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Help break the rural drought

Going to the country for a well-earned break after exams or for your annual leave? Consider taking along the best progressive newspaper in Australia. There's more than one sort of drought in rural Australia, and it's caused by a lack of access to the

Tax Management announces closures

Tax Management announces closures By Chris Slee Australian Taxation Office management has announced plans to close the Chatswood office in 1997, and the Bankstown and Cheltenham offices in 1998, with more closures likely to follow. The closures

Palestinian students on hunger strike

Palestinian students on hunger strike By Jennifer Thompson Students from Birzeit University protested in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council headquarters in Ramallah on November 13, demanding the release of five hunger strikers in

How the left should approach NUS

The National Union of Students national conference is being held from December 8 to 14 in Ballarat. A major topic on the agenda is restructuring in the light of reduced funding caused by "voluntary student unionism" in several states. Printed below

Action updates

Boycott Burma campaign SYDNEY — Campaigners for a tourism boycott of Burma claimed a victory on November 18 following a protest outside the Ultimo office of STA Travel. The dictatorial SLORC regime has launched a "Visit Myanmar" campaign. A

Innovative training course for community artists

By Carla Gorton Where do you find a Symphony Orchestra member and a Save our School campaign activist side by side in a training course? These are just some of the broad range of students involved in the new graduate diploma in Community Cultural

Good turnout for rallies against racism

On November 23, thousands of people took to the streets around the country to protest against the racist ideas and policies of the Howard government and the likes of independent MP for Oxley Pauline Hanson. Graham Matthews told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly that

Graduate salaries falling

Graduate salaries falling By Marina Cameron Arguments by higher education minister Amanda Vanstone that students should pay more for their education and accept a new three-tier HECS system because of future benefits to their earning capacity

and ain't i a woman?: Increased costs, reduced quality

and ain't i a woman?: Increased costs, reduced quality The Economic Planning Advisory Committee's (EPAC) report on the future of the child-care industry was released on November 13 to a chorus of dismay from virtually everyone involved with

To consume or not to consume?

Comment by Lisa Macdonald November 29 is the fourth annual international "Buy Nothing Day". In case you haven't heard of this momentous event, on that day environmentalists (mainly in the US, Canada, Britain and Europe) urge the public to "give

Life of Riley: Tea for two

Life of Riley: Tea for two "Come in if you're good looking." "I wish you wouldn't do that, mum", I said through the screen door. "I could be anyone. I don't know why I bother to knock." But she wasn't listening. Stephanie had just learnt that

Zimbabwe health workers' strike enters fourth week

Zimbabwe health workers' strike enters fourth week By Norm Dixon A strike by Zimbabwe's nurses and junior doctors entered its fourth week on November 18. More than 10,000 health workers are demanding a pay increase of 30%, the restoration of the