and truly in campaigning mode, many issues and questions that are important to feminists will be posed more sharply over the next few months. Not least of these
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