Message Stick: Matthew Doyle — Musician, dancer, man of culture, yet Matthew Doyle grew up in the city not even knowing he was Aboriginal. ABC, Friday, September 1, 6pm. Surviving Katrina — Explores the human experience of the aftermath of
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Peter Boyle This was a slogan on popular anti-war badges and posters in the 1960s and 1970s. It also sums up (without the dressing) PM John Howard's recent call for a bigger Australian army. He's spending $10 billion to add two new battalions to
CANBERRA — Activists from the Canberra Region Anti-Nuclear Campaign made a submission to the Howard government's Uranium Mining Processing and Nuclear Energy Review, which closed on August 18. The CRANC submission criticised the narrow terms of
One hundred and seven members of the WA Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union employed by Leighton Kumagai (LKJV) to build the Perth to Mandurah rail line will face court on August 29 after the Howard government's Australian Building and
Jonathan Strauss The August 17 "history summit" organised by PM John Howard's government consolidated its push for a national Australian history school curriculum. This curriculum will establish one side of historical discussion in the classroom —
Pip Hinman, Sydney On August 15, Marrickville Council reaffirmed its anti-nuclear stance, unanimously adopting a motion from Greens' Mayor Sam Byrne that called on policy makers to "focus on the practical benefits provided by renewable energy and
Paul Benedek, Brisbane In the wake of horrific racist treatment of Indigenous people across Queensland, a rally against racism, police violence and black deaths in custody will be held on September 1. The action will put pressure on the hearing into
The New PuritansBy Muriel PorterMelbourne University Press, 2006184 pages, $29.95 Voting for Jesus: Christianity and Politics in AustraliaQuarterly EssayBy Amanda LohreyBlack Inc.111 pages, $14.95 REVIEW BY BARRY HEALY Christianity arrived with a
Lily Wright, Sydney On August 25, a meeting of National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members employed at the University of NSW condemned UNSW's August 23 announcement that it would shed up to 500 administrative and support staff jobs, and decided
Coral Wynter& Jim McIlroy, Caracas More than 1000 students from the Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UBV) received their higher technician diplomas at a graduation ceremony at the Poliedro stadium on August 16, presided over by Venezuelan