By Alex Bainbridge
DAVID BENIUK is an accomplished musician who frequently plays benefits for progressive causes. More than that, he is a songwriter who writes honestly about what he sees and thus creates some of the best political music I have
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More taxes, more cuts in SA
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — The state Liberal government crowed on May 27 about delivering a "balanced budget" for the next financial year. Treasurer Rob Lucas laid the blame for tax hikes on those who opposed the
Tasmanian budget fails health and child-care
By Tony Iltis
HOBART — Rising gambling tax revenues and a 5% levy on household electricity bills allowed the Tasmanian ALP government to boost some public spending and deliver a budget with a surplus
This machine fights for forests
Lock On — Songs to save Australia's forestsVarious artistsCompiled by Andy ParkesRaw Power Productions through Niche RecordsOrder by phone on 1300 655 966 or visit <http://www.byron-bay.com/rawpower>
Trade union solidarity with East Timor
By Neil Everley
BRISBANE â The Queensland branch of the Australian Council of Trade
Unions organised a broad public meeting here on May 27 to support the right
of East Timorese to a vote in
On the campaign trail with the PRD
By Karen Fredericks and Edward Johnstone
JAKARTA — "First it waged its battle in the streets. Then it went underground. Now it is contesting the general election in the open in order to promote its own brand
Rappers lament the 'struggle between brother and brother'
Pray for LiberiaThe Boyz of ButuburamUnited Sound (Germany)Order (approximately DM37) from <http://www.united-sound.com/usmaster/usmastereng.htm>> or e-mail Dirk Majchrzak at
Beattie clashes with AWU, bosses
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Queensland Labor premier Peter Beattie is confronting ALP faction leader and Australian Workers Union state secretary Bill Ludwig over proposed new industrial legislation, which will
By Simon Millar
MELBOURNE — Forty-three members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) employed at Marathon Foods in Kensington participated in their first picket line in mid-May. Marathon Foods produces dim sims, spring rolls and
Japan boosts its role as part of US war machine
By Eva Cheng
Despite widespread protest, the upper house of Japan's parliament rushed through on May 24 three bills to greatly increase the country's role in the United States' war machine. Japan
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