By Karen Fredericks
Paul Keating distorted the truth more than once in his speech to launch the New National Agenda for Women on February 10. Probably the biggest whopper was his assertion that "women's earnings are now 93% of men's." The
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Candidate launches socialist platform
By Sylvia Porter
BRISBANE — The Democratic Socialist Campaign launched its policy platform at a meeting here on February 24 with a talk by Brisbane candidate Susan Price.
Price outlined the
Mexican gay leader assassinated
On February 6, Neftal Ruiz became the latest victim in a wave of anti-gay violence in the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.
Ruiz was murdered in the town of Tuxtla Gutiérrez when an unknown person
Anti-nuclear author challenges Ros Kelly
By Frank Gollan
CANBERRA — Anti-nuclear author Greg Adamson is contesting environment minister Ros Kelly's seat of Canberra for the Green Democratic Alliance.
As in the 1990 federal
PLO rep visits Vanuatu
The Palestine Liberation Organisation's Ambassador to Vanuatu, Ali Kazak, has expressed satisfaction with talks he's held in Port Vila with that country's leaders, Pacnews News Service reported on February 17.
By Therese Mackay
PORT MACQUARIE — The Hospital Action Group (HAG) held a meeting on February 24 to inform the people of the Hastings Valley of the implications of the services agreement signed between the Health Administration Corporation
RORY McLEOD is currently on his fourth visit to Australia, promoting his new album, Travelling Home. In his last visit in 1990-91, he played outside Long Bay jail at a concert protesting against the frame-up of Tim Anderson and at one of the
Building a green, left alternative in the Illawarra
By Bernie Brian
WOLLONGONG — Doctor Margaret Perrott has been campaigning for a decade to build a green, left alternative to Labor and Liberal.
In 1984 she was the founding
More people get Green Left
Sales of Green Left have been rapidly increasing this year. In particular, Resistance and the Democratic Socialist Party branches report enormous success in their street sales, with an increase this year of over 30%
By Anne Casey
A woman's access to abortion is a fundamental precondition to having control over her life. If a woman cannot make decisions on if, when and how many children she will bear, then she has little control over other aspects of her
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