Comment by Dave Riley
The recent secondary student walkouts have promoted a wave of discussion on the topic of racism — what it is and how to fight it. But the new rise in the confidence of the anti-racist forces, spawned by the student actions,
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ACT government workers rally
By Tim Gooden
CANBERRA — On August 26, 200 Community and Public Sector Union members held a lunchtime rally outside the ACT Legislative Assembly to present a petition to ALP MLA Wayne Berry. The petition calls on
Gordonstone miners win jobs back
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Giant coalmining multinational ARCO has suffered a setback following an Australian Industrial Relations Commission order on August 26 that it reinstate sacked miners at the Gordonstone
Deciding
How are youse? Still making two ends meet?
— Doin' my best.
There's not much else you can do, is there?
— Not much else.
'Cept hold your head above water.
— That's right. Makin' do.
Yesiree. You can only do your
Democratic Socialist candidates
ACT: Canberra — Nikki Ulasowski, Fraser — Sue Bull
NSW: Cunningham — Margaret Perrott, Grayndler — Michael Karadjis, Newcastle — Geoff Payne, Page — Kathy O'Driscoll, Paterson — Alison Dellit, Reid
Chasing the DragonBy Nick EnrightWharf Theatre, SydneyNavigatingBy Katherine ThomsonOpera House Playhouse Reviewed by Mark Stoyich
David Williamson and Nick Enright are Australia's most successful and prolific playwrights, and represent the
Employment minister David Kemp hopes to "finetune" the failing Job Network with a $55 million pre-election injection of funds, on top of the $1.6 billion the government launched it with four months ago. At that time, Kemp hailed the Job Network as a
By Chris Latham
PERTH — The Western Australian government is to consider placing children in foster care if senior family members are involved in criminal activity. This would increase the power of the state beyond its current ability to remove
By Michelle Sforza
In January 1997, the US-based waste disposal company Metalclad Corporation filed a complaint with the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes alleging that the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — President Boris Yeltsin on August 23 sacked Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko and the entire government in the midst of a shattering financial crisis. From the second week of August, the country's newly restored
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