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Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —
Australia's anti-nuclear movement: a short history By Jim Green Australia's involvement in the nuclear industry began with supplying uranium for the US and UK's weapons programs during and after World War II. British weapons tests in South
The disappeared The following Indonesian democracy activists, who disappeared in the last 17 months, have not yet been found: Mohammed Yusuf, United Development Party, May 1997 Dedy Hamdun, United Development Party, May 1997 Noval Alkatiri,
By Sarah Lantz and Kerryn Williams MELBOURNE — The first organising meeting of the 1999 Network of Women Students Australia conference was held at the RMIT on August 21. One of the first agenda items discussed was the question of whether or not
... and ain't i a woman?: A shove into enslavement One of the more ignorant and backward diatribes against feminists' criticisms of the federal government's tax "reform" package appeared in the Daily Telegraph on August 18. There, Miranda
The Interview By Conrad Barnett The serenity of a dimly lit room with a sleeping character slouched in his chair is broken along with the front door as a bunch of cops charge in shouting and brandishing guns. The introductory sequence of the film
A terrorist state At 7.15pm on August 20, without warning, a series of massive blasts destroyed the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in the heavily populated northern suburbs of Khartoum, capital of Sudan. The factory's janitor and his family are
Building workers 'seasonally employed'? By Shane Bentley SYDNEY — The federal government has decided that construction workers are "seasonally employed" and therefore not entitled to unemployment benefits when a job ends. The change means that
By Tony Iltisand Kamala Emanuel HOBART — About 50 people, mostly women, attended a forum on August 18 organised by the Women's Electoral Lobby to discuss issues of interest to women in the August 29 state election. Women candidates presented
Morde — Written by Paul ReesLion Theatre8pm nightly, until August 29$18/$10 concession ADELAIDE — What has St John's Church in Darlinghurst, Sydney, got to do with nuclear weapons in Israel? Morde draws them together in an excellent play about
Government adopts One Nation's policies By Margaret Allum Despite trying to distance itself from One Nation's policies with the launch of its "Harmony" anti-racist propaganda campaign, the Howard government has adopted more of the policies
Election forum By Martin Iltis ADELAIDE — Thirty people attended a Green Left Weekly forum on August 20 to hear a range of progressive federal candidates speak on "Fighting Hanson, Howard and racism". The meeting was also addressed by Stephen