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Eroding democracy

Eroding democracy Senator Nick Bolkus, not content with denying basic human rights and dignity to refugees, nor with insulting Australia's Macedonian community, is now bent on devaluing the democratic rights of Australia's elected

Lesbians and gays rally in Brisbane

Lesbians and gays rally in Brisbane By Nick Everett and Ana Kailis BRISBANE — 1500 people rallied on July 2 to support lesbian and gay rights. The rally, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, was followed by a

Solar energy — the breakthrough that's being ignored

By Tom Kelly A breakthrough in solar energy technology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) means that clean energy from the sun can now be cost-competitive with energy produced by the combustion of fossil fuels. This breakthrough,

She can wear the pants

She can wear the pants By Michael Boswell PERTH — The trivial farce over women workers wearing trousers in the WA parliament ended on June 30 when the speakers of both the Legislative Assembly and Council indicated that women could now

Who will stay home and look after the children?

By Sujatha Fernandes Theatre, music, song and humour have been used to raise political consciousness in countries where dictatorships censor most forms of political expression. In India, a society in which women are still heavily subordinated

Dioxin danger worse than expected

By Peter Montague For three years, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been reassessing the toxicity of dioxin and other dioxin-like chemicals, including dibenzofurans and some PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). PCBs are

Financial turmoil: prelude to slower growth?

By Dick Nichols and Chow Wei Cheng World financial market are in turmoil: interest rates soaring, stock markets plunging and the US dollar in free fall against the yen and the mark. On June 27, the Australian stock market lost $10 billion, its

Write on

Humans and animals Laura Bahnisch (Write on, #149) accuses Dave Riley ("Becoming Human", GLW #147) of speciesism for pointing to the fundamental distinction between human nature and animal nature. Whilst it is often commonplace to compare

Kerrupjmara protest against neglect

Kerrupjmara protest against neglect By Ruth Robles MELBOURNE — During the early hours of June 28, 40 members of the Kerrupjmara Aboriginal community set up a tent embassy on the main street of Portland. Racism and neglect have driven them

Five years of Pride in Brisbane

By Jeff Cheverton BRISBANE — The first Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival was held here in June 1990 after more than my lifetime of Bjelke-Petersen rule. Pride started because people were angry and impatient for change: sex between men was still

... and ain't i a woman?: Sexual harassment: not on

Sexual harassment: not on By Kath Gelber Sexual harassment on the job came under more public scrutiny last week in the wake of the surprise resignation of NSW police minister Terry Griffiths. It is alleged he sexually harassed his staff.

Marxism and science

By Ron Guignard Doug Lorimer ("Has history disproved Marxism?", GLW #146) objects to my definition of science (GLW #145). He offers one which could arguably include such subjects as astrology, phrenology etc. If you use such a weak definition