'Without culture you have nothing'
By Gillian Hector
PERTH — Fatima Dike, the renowned South African poet, playwright and actor, spoke on July 17 at an event sponsored by Cultural Dissent and the Western Australian South African
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By Norm Dixon
JOHANNESBURG, July 28 — Barely has a day passed in the last week that the songs and the sound of dancing feet of striking workers has not resounded through the streets of the PWV capital and other major centres. Researchers say
Feminism gone too far?
An interesting debate has emerged about girls' educational programs sparked, however, by an investigation into the situation for boys in schools.
A recent study suggested that girls are outperforming boys by the time
By Norm Dixon
Workers throughout South Africa have embarked on, or are threatening to take, industrial action. COSATU says the current wave of workers' struggles results from several factors including: three years of no real wages increases for
BRISBANE — August 8 is a national day of action on abortion rights. Speakouts on campus, as well as a 4.30pm speakout in the Queen Street mall have been organised by the University of Queensland's recently formed Pro-choice Club together with
Nurses seek wage justice
On July 29 the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) announced that it will pursue wage increases for 90,000 nurses covered by federal awards across Australia. The claim in the ACT, Northern Territory private sector, South
By John Hallam
In writing this article, I have elected to say relatively little about the matters that have received the greatest press attention, namely the threat of war, sanctions, the sanity and personal habits of North Korean leaders and
Soldier E SAS: Sniper Fire in Belfast
By Shaun Clarke
Cox and Wyman
283 pp., $12.95
Reviewed by Catherine Brown
The publisher's notes for potential reviewers, with its bland reference to the "secretive and controversial" history of the
For 23 years former Black Panther Party leader and Vietnam veteran Geronimo ji Jaga (Pratt) has been locked up for a crime he did not commit. Eleven times he has been denied parole because he refuses to renounce his commitment to black liberation or
Student council sacks staff
By Alice Barker
MELBOURNE — Action taken by the student union executive council at the Victorian University of Technology to force staff redundancies may be a sign of what is in store for student unions under
By Dave Riley
BRISBANE — With stronger winter sunshine, warmer temperatures and more "calm" days, Brisbane has a greater smog potential year round than centres such as Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Newcastle. The capacity of the airshed over
By Frank Noakes
"Sydney's City Court in 1938 was a dreary place through which passed an endless procession of drunks, prostitutes, perverts, drug addicts, petty criminals and car thieves. So what a change, what a dramatic change then, when a
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