The Howard government's attack on the MUA threatens trade union and democratic rights. A petition, launched by 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly and the Democratic Socialist Party, calling on the ACTU to initiate a national day of action in support of the union has
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By Jo Williams
MELBOURNE — Fifty people attended a "Feminism and Socialism" seminar at the Resistance Centre on March 14. Organised by Resistance and the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP), the seminar included feature talks, workshops and campaign
Life of Riley: St Patrick and the shamrock
Would that be St Patrick?
'Tis.
The patron saint of dear old Ireland.
'Tis indeed.
What manner of reason brings you to these antipodean shores?
The Irish.
Ah, yes — the Irish.
And I was
By Ben Reid
MELBOURNE — Attempts by the right-dominated leadership of the Victorian ALP resulted in to foist a "star" candidate — former ABC broadcaster Mary Delahunty — onto the suburban state seat of Northcote has produced objections from
WA Parliament debates abortion laws
By Angela Luvera and Sarah Stephen
The public galleries of both houses of the WA parliament were packed during the opening of debate on abortion law reform on March 18. Pro-choice advocate Hazel Hawke and Right
Sea of Hands
A Sea of Hands, organised by Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation, was held at Sydney's Bondi Beach on March 20-21 before moving on to Wollongong.
Photo by Carla Gorton.
Adelaide women debate way forward
Comment by Kathy Newnam
ADELAIDE — On International Women's Day, more than 800 women vibrantly demanded native title and justice. The platform of the rally included a range of women speaking on the way forward
Loose cannons
And private hands
"Monopolies are acceptable if they are in the public interest." — Suharto crony "Bob" Hasan, head of the plywood cartel.
Chile's Howard
"Chile's General Augusto Pinochet ... kicked off the first mass
Green thumbs up
Low-Waste Gardens leaflet seriesFriends of the Earth (Sydney) Review by Jon Land
Gardening has become a more popular pastime in recent years, as evidenced the popularity of radio and TV shows such as Burke's Backyard. The
Giving slime the soft sell
Primary ColorsDirected by Mike NicholsWith Adrian Lester, John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton By Norm Dixon
If you can manage it, avoid seeing Wag the Dog until you've seen Primary Colors.
Hidden in the wind
By Carmela Baranowska
"There's history remaining in the grass, or hidden in the wind, or tossing behind the waves" — from Eyewitness: Protest Stories from Indonesia by Seno Gumira Ajidarma. In March 1995, I returned to
By Vannessa Hearman
The Brunswick Music Festival has done it again, this time with a fantastic night of women's music featuring Faith Petric, an 82-year-old folk singer from the US, and the recently formed Three Sheilas, composed of Judy Small,
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