Gay law reform and the High Court
"Gay Victory": this was how the February 27 edition of the Burnie Advocate referred to the unanimous High Court decision to allow our case to proceed. When we originally lodged our case, the Tasmanian government
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By Chow Wei-Cheng
The ACTU has been threatening to call a national strike over the federal government's proposed changes to superannuation. The Howard government, following the trajectory set by the ALP, has mooted increasing from 55 to 60 the
Totally rocked by women's bands
By Corinne Glenn
PERTH — "Totally Frocked" on March 15 was a special night for West Australian women in rock. Sixteen performances by woman-fronted or all-women bands were held in three rooms at the
By Bill Day
Maningrida is a town of about 600 on the coast of Central Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, servicing about 1500 people. Although the town is mainly Aboriginal, remnants of the old colonial administration remain in managerial
By Susan Price and Sean Lennon
MELBOURNE — A 700-strong demonstration against National Action on March 15 signalled a strong beginning to the campaign against the neo-Nazi presence in the northern suburb of Fawkner. The rally and march
Big crowds around the country attended debut screenings of There is only one word — Resist!, a documentary about the underground resistance to the Suharto dictatorship. The film made was in secret by community television director Jill Hickson in
and ain't i a woman?: What's in a name?
Geek girls, tank girls, net chicks, guerilla girls ... these are the new labels for women who, in this "post-feminist era" are self-confident, assertive and independent enough to "do it for themselves".
By Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE — The 11th Melbourne International Comedy Festival, running March 27-April 20, was recently attacked by right-wing radio commentator Neil Mitchell as being of interest only to "wankers living in Northcote and
Queensland teachers call 24-hour strike
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Queensland teachers voted overwhelmingly in a series of statewide ballots to strike for 24 hours on March 25 over pay and conditions. The vote by 9000 Queensland Teachers
SYDNEY — As part of the 15th Greek Festival of Sydney, a festival of Greek films will be held at the Academy Twin Cinemas in Darlinghurst, Tuesday-Thursday, March 25-27. The program includes five feature films and six prize-winning shorts.
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