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Quality education — if you can pay for it

By Marina Cameron After the federal government cut $2.3 billion from university operating grants last year, university administrations have been scrabbling to make up costs by cutting staff, courses, libraries and services and charging more

International Women's Day Song 1997

International Women's Day Song 1997 By Rachel Morgan Hey sisters take to the streetsIt's International Women's DaySee the strength in you, the strength in meCelebrate our diversity. Hey sisters sing out loudGutsy aunts have shown the

East Timorese hero David Alex murdered

By Filomena da Silva Another Timorese freedom fighter has fallen. David Alex Daitula, 46 years old, was Falintil deputy chief of staff, regional commander in the Bacau area, and one of the earliest fighters for Timorese nationalism with the

What next for WA unions?

By Anthony Benbow PERTH — June 26 was the WA Trades and Labour Council's "Day of Defiance", part of the campaign against the Court government's "third wave" of anti-union laws. Around 6000-8000 workers attended from all over the city and some

WA: the most homophobic state

WA: the most homophobic state By Corinne Glenn PERTH — Since the repeal of Tasmania's anti-gay legislation on May 1, WA has the less than honourable title of being the most homophobic state in Australia. The age of consent in WA for gay

Queensland abortion rights under attack

By Ruth Ratcliffe BRISBANE — The Queensland minister for health, National Party member Mike Horan, has launched an attack on women's right to abortion. Horan displayed his ultra-right, anti-woman views on the weekend of June 21-22 when

Reforming bad ideology from within

The Unconscious CivilisationABC Massey LecturesBy John Ralston SaulPenguin, 1995. 208 pp.A Truly Civil SocietyBoyer LecturesBy Eva CoxABC in booklet form or from the ABC web site. Review by Gerry Harant Since their broadcast on the ABC, a book

No 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ next week

No 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ next week Because so many people involved in the production and distribution of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly will be in Melbourne for the Resistance conference July 4-6, we are skipping publication for one week. The next 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ will be

New industrial law proposed in SA

New industrial law proposed in SA By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Some 40 people gathered at the state office of the Department of Industrial Affairs on June 25 to protest against changes to industrial relations legislation. The state

Victorian health dispute still simmering

Victorian health dispute still simmering By Jo Obronschka MELBOURNE — Victorian public sector nurses voted to end industrial bans, in place since June 12, at a stop-work meeting on June 23. The industrial action forced the state

Lesbians and gay men: still fighting discrimination

Lesbians and gay men: still fighting discrimination By Marina Cameron SYDNEY — On June 19, NSW independent MP Clover Moore released details of a bill aimed at extending rights to gay, lesbian and unmarried couples which she intends

and ain't i a woman?: Affirmative action under attack

Affirmative action under attackAffirmative action under attack Having already made policy changes last October to limit the power of the Affirmative Action Agency to enforce the 1986 Affirmative Action (Equal Employment for Women) Act,