Launch of Origlass biography
By Shane Bentley
SYDNEY — More than 150 people attended the launch of Red Hot, Hall Greenland's biography of Nick Origlass, at Balmain Town Hall on September 6. Origlass was one of Australia's original Trotskyists,
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...and ain't i a woman?: Abortion under attack, again
The tabling of the Paul Osborne anti-abortion bill in the ACT parliament should not have come as much of a surprise to people who are pro-choice. The bill is an attempt by the mis-named
Searching for truth and justice
By Natalie Santoro
SANTIAGO, Chile — In a country which still celebrates the anniversary of the military coup which ousted the democratically-elected Salvador Allende government in 1973 with a public holiday, it
By Max Lane
As rioting and looting spreads to more provincial towns in Indonesia, there is a growing danger that these outbreaks may be transformed into anti-Chinese riots. During the last 30 years, social and economic frustration amongst
By Sarah Peart
Unemployment among 15 to 19 year olds has now reached 29.9%, or close to 90,000 people. The unemployment benefits of 46,000 young people were cut with the Coalition's introduction of the common youth allowance (CYA) on July 1. Some
By Margaret Allum
A recent TV commercial showed two school girls eating their morning tea. One has a shop-bought cake and is admonished at length by the other about how her mother always bakes her own cakes at home, with the most important
There is nothing quite like election time to bring out the worst in politicians, and in this election campaign the "promises" and "pledges" are coming thick and fast.
The spin-doctors for Labor and Liberal are desperately trying to piece together
Incumbents complacent in UQ elections
By Ruth Ratcliffe
BRISBANE — Some left activists have expressed concern that Zest, the broad left ticket in the University of Queensland student union election, is running an apolitical campaign. The last
By Rebecca Meckelburg
DARWIN — According to the media collective at the Jabiluka uranium mine blockade, at midnight on September 9 there was an unprovoked attack on the blockade camp. A 24-wheel semi-trailer towing heavy machinery broke through
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — "If we don't have any money, the price of the dollar can go up 10 times and it won't make any difference to us!", declares Lyudmila Tyulenko, sitting by a makeshift hut outside Moscow's main federal government office
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