Democratic Socialists: time to put the unions on a war footing
"Corporate Australia sniffs a decisive victory at Webb Dock", Dick Nichols, the Democratic Socialist Party's industrial convenor said last weekend. "That's why the union movement has to
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The Wings of the DoveStarring Helena Bonham Carter and Linus RoacheDirected by Iain SoftlyBased on the novel by Henry JamesOpens February 19 Review by Becky Ellis
The Wings of the Dove is set in London in 1910 and follows the complicated story of
IWD forums debate feminist issues
In preparation for International Women's Day, forums on issues confronting women have been held in Perth and Adelaide. In Perth, Shannon Buckley writes, approximately 30 women and men participated in a one-day
No new Gulf War!
By Allen Myers
US President Bill Clinton, reported Prime Minister John Howard, was "very grateful" for the Australian government's backing as the US prepares an attack on Iraq. US presidents were similarly grateful the last time
By Sam McQuillan
PORT KEATS, N.T. — There have been calls for an inquiry into the closure of a remote Aboriginal community health centre in the Northern Territory. The legality of this action by the Territory Health Department is being
Glad you explained that
"[British Prime Minister Tony Blair's] meeting with US President Bill Clinton, advisers and academics in Washington to set an intellectual framework to Democrat and British Labour policies [was] dubbed a 'wonkathon' by the
A mixed bag of feminisms
Bodyjamming: sexual harassment, feminism and public lifeEdited by Jenna MeadVintage, 1997. 296pp., $19.95 (pb) Review by Carla Gorton
Bodyjamming is a collection of essays written in response to Helen Garner's
By Nikki Ulasowski
CANBERRA — On February 4, the first student-initiated native title group was formed at the Australian National University. The meeting was attended by activists from Resistance, Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation,
CFMEU wins WorkCover top-up deal
By Michael Bull
MELBOURNE — The Master Builders Association (MBA) last week agreed to union demands for workers' compensation top-up insurance to cover the state government cuts to WorkCover. Construction
US firms up weapons markets in Asia
By Jon Land
United States defence secretary William Cohen conducted a 12-day tour of Asia in January, ostensibly to convey his government's commitment to stability and security in the region. A less openly
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