By Bronwen Beechey
ADELAIDE — The privatisation of the Electricity Trust of South Australia looks certain to go ahead following ALP legislative councillor Trevor Crothers' announcement on June 3 that he has come to an agreement with Liberal
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Like a dog to a hydrant
"The West Australian Democrats leader, MLC Ms Helen Hodgson ... said ... [the Democrats' GST deal with the federal government] gave 'a leg up to the poor'." — Sydney Morning Herald, May 31.
Opportunity knocks
"Billions
Searching for love and acceptance
Torch Song TrilogyBy Harvey FiersteinDirected by Jennifer BoyleNew Farm Nash TheatreThursday-Saturday, 8pm, until June 19Phone (07) 321 6653 for bookings Review by Mike Byrne
Torch Song Trilogy takes us through
By Allen Myers
Having bombed Serbia into what amounts to surrender, the United States and its NATO accomplices will now be looking to establish their direct control over Kosova. The intentions of the US and other Western governments are evident
By Jim McIlroy
BRISBANE — The Wilderness Society and other conservation groups have called a rally in King George Square on June 14, at noon, to demand an end to the destruction of native forests in south-east Queensland. A leaflet issued by the
Meg Lees
If Meg Lees is forced to eat her words on tax "reform", will she be charged a 10% GST on them?
No, because they are less than half-baked.
Richard IngramSydney
Food snobs
The Democrats, not to mention the other mob, are such snobs
Creative reading
By Brandon Astor Jones
"Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke and Bacon were only young men in libraries
Unravelling The Matrix
By Zanny Begg
Rushed out to beat the release of the new Star Wars movie, The Matrix was this season's surprise winner. This latest film by the Wachowski brothers (their earlier effort was the sexy thriller Bound) is
Comment by Marcel Cameron
PERTH — Now that the regional forest agreement (RFA) has been signed, the Western Australian Forest Alliance (WAFA) and the Greens (WA) have launched a campaign to convince people to vote against Liberal candidates in
MELBOURNE — Activists are gearing up for one of the biggest events on the socialist calendar — the annual Resistance national conference, July 8-11. Prior to the conference, Resistance activists will hold a series of actions to draw attention to