By Marce Cameron
PERTH — The forest campaign in Western Australia has focused on blockades, in which small groups of protesters chain themselves to trees and machinery or construct elaborate tree-houses. The blockades have helped to keep the
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Thousands expected for anti-Jabiluka rally
By Emma Webb
ADELAIDE — Thousands of people are expected to turn out for the anti-Jabiluka uranium mine rally planned to coincide with the WOMADelaide festival on February 21. The rally will start at
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 —
Brunswick Music FestivalFebruary 28 to March 28MelbournePresented by Moreland City Council Preview by Vannessa Hearman
MELBOURNE — The Brunswick Music Festival is on again. Opening on February 28, the festival provides a whole month of
By Sean Martin-Iverson
PERTH — Voluntary student unionism (VSU) was introduced in Western Australia in 1993. As the student movement prepares to fight national VSU legislation, it is useful to examine the impact VSU had in WA and draw conclusions
By Norm Dixon
The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) are furious at the African National Congress government's decision on February 5 to approve a deal to privatise water delivery
Razor-sharp cabaret
Cabaret PolitiqueTrio Gusto with accompanist Philip RobertsSydney 8pm Tuesday-Saturday until February 26 at Imperial Hotel, Erskineville. Wollongong 6.30pm March 3-5 and 8pm March 6 at Performance Space, Wollongong University
Cuban women show how it's done
Sí Señor! — Las Perlas del Son — Corasón through Larrikin/Festival Records Review By Melanie Sjoberg
One of the most exciting aspects of any music festival is the discovery of a fresh new
For a real opposition to the GST
The first report of the Senate committee hearings on the GST will be released this week. Predictably, the establishment press is attempting to water down criticism of the Howard government's so-called tax "reform
By Allen Myers
On February 3, Helen Coonan, a Liberal senator from NSW and the government's deputy whip in the Senate, delivered a speech on "reform" of the Senate to the Sydney Institute, a right-wing think-tank. An abridged version of the speech,
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