By Rachel Evans
If the status of women marks the success of a society, then global capitalism is clearly failing the grade. Women have always been capitalism's second sex, and globalisation has made conditions for women worse.
Globalisation is
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By Lauren Carroll Harris
Everyday, women are oppressed by capitalist society's ideal of "beauty" and are told that what we look like is more important than what we think.
Meanwhile, millions of migrant women work in sweatshops, "honour" killings
BY BERNIE WUNSCH
LISMORE — Recent heavy rainfall on New South Wales' north coast resulted in the flooding of the region. Lismore, Moree, Grafton and Coraki were under a metre of water. While the floods produced minor damage — and some fun for
You can bet on it
Have you ever wondered why, if we're doing so well, the country has a gambling problem? In terms of ockerism, perhaps you could dismiss it with references to two-up or the gee-gees. What could be more Australian than having a
BY CHRIS SLEE
MELBOURNE — Workers in the power stations and coal mines of the Latrobe Valley have launched a new division of their union, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, which will give them substantially more autonomy and
BY JOHN McGILL
ADELAIDE — The home of Sandra Saunders, Aboriginal activist and former director of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, was raided by court officers on February 13. They were searching for notes and other material relating to a
The Cherry PickersWritten by Kevin GilbertSydney Theatre CompanyDirected by Wesley EnochPlaying at the Wharf 2 Theatre, Walsh Bay, SydneyUntil March 4
REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE
We laughed, cried, felt uplifted, some felt offended — one blackfella
But it does a good imitation
"... the US cannot condemn corruption abroad while allowing its own banks to make a fortune off it." — A New York Times editorial, noting that most corrupt government leaders launder their loot through US banks.
BY VIV MILEY
"Australia has definitely put a lot of time and effort into making education, whether it be vocational or higher or schools, be empathetic to the needs of business and the needs of what will make somebody employable", Rafik Mankarious,
BY IGGY KIM
SEOUL — In an effort to get back in the black, bankrupt Daewoo Motors confirmed on February 16 that it will proceed with the sacking of 1785 workers. This follows the sacking of more than 3500 in recent months. In response, the
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