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Write on: letters to the editor

NSW forest decision The Carr government this week is making a final decision on the future of the forests of NE NSW. This government is at a cusp, it will be remembered for what it does now either as the first truly environmentally visionary

Looking out: The future before it happens

The future before it happens "In this day of mini-marts and fast food outlets, quick lubes and fast traffic, the small cabin ... is a thing of pure beauty ..." — Rheta Grimsley Johnson Lying next to this legal pad, as I write, is a

Departing One Nation MP praises Labor's native title bill

Departing One Nation MP praises Labor's native title bill Departing One Nation MP praises Labor's native title bill By Graham Matthews BRISBANE — One Nation state MP Charles Rappolt resigned from parliament and One Nation on November 4.

So what is Resistance?

The founders of Resistance were part of the youth rebellion of the '60s. Inspired by the Cuban and Vietnamese people's fight for freedom, Australian activists formed a revolutionary youth organisation in 1967. From a small group of determined

The male psyche, warts and all

The male psyche, warts and all The Odd CoupleWritten by Neil SimonWith Ted Chicoteau and Peter CranitchNew Farm Nash Theatre, Brisbane Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8pmUntil November 28 Review by Lynda Hansen The Odd Couple explores the

East Timor: Habibie stalls as pressure mounts

East Timor: Habibie stalls as pressure mounts By Jon Land The Indonesian government is under increasing pressure to resolve the growing political crisis it is caught in as a consequence of its 23-year illegal occupation of East Timor. President

Debate over Jabiluka campaign direction

Debate over Jabiluka campaign direction By Pip Hinman In Melbourne on November 2, Jacqui Katona of the Gundjehmi Aboriginal Corporation (GAC) met with representatives of the national Jabiluka Action Group Network to discuss the campaign against

ACT government takes aim at workers

By Stuart Martin CANBERRA — The Chief Minister's Department (CMD) is the first department under the Carnell Liberal government to use the new industrial laws introduced by the Howard government. ACT public servants who are already on agency

8 Reasons to Oppose the Jabiluka Uranium Mine

By Dave Gosling and Nikki Ulasowski 1. Because the mine is racist. The traditional owners of the land, the Mirrar people, are totally opposed to the Jabiluka mine. They were pressured into agreeing to the Ranger uranium mine lease in 1979 by

Labor's East Timor policy: how much has changed?

Labor's East Timor policy: how much has changed? Labor's East Timor policy: how much has changed? By Jon Land In the period immediately leading up to the October 3 federal election and in the weeks since, the Labor Party has made various

This week in history

This week in history November 12, 1927: Trotsky expelled from Soviet Communist Party Identifying a bureaucratic degeneration of the Soviet Union led by Stalin, Leon Trotsky began organising an opposition in 1926. Stalin deprived Trotsky of his

... and ain't I a woman?: The police and domestic violence

... and ain't I a woman?: The police and domestic violence Workers in domestic violence services in NSW are appalled by a proposal for the police to fund and pilot a project that would respond to incidents of domestic violence by holding