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Never again: women's experiences before the '70s

Never again: women's experiences before the '70s By Sarah Stephen PERTH — Denise White was the honorary secretary of the WA Association for the Legal Right to Abortion during the 1970s and early '80s and a founder of the Abortion Information

Democratic Socialists launch NSW campaign

Democratic Socialists launch NSW campaign By Jonathan Singer SYDNEY — The Democratic Socialists launched their election campaign for Sydney seats in the March 27 state election with two well-attended functions on February 26. At the Parramatta

Truss picketed at Centrelink

Truss picketed at Centrelink By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Around 20 members of the Community and Public Sector Union and their supporters picketed the Centrelink Brisbane Call Centre on February 23 to protest against the presence there of Warren

Loose cannons

Or sleeping "If I let my members make speeches as often as they would like to, the upper house would still be sitting." — Dorothy Isaksen, government whip in the NSW Legislative Council, when asked why some Labor backbenchers don't participate

2SER goes underground

By Nick Gebhardt SYDNEY — 2SER is relaunching itself as Sydney's underground music and talks station. After many months of discussions about the station's programming, we came up with the idea of uniting our music and talks programming under the

The heroin problem, and the other one

The heroin problem, and the other one In English writer Samuel Butler's 19th-century satirical novel Erewhon, the inhabitants of the mythical country attempt to breed a race of healthy and beautiful people by punishing sickness and infirmity as a

Kurdish youth: 'There are a thousand Apos left'

By Norm Dixon Images of the cruel treatment of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan by the Turkish government — without a peep of protest from the self-proclaimed champions of freedom and human rights in Washington, Europe and

Jabiluka: World heritage nightmare for government

Jabiluka: World heritage nightmare for government By Jim Green Once again, the federal government has been seriously embarrassed over the possible listing of Kakadu National Park as "world heritage in danger" because of the potential impact of

ANC cuts corporate tax and spending

By Norm Dixon The post-budget love-in between big business and the African National Congress government has become an annual ritual in the "new" South Africa. Capitalist spokespeople and their media boosters are falling over themselves to praise

On the box

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 —

Utterbox: speaking out against violence

Utterbox: speaking out against violence By Angela Luvera WOLLONGONG — One in four women in Australia is sexually assaulted by the time she turns 18. The most common site of violence against women is in their homes. This reality has prompted

Gordonstone miners remain defiant

By Graham Matthews and Paul Glenning EMERALD — More than 1000 miners and their supporters marched through Emerald in central Queensland on February 27 chanting "What do we want — scabs out" and "Workers united will never be defeated" in