Las Perlas del Son thank activists
By Maureen Sexton
ADELAIDE — Around 300 people attended a reception for the all-woman Cuban band, Las Perlas del Son, at the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel on February 22. The reception was organised by the
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By Jennifer Long
SYDNEY — Thousands of women are expected at the International Women's Day march and rally here on March 6 to demand abortion rights, funding for women's services, free child-care and equal pay. "Everyone should turn up to the IWD
Crew strikes against BHP cutback
By Jonathan Singer
SYDNEY — Maritime Union of Australia members aboard BHP's Iron Flinders struck on February 25 against the company's decision to withdraw its ships from the trans-Tasman route. The workers
By James Balowski
On February 24, the Indonesian language news service SiaR reported that the government body (P-4 Depkeh) overseeing registrations for Indonesia's July 7 election has "postponed" accepting an application to register the People's
'Illegal' labour and inhumane immigration policy
By Jon Singer
The front-page newspaper photos showed workers sitting on the ground, handcuffed or bound with rope. Their employer, Joe Vraca, a farmer at Murchison near Shepparton in Victoria, told
Chimps, AIDS and the environment
By Louis Proyect
In the February 1 New York Times, Lawrence K. Altman reported that scientists have discovered the origin of the AIDS virus in a subspecies of chimpanzee called Pan troglodytes troglodytes. The
... and ain't I a woman?: Less, not more choice on campus
In the six years that the University of Western Australia guild (student representative body) has been operating under "voluntary student unionism" (VSU), thousands of dollars have been
A rebel against the sexual double standard
Other Powers: The Age of Suffrage, Spiritualism, and the Scandalous Victoria WoodhullBy Barbara GoldsmithGranta, 1998 — 531 pp., $35.00 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman
By Damien Bradley
HOBART — On the Parliament Lawns on February 20, Resistance organised a speak-out against the Jabiluka uranium mine. The speak-out was chaired by Edwina Foster; speakers included Huw Lockwood, Ema Corro and Alex Bainbridge, all
Lesbian and gay organising in Indonesia
By Orie Nalcagawa
SYDNEY — Indonesian society has become more accepting of homosexuality since the fall of former president Suharto, a leading Indonesian gay activist said on February 19. Speaking at the
By Emma Webb
ADELAIDE — Six hundred people attended a rally and march against the Jabiluka uranium mine on February 21. The action coincided with the world music festival Womadelaide and was organised by the Jabiluka Action Group (JAG). The rally
Timbarra: Stuttering frog joins the fight
By Olivier Maxted Important new witnesses have been called in the legal battle against the Timbarra gold mine in northern NSW. Stuttering frogs, palmer wallabies and glossy black cockatoos are the
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