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Dutton’s bid to ban mobile phones

After the defeat in the Federal Court of his bid to ban mobile phones in offshore immigration detention centres, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) Peter Dutton is trying another strategy to subvert the court’s August ruling.

Mobile phones are already prohibited in onshore immigration detention centres and on Christmas Island for refugees who tried to come to Australia by boat.

Tomago strike ends

By Shane Hopkinson NEWCASTLE — Seven hundred striking Tomago Aluminium workers returned to work on September 5, after one of the longest disputes in the history of the Hunter Valley. This was a test of the new federal legislation on

SA information jobs to go

SA information jobs to go By Rhonda Williamson ADELAIDE — The Australian Small Business Association recently forecast a dramatic increase in bankruptcies over the next two years, due to an expected influx of thousands of

East Timor: 20 years of ALP betrayal

By John Tomlinson and Rob Wesley-Smith There are significant economic and political reasons why the federal Labor cabinet should reassess its position on East Timor. These reasons need to be placed within a historical context. If the

ASIO: agency of social control

JOAN COXSEDGE and GERRY HARANT continue a debate about ASIO with David McKnight. Instead of responding in endless detail to McKnight's reply (to our criticism of his book, we concentrate on the ideological divide between us. Reverting to

Maritime unions fight to save ANL

By Pip Hunter Members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and the Australian Maritime Officers' Union walked off the job on September 8 in protest at the federal government's moves to liquidate the Australian National Line (ANL). The

Petition to revoke Timor Gap Treaty

Petition to revoke Timor Gap Treaty A petition campaign which calls on the federal parliament to revoke the Timor Gap oil exploration treaty is being conducted at university tertiary campuses across Australia. The national launch of the

Demolishing orthodox economics

The Death of Economics By Paul Ormerod Faber and Faber, 1994. 219 pp. Reviewed by John Tomlinson The title The Death of Economics seems the answer to every non-economist's dream as we tire of the multitude of Friedmanite

Joyous and enlightening theatre

Seeing Things By Barry Lowe Not So Straight Theatre Company September 14-17, 8.30pm Space Theatre, Festival Centre, Adelaide Reviewed by Penny Farrow Not So Straight Theatre Company, formed in late 1993, is made up

A Song for Cuba

A Song for Cuba SYDNEY — The committee "A Song for Cuba" is organising a cultural artistic festival which will take place September 20-25 in various venues here. The purpose of the event is to raise funds for the worldwide

East Timor campaign gains momentum

By Wendy Robertson Preparations for the October 15 National Day of Action against Australian government and business involvement in the Timor Gap Treaty are under way in all states. The National Day of Action is jointly organised by

White Ribbon Week in Brisbane

By Anthony Brown BRISBANE — One in 10 Australian families experiences chronic domestic violence. An estimated 76% of rapists are partners, ex-partners or close friends of their victims or known by them. One in five women