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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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
An unlikely tour de force
Punch me in the stomach!D>
By Deb Filler and Alison Summers
Directed by Alison Summers
Performed by Deb Filler
Anthill at the Gasworks Theatre, Melbourne, until March 21, then Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney, from
By Sid Walker
While many aspects of the Coalition's Fightback 2 document have come under challenge, there is one piece of misinformation that has not yet received any attention.
A section entitled "Accelerating stalled investment
Suharto still silent on vice-president
By Max Lane
The Indonesian People's Deliberative Assembly (MPR) began meeting on March 1. It is expected to re-elect Suharto as president and to choose a new vice-president sometime between March 9
By Max Lane
On March 13 Australians will brave the gauntlet of How to Vote leaflets to cast a vote which will decide which of the major parties will become the government. They will not, however, be deciding who rules Australia.
Although
By Frank Noakes
JOHANNESBURG — Filling in for a physically exhausted Nelson Mandela, African National Congress chairperson Oliver Tambo addressed 900 delegates from five continents at an international solidarity conference here on February
By Bruce Marlowe
Many voters are looking for an alternative to Labor and Liberal, but are fearful of inadvertently contributing to the return of a Liberal government. Some have been asking Green Left Weekly how the preferences of the various
Foreign aid dropped from agenda
By Joseph O'Reilly
With domestic economic issues dominating the federal election, overseas aid and foreign policy relating to human rights have been dropped off the agenda altogether.
However, the