Second anti-Hanson protest in Geelong
By Emma Murphy and Susan Price
GEELONG One hundred protesters gathered to show their opposition to the second attempt to set up a branch of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party on May 19. Hanson
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Poem: The keys to God
The keys to God
I walked along the linoWhere the little children trod,I knelt before the statuesThat had found the keys to God,And the statues never answeredBut they looked so cool and wise,And a vacant kind of
Phew!
"I don't think you'd find, after 13 years' experience in government, that the Labor Party intends to produce soviet Australia." — ALP leader Kim Beazley, arguing that it isn't really necessary to remove the word "socialism" from the
ERA pushes uranium mine
The chief executive of uranium mining company Energy Resources of Australia said last week that the company will push ahead with plans for a mine at Jabiluka in the Kakadu region despite traditional owners' opposition.
Jump the GunDirected by Les BlairWith Michele Burgers, Baby Cele, Lionel Newton, Thalani Nyembe, Rapulana Seiphemo and Danny KeoghScreening at the 44th Sydney Film Festival, June 2-20 Review by Norm Dixon
For the past century or so, Johannesburg
Disney Company rips-off Haitian workers
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Fourteen factories in Haiti produce garments and toys under for various Disney labels. Workers are paid just half of the minimum living wage in Haiti. Salaries range from US$0.28c to
Kurdish rebels hit back at Turkey
Kurdish fighters were reported on May 19 to have struck back against Turkey's military assault on Kurds in Iraq. The Kurdish rebels struck in south-east Turkey, blocking a highway and attacking government
Fascists harass CPA
ADELAIDE — The fascist organisation National Action has been stepping up its attacks on progressive political activists here. In the latest incident, NA leader Michael Brander and half a dozen thugs turned up at the Platon
Construction bosses renege on agreements
By Michael Bull
MELBOURNE — A mass meeting of all CFMEU construction workers on May 20 discussed the Master Builders' Association's (MBA) reneging on a deal struck between unions and employers more
By Steve Bloom
While Mumia Abu-Jamal sits on death row, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is considering his application for a new trial. His defence team is turning up more and more evidence that Mumia's original conviction for the 1981 murder of
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