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Youth band competition

Youth band competition SYDNEY — South Sydney Youth Services are holding a youth band competition on August 8 in conjunction with the Mascon 3 Festival 1998, at Sydney Park in St Peters. Young female musicians are particularly encouraged to

Footscray march against One Nation

By Jorge Jorquera MELBOURNE — More than 300 anti-racist activists and local residents protested against the policies of One Nation in Footscray on July 4. The rally was organised by the Democratic Socialists and Resistance. Participants came from

Secondary student network formed

Secondary student network formed HOBART — As a result of the rally against racism here on June 26, a new activist group of secondary students was formed. The Secondary Students Anti-Racist Network aims to politicise secondary students and

The history of capitalism: no, it isn't pretty

By Phil Shannon Industry leaders, business executives, corporate entrepreneurs — what a much misunderstood community we have here, unjustly maligned by ungrateful plebs unable to see that their well-being depends on the noble spirit and good

Free Burma conference

Free Burma conference MELBOURNE — To mark the 10th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising in Burma, the All Burma Students Democratic Organisation is holding an Activists' Conference for a Free Burma here on July 18-19 at Ridley College,

Looking out: Stop these tragic deaths

Stop these tragic deaths By Brandon Astor Jones and Jeffrey von Arx “Aboriginal inmates have been victimised, intimidated and ... abused. [Their] ... basic human rights have been defiled and are being defiled on a daily basis.”

Delegates rally against award stripping

Delegates rally against award stripping By Michael Bull MELBOURNE More than 1200 job delegates and union officials rallied against the introduction of award stripping at Melbourne Town Hall on July 1. The meeting was organised by the Victorian

One Nation's rural vote

By Allan Little and Adam Baker One of Pauline Hanson's former secretaries alleged recently that One Nation voters were "losers" and "half-wits". While the party's supporters may include a few half-wits, it is definitely true that many are losing

Poor used to stop Russian economic collapse

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — When Russia's new rich are called upon to invest, produce, pay their taxes and help save the country from economic oblivion, it is only to be expected that they will want a bribe. The anti-crisis economic program tabled

CPSU sell bad agreement

CPSU sell bad agreement By Ben Courtice The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) tax section voted in the week ending June 26 on the enterprise agreement being put to staff by management. Three-quarters of the union members who voted accepted

English Proficiency Examination – Intending Migrants to Australia

English Proficiency Examination — Intending Migrants to Australia English Proficiency Examination — Intending Migrants to Australia This examination is administered under provisions of the Commonwealth Immigration Act (Amended), 2002. Please

Barbarism unleashed

Among the BarbariansBy Paul SheehanRandom House, 1998. 338 pp., $19.95 Review by Ben Reid This book represents the ideas that underpin much of the xenophobic and racist thinking of the "respectable" right in Australian politics. Sheehan, a