Ray Fulcher
Most of people recoil at the use of torture, Most people would say that the perpetrators and their governments were guilty of crimes against humanity and should be severely punished. Not so according to two Australian academics who
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Linda Seaborn, Hobart
Following the May 10 federal budget, anyone in receipt of a parenting payment, i.e., low-income people with children, will now have to work to support themselves after their youngest child turns six.
PM John Howard's theory
Annolies Truman, Perth
Twenty-four per cent of Aboriginal children in Western Australia are at high risk of clinically significant emotional or behavioural difficulties, a ground-breaking report has found. Adele Cox and Sven Silburn from the
On May 11, in a secret ballot, 92% of striking bus drivers rejected a company pay offer of $15 an hour in November, to be followed by an increase to $16 an hour in March 2007. The drivers are now demanding $16 immediately, and $17 by November. The
ARMIDALE — The Armidale Club, a quiet little pub in rural NSW, was rocked by the sounds of revolution on May 11, when Friends of Green Left Weekly sponsored a screening of The Revolution Will Not be Televised.
About 30 people watched the
Sarah Stephen
Many Afghan asylum seekers who are enduring their third or fourth year in immigration detention have remained there because of disputes over their identity — most commonly, the allegation that they are from Pakistan. In the past few
CANBERRA — A May 10 Australian Industrial Relations Commission decision delivered a wage increase of between $6 and $148 per week to more than 15,000 childcare workers in Victoria and the ACT.
Joanne Schofield, Liquor Hospitality Miscellaneous
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
Unions are alarmed by the actions of a Melbourne factory that is demanding all of its workers be treated as "independent contractors" instead of employees.
The National Union of Workers (NUW) was negotiating a new enterprise
May 28 is the international day of action for women's health. It is an indictment of global capitalism that so many of the world's women cannot access even the most basic of health services. Even in the wealthy countries like Australia I am learning
Alex Miller
In the May 5 British general election, the ruling Labour Party lost 46 seats and saw its parliamentary majority slashed to 67 seats. As a result of Britain's antiquated "first-past-the-post" electoral system, the Conservatives gained 38
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