Electricity privatisation battle in SA
By Anthony Benbow
ADELAIDE — For most Adelaide residents "Privatisation stinks" is not a slogan but a literal description. The city suffered the "big pong" for weeks in 1996 following breakdowns at the
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By Greg Hardwick
Nestled in a picturesque valley, the historic town of Wollombi is usually serene, perhaps a little too slow for many city dwellers. But every year the town is invaded by crowds of people, from Newcastle and Sydney and just about
Not as useful as a cat
50 things to do with John HowardBy Shaughan DavisCarlton, Victoria: New Holland Publishers, 1998$9.95 Shaughan Davis' collection of cartoons is in the tradition of 101 Things to Do with A Dead Cat. The smaller number of
Labor to 'trade off' native title rights
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Within a few days of taking their seats in parliament, the new Queensland Labor government introduced legislation to extinguish native title on 2900 pastoral leases. Premier
By James Vassilopoulos
SYDNEY — On the night of August 6, two truck drivers attempting to break the picket line at Davids' Blacktown warehouse jumped out of their truck and assaulted picketers. One discharged a fire extinguisher at the workers
Resistance growing rapidly
By Sean Healy
The enormous success of the July 24 and 28 secondary school walkouts against racism, and the attendant media spotlight, have led to rapid growth for Resistance. In the two weeks since the walkouts, more
That word
In July I attended my first Network of Women Students Australia conference. Having been an active feminist (but not a student) for years, I was amazed to hear the words chick and girl — demeaning words for women — in common usage
By Peter Boyle
Resistance's successful anti-racist campaigning among secondary students has been furiously attacked by several conservative newspaper columnists and by the editor of Sydney's Daily Telegraph, Piers Akerman, for "manipulating" and
Nuclear ship in Hobart
HOBART — The nuclear armed and powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis visited here on August 5-8. While local business and media went into overdrive to welcome the visitors, activists from Ecofleet used kayaks and
Victorian nurses take action
By Kim Linden
MELBOURNE — Nurses at the Royal Melbourne Hospital voted on August 5 to begin an industrial campaign to force the Kennett government to fund adequate staffing levels and patient care. On August 6, the
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