The bipartisan attack on public education
Ray Nielson
Politicians of both Liberal and Labor flavour would have us believe that public schools in Victoria have enjoyed "salad days" during the ALP reign, while the private system has not
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For the cowpokes
Beautiful
Clip Clop Club
Larrikin Records
Available on CD and cassette
Reviewed by Les Boyd
Do you vaguely remember waiting eagerly for Hopalong Cassidy to crackle onto the B and W tube? Or the Cisco Kid? Gene
Darwin
By Adrian Desmond and James Moore
Penguin. 808 pp, $19.95
Reviewed by Dave Riley
How could a wealthy, respectable gentleman of impeccable lineage and reclusive tastes claim in the 1830s that humans are descended from
Nonviolence Speaks to Power
By Petra K. Kelly
Edited by Glenn D. Paige and Sarah Gilliatt
Centre for Global Nonviolence Planning Project
Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace
University of Hawaii
1992. 183pp. No price given.
By Sean Malloy
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy are serious about what they say and do. During their tour of Australia and New Zealand, they took time to learn about the respective countries' politics. On Tuesday the 26th Michael Franti
I = PAT revisited
Allen Myers sophistic article dealing with Paul Ehrlich's I=PAT equation (GLW 20/1), is based on the specious argument that until a pure mathematical formula is provided, there is no real "proof" that the world's
Comment by Steve Painter
From a packed field, the Australian's Paddy McGuinness is rapidly emerging as Australia's leading crank columnist. In recent weeks, McGuinness has fearlessly taken on cyclists ("should be banned"), residents opposing
Marketing with violence
The anger of five Sydney art students mounted as they passed a billboard on their way to college each day. The five metre high ad featured a young woman in knickers and bra who seemed thrilled that she'd just been cut
'Labor has lost its way'
PERTH — Kath Mallott, a former member of the ALP state executive, is an independent candidate for the seat of Perth in the West Australian state elections. Calling on voters to "put Perth before a party", she says
Qld Nationals slammed for racism
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Recent remarks of Queensland National Party leaders have been denounced as "openly racist" by Coral Wynter, Democratic Socialist candidate for the seat of Griffith in the coming