Northern Ireland
Doug Lorimer argues that the Northern Ireland Agreement endorsed by Sinn Féin "does nothing to end the root cause of violence in Northern Ireland".
As far as I know Sinn Féin have never claimed it would. What Sinn
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Council tries to ban free speech rally
By Emma Webb
ADELAIDE — Around 100 people attended a rally for free speech in Rundle Mall on June 26, despite attempts by Adelaide City Council to prevent the action from going ahead. The protesters were
Don't they all sell them?
"He's a rare commodity for the NSW right in that he actually trades in ideas." — NSW ALP assistant state secretary Damien O'Connor on Michael Costa, new secretary of the state Labour Council.
Off the rails
"My father
Reclaim the Night
MELBOURNE — The Reclaim the Night Collective has continued to meet. It is planning a number of activities such as a debate on the way forward for the feminist movement, the traditional rally and march on October 30, and a
Stones in a long path
Urban Clan: A portrait of the Page Brothers and the Bangarra Dance TheatreDirected by Michelle MahrerMusicArtsDance films Review by Claudine Holt
The title of this documentary is apt. Three urban indigenous Australians,
By Theresa Moore
Since the introduction by the McMahon Liberal government of the Child Care Act in 1972, government grants for child-care have become an election "carrot" used by both major parties. As a result of government funding over the last
Battlers and Stirrers: Journal of Australian Studies 54/55, 1997Edited by Richard NileAdvisory editor Ross FitzgeraldUniversity of Queensland Press Review by John Nebauer
Battlers and Stirrers is a collection of essays on "an alternative group of
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VW washes hands of slave labour
By Norm Dixon
Giant German-based multinational car company Volkswagen is refusing to pay back wages and compensation to people forced to work in its factories as slaves during the second world war. Similar
Protests continue in East Timor
By Jon Land
The people of East Timor continue to demand the right to self-determination and reject Habibie government's offer of "special status". Mobilisations of thousands of students and young people, which have
By Barry Sheppard
On June 18, 6000 members of the Independent Union of Telephone Employees (UIET), which represents technicians and phone repair workers, and the Independent Brotherhood of Telephone Employees (HIETEL), which organises office
Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) released the following statement on June 25. The recent success of Pauline Hanson's racist One Nation party in the Queensland elections presents new challenges for the progressive movement.
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