Controversy at Brisbane rally
By Maurice Sibelle
BRISBANE — 500 people rallied against privatisation in Brisbane's King George Square on September 14. The rally was part of a national week of action.
The rally was
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The United Nations Conference on Population and Development has been notable, among other things, for the way in which treatment of issues such as abortion and contraception have sidelined any concern for the rights of women. MARINA CARMAN argues
Masterpiece: Touch the Earth Lightly
SBS
Monday, September 26, 8.30pm (AEST)
Reviewed by Arun Pradhan
In a different society, architecture might be more than just another elitist profession. An architect might take account
Landcare conference debates roll
By Jen Crothers
HOBART — A three-day Australian National Landcare Conference was held here from September 6. The gathering, convened by the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and
By Rob South
PERTH — Addressing the inaugural meeting of the Murdoch University Student Law Society on the topic "State Rights versus Human Rights" on August 3, former prime minister Gough Whitlam was confronted with questions on East
'Australia, PNG threaten Bougainville peace'
General Sam Kauona, commander of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army, has warned Australia, Tonga, Fiji and Vanuatu about rushing into a status of forces agreement with Papua New Guinea.
Anti-nuclear movement
Tom Kelly's article, "Uranium debate puts profits before safety" (GLW #158), is a timely reminder of the need to rebuild the anti-nuclear movement. Far from diminishing, the threat from the nuclear fuel cycle is on
Police bashing whitewashed
By Chris Martin
SYDNEY — The Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch Committee is calling for justice for Edward John Russell, an Aboriginal man who was brutally bashed by police near Oberon, outside
US preparations to invade Haiti have been explained in terms of forcing out the military dictators who seized power there three years ago. But something closer to the truth began to surface on September 15, when deputy secretary of state Strobe
ADELAIDE — An exhibition mounted by the Coalition For Women's Right to Choose at the Old Parliament House opened on September 11 to a packed audience. It was addressed by Diana Laidlaw, minister for the status of women, and the Anne Levy from the
By Frank Noakes
Probably not since Paul Newman teamed up with Robert Redford in The Sting has such a scam been attempted. But whereas Newman and Redford's target was another thief, the prey here is the 1.8 million members of a road service
Thousands protest in Melbourne rally
By Ray Fulcher
MELBOURNE — "This is the revival of a campaign against privatisation by Keating and Kennett", John Halfpenny, Trades Hall secretary, told a rally of 6000-10,000 unionists and
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