Rhetoric and flowers In September the federal National Party released its first ever women's policy. An unidentified "Labor man", interviewed in the Melbourne Age, confirmed that the policy was so similar to the ALP policy "you could just about
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By Claire Thompson and Unna Liddy Until the recent introduction of the human relationships course in Queensland high schools, education about sexuality was limited to a description of the reproductive organs, isolated from decision making,
Transport stop-works By Rebecca Meckelburg ADELAIDE — Members of the Australian Tramways and Motor Omnibus Employees Association in SA held a stop-work on October 7. The meeting was to discuss the Industrial Relations Commission's
By Norm Dixon The people of Angola have decisively rebuffed the bid for power by the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) in presidential and parliamentary elections held on September 29 and 30. The ruling Popular
By Norm Dixon "Commuters travelling on trains, buses and taxis have been coming under increasing attack and are daily being exposed to the danger of losing their lives while simply travelling to and fro from their work." This description
War by other means War by other means A documentary by John Pilger Soon to be shown on ABC TV Reviewed by Tamara Desiatov "War and debt are exactly the same things, and you don't have to occupy the same territory", says writer and director
'Remembering' Vietnam Seventeen years after the April 30, 1975, liberation of Saigon, the world's first "television war" is again dominating the screens. This time the effect is to produce a new history of the first colonial war that the US and
Tasmanian Aborigines look to traditional lands By Natasha Simons HOBART — The June High Court decision in the Mabo case, rejecting the concept of terra nullius, has given Tasmanian Aborigines confidence to regain ownership of their
Community Aid Abroad/Freedom From Hunger radiothon — To coincide with World Food Day on Friday, October 16, SBS Radio will be conducting a national radiothon all day to raise funds for CAA. Screen: South of the Border — Patricia Boero
By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — Some 800 people braved poor weather on October 10 to protest against the performance of Australian governments in eroding standards of social and economic justice. The demonstration was called by the Mobilisation
By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — "Woman for sale" says the eye-catching headline on the leaflet. "Tired of cooking? Cleaning? Well, look no further!", it continues. "She dices, slices, cuts, grates, vacuums and nurtures in seconds. Made from a
Conference debates populationism By Ross Davidson The questions of population and immigration are contentious ones in the broad green movement. So it was not surprising that they should feature on the agenda at the Ecopolitics VI conference
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