"You ought to get down on your knees and say thank you that we've got a police force that is trying to keep society free." — Joh Bjelke-Petersen, when premier of Queensland. From the beginnings of the industrial revolution,
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On February 20, the ABC screened a docu-drama dealing with an explosion which took place outside a Sydney hotel in the early hours of Monday, February 13, 1978. The Hilton, main venue for the Commonwealth Heads
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Calendars aid Cuban childrenLast October I launched a 1995 calendar featuring seven of my Cuban drawings as a fundraiser for the children of Cuba. I am immensely pleased to announce that, with the help of
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The ongoing process of rewriting the history of Australia's labour movement pervades David McKnight's book Australian Spies and Their Secrets, reviewed by 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly some weeks ago. The book is based
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For those of us who have spent the last few decades in the Labor Party and watched the revolting machinations of the machine boys — they were and are nearly all boys — wheeling and dealing away hard fought-for policies and
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On March 6, I announced I would not be recontesting my seat of Melbourne West, which I have held for almost 12 years. While being in parliament gave me resources and some political clout, the institution is pompous and patriarchal