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Looking out: Painful times

Painful times By Brandon Astor Jones WITH 1 OF 4 AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES IN PRISONWhen times are painful and surely at their worstMany sisters and brothers outside, from us, hide undergroundBehind fame especially when we most, for them,

3000 rally against 10-point plan

By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — An estimated 3000 people rallied on March 21 at the GPO to oppose the Howard government's 10-point plan. The rally was organised to promote a statement endorsed by a coalition of groups calling for the abandonment of the

Housing lobby demands no more cuts

By Margaret Gleeson SYDNEY — A meeting of commonwealth and state housing ministers on March 27 failed to resolve the impasse over financing public housing beyond the current agreement, due to expire on June 30, 1999. Under the agreement the

Sydney University Resistance club takes off

Sydney University Resistance club takes off By Marina Carman SYDNEY — The Resistance Club at Sydney University has started the year with a bang with close to 100 people joining during orientation week. Since then, around 30 people have attended

Have play/will travel

Have play/will travel By Al McCall The New World Order Theatre is a new venture and, as it turns out, a rather unusual one. Instead of being tied to the normal paraphernalia and formality of main stage theatre, New World Order Theatre reckons it

Sri Lankan warmth

Sri Lankan warmth By Kathy Pinkus HOBART — Ray Pereira's band Bongo Fury brought some Sri Lankan warmth to the crowd here on March 26. The song, "There are many people out there like you", made the point that people can draw inspiration from

Not a bed of roses

By Kathy Pinkus HOBART — A Bed Of Roses, a women's writing exhibition, to open shortly, has been the long-time dream of women's refuge workers, Anne and Lilly. They feel it is a way of "opening doors into women's lives". The exhibition comprises

Government plans radioactive waste dump

By Jim Green The federal government has developed a plan to dump radioactive waste in the Billa Kalina region of South Australia. The 67,000 sq km area, in the mid-north of SA, includes the towns of Roxby Downs, Andamooka, and Woomera. The dump

Killing and revolution

By Brian Martin The prospects for armed revolution have been declining for many decades due to advances in science and technology. Perhaps in the days of the bow and arrow or the rifle, it was possible for an armed population to defeat soldiers

New report threatens public sector jobs

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — The myth, peddled by the establishment press and politicians, that the public service is over regulated, an easy job for life and a haven for incompetent workers, is being pushed here in a new government report

Danger of compromise in WA abortion fight

Danger of compromise in WA abortion fight By Sarah Stephen PERTH — When WA parliament resumes on March 31 after a week's recess it will decide on the future of the state's restrictive abortion laws. During the recess, politicians discussed

Cipinang Prison football team

JAKARTA — From left to right: Jacob (Free West Papua movement, sentenced to 17 years jail); Wimandjaya (on trial for assisting in the publication of banned booklet); Nuku Suleiman (Pijar, sentenced to five years jail); Bungkus (Indonesian Communist