By Anthony Benbow
PERTH — "What our leaders are trying to tell us is that the world doesn't owe us a living, but instead owes them a profit", said union activist Mick Houlbrook. "The Liberals plan an onslaught on the wages and conditions of
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668: Neighbour of the Beast
Attila the Stockbroker
Larrikin Records
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Attila the Stockbroker (AKA John Baines) is a stand-up comic, performance poet, singer, folk musician
By Reihana Mohideen
Immigration has had a very low profile in these elections, mainly because Labor and Liberal immigration policies are essentially bipartisan.
The ALP talks of a gross intake of around 80,000 per year, and the Liberals
Bob Brown
Do you think there will ever be a break with the two-party system in Australia?
This election is another stepping stone in that direction. We're not going to form government, or, indeed, form opposition, but the Greens are
By Rodney Croome
[This is an abridged text of the campaign manager's report delivered last month to the annual general meeting of the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group.]
Thanks to our well-publicised appeal to the United Nations
Janet Powell
How do you see alternative, independent and green politics developing after the March 13 elections?
If I am re-elected, I anticipate that in the Senate there will be six or seven Democrats, myself, Christabel Chamarette plus
By Gerry Harant
In 1948 federal parliament introduced quota-proportional representation in Senate elections, the previous majority-preferential method introduced in 1928 having proved unacceptable all round.
Labour's 1948 proposal, which
Dick Nichols
How likely is it that any of the alternative parties will break through the two-party system?
I don't think that any of the parties by themselves have got a clear enough grasp of the politics of what needs to be done or a
Stop press
"GST is not a tax on business." — Title of a talk by the executive director of the NSW Chamber of Commerce at a seminar on GST.
No tie?
"In Franklin, which the Liberals hold with a 1.8 per cent margin, the big unknown is the
There are a large number of progressive alternative Beyond the two-party sham
candidates standing in this election. But what happens after March 13? What are the prospects of building a stronger alternative to the Labor/Liberal sham for the
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