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Budget leaves public servants angry, PSU reeling

By Steve Rogers CANBERRA — Public Service Union leaders are running for cover in the wake of the August 17 federal budget. On August 25 the PSU National Executive suspended its enterprise bargaining negotiations with the government.

The Greens and the Senate: An interview with Christabel Chamarette

By Pip Hinman Senator Christabel Chamarette is bemused by the recent flood of attention that the two federal parliamentary representatives of the Greens (WA) have received from the mass media. She and fellow Green (WA) Senator Dee Margetts

Sinking our future

Sinking our future By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — When the first of the new Collins class submarines was launched at the Osborne Port Facility on August 28, 40 protesters met the officially invited guests in an attempt to raise

Rally hits Goss budget cuts

Rally hits Goss budget cuts By Nathan Laurent BRISBANE — "We are not going to stop fighting until the cuts are stopped, until our education system improves, until students have some rights." This was the message from high school student

... and ain't i a woman?: Strangled with his old school tie

Strangled with his old school tie In the experience of former NSW Supreme Court Judge Jack Lee QC, men and women had been "getting along very well for years" until someone took a Victorian Supreme Court judge's comments in a rape case out of

Tooheys workers fight redundancy

By Paul Oboohov SYDNEY — Workers at the Tooheys brewing plant at Libcombe set up a picket line on August 18 following moves by the plant's owner, Lion Nathan, to force redundancies on 156 production workers. Maintenance workers were

Democratic Socialists call for unions to junk Accord

By Peter Boyle On the eve of the ACTU Congress, Democratic Socialist Party national secretary John Percy urged the unions to break its Accord with the Keating Labor government because it had proved to be a millstone around the neck of the

US floodwaters create toxic soup

CHICAGO — The scenes of devastation resulting from the Midwest floods have horrified the United States for weeks, but a recently completed survey by Greenpeace indicates that other invisible dangers will remain long after the waters have

Radio highlights

The Wetlands Suite by Sirocco — In a direct broadcast from the Macquarie Marshes in central New South Wales ABC radio presents Sirocco on Saturday September 4, 8 p.m. Officially listed as a wetland of international importance, the Maquarie

Van Morrison comes full circle

Van Morrison comes full circle Too Long In Exile Van Morrison Polydor Reviewed by Bernie Brian Van Morrison fans do not need reviews to tell them to buy one of his albums since he never fails to produce quality music. But if there

Students rally against Groom's education cutbacks

Students rally against Groom's education cutbacks By Ben Courtice HOBART — Over 250 students from Hobart's four secondary colleges rallied at Parliament House on August 24 to protest against the Groom Liberal government's cutbacks to

Changing face of Japanese politics

By Catherine Brown TOKYO — In the 12 months preceding the July 18 election, public confidence in Japan's ruling political elite was shaken by revelations of high-level political corruption. "Money politics", as the corruption scandals have