Aboriginal leaders condemn land theft
By Nick Everett
BRISBANE — Since the 1967 referendum, "the advances of the first 10 years for Aboriginal people have stagnated over the last 20 years", declared FAIRA (Foundation for Aboriginal and
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James Vassilopoulos
In an unprecedented move, eight community and church aged care provider groups have issued a joint paper highly critical of the federal government's changes in aged care. The organisations include the Alzheimers Association
New SA anti-worker laws
ADELAIDE — SA industrial affairs minister Dean Brown has announced fast-track implementation of new unfair dismissal laws which will affect over half of state workers. From July 1, small business employers with fewer
In-expressways
"Things introduced by decadent capitalism have made inroads into our country, penetrating all sectors in the party and society." — Hou Zongbin, vice-chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party's discipline commission, in an
By Adam Hanieh
JERUSALEM — Well-known political commentator Noam Chomsky spoke to a packed lecture theatre on June 7 at Bir Zeit University, near the Palestinian town of Ramallah. Chomsky has been a consistent critic of US policy in the Middle
Festival Records picket continues
By Shane Bentley
SYDNEY — Picketers outside Festival Records have entered their sixth week on the picket line established by members of the National Union of Workers after Festival issued redundancy
The Cultural Front: the Laboring of American Culture in the Twentieth CenturyBy Michael DenningVerso, 1996. 556 pp., $55.00 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon
Swimming against the stream all the time can be tiring and unrewarding, for Marxists as much
By Lisa Young
LONDON — The first public meeting of the International Committee Against Disappearances (ICAD) British section was held here on May 21. The use of "disappearances" as a means of intimidation and oppression against indigenous
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm.
Access News — Melbourne
Stonewall anniversary
BRISBANE — The pinnacle event of the annual Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival, the Stonewall rally and march, will be held on June 29. The rally will begin at King George Square at 11am and march to Musgrave Park for a
Conservationist defects to mining lobby
By Nick Everett
BRISBANE — Frances Herbert, former Queensland Conservation Council spokesperson on the Stradbroke Island anti-sand-mining campaign, took up the position of public policy officer with
Australians for Native Title launched
By Wendy Robertson
SYDNEY — Four hundred people, including high-profile actors, Aboriginal leaders, TV personalities, singers and sports stars attended the launch of Australians for Native Title on
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