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'Breaking the links of oppression'

By Alex Bainbridge NEWCASTLE — Nico Wahid from the Indonesian People's Democratic Party (PRD) and dissident Indonesian researcher George Aditjondro spoke at a July 25 workshop attended by 30 people. The workshop discussed the links of oppression

Write on: Letters to the editor

The princess and the rest Now that Princess Diana is divorced she will have to struggle along as best she can on a settlement of $30 million, no doubt she will be greatly consoled by having been involved in such a nice little earner. Anyone who

What makes the difference

On July 14, Max Suich, chief executive of the Independent Monthly, announced that the July issue of that magazine would be the last, just seven years after it was launched. Circulation rates had been falling, and Suich cited financial difficulties as

and ain't i a woman?: Still second class in the work force

Still second class in the work force A case currently before the courts — involving complaints of unfair dismissal and of race- and sex-based discrimination against 31 migrant women sacked by Katies clothing chain — shows the effects of women's

John Dengate's political satire

The Follies of PolliesCD by John DengateReviewed by Alex Bainbridge I first saw John Dengate perform live in 1987 at the National Folk Festival in Alice Springs. He presented a workshop titled: "No matter how you stir the dunny can, the shit always

ABC organises against the cuts

By Pip Hinman The government is taking an axe to too popular an institution in its attacks on the ABC. PM Howard and Senator Richard Alston's announcement of an "independent review", to be headed by Bob Mansfield, former chief executive of the

Atlanta Olympics: poor pay the price

By Norm Dixon Big business and government in Atlanta are using the Olympic Games as cover to rid the city of the poor and remodel it as a convention/sports mecca, safe for well-off tourists. The US government's many law-enforcement and security

Prices rise in India

By Sujatha Fernandes LUCKNOW — Late on the night of July 3, the Indian government introduced a 25-30% hike in the prices of petroleum products. Although kerosene was exempted, the decision resulted in an increase in the price of all goods by 50

Retreat on Queensland juvenile laws

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Queensland government has been forced to reconsider controversial changes to juvenile justice laws, after widespread protest. The changes were criticised by Criminal Justice Commissioner Frank Clair as "seriously

Brown says 'tax rich, not sell Telstra'

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Tasmanian Greens Senator Bob Brown, speaking at a meeting on July 20, said that the Coalition government had "boxed itself into a corner" on the sale of Telstra, whereas those opposing privatisation had a clear

Campaigning for quality, diversity and equity in education

By Jill Maclean, Marina Cameron and Alison Dellit The Coalition's cuts to higher education are likely to be the most severe in over a decade. The process of moving towards a user-pays system was begun under Labor, and now the Howard government is

Stop the stack!

By Andrew Hall and Margaret Perrott WOLLONGONG — Some 500 Port Kembla residents rallied on July 14 in anger over plans to reopen the Southern Copper smelter, chanting "stop the stack — we don't want it back!". Dan Meehan, spokesperson for the