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An obnoxious policy

By Jonathan Singer The two April 11 NSW Sunday papers carried the same screaming headline: "Invaded". What was the force and intent of this invasion? At last count, 59 people, sailing in a rusty tugboat, had apparently run aground in northern NSW.

US/NATO hypocrisy exposed as Turkey attacks Kurds

US/NATO hypocrisy exposed as Turkey attacks Kurds By Norm Dixon Turkey, a member of the US-led NATO alliance that is bombing Serbia with the claimed aim of ending the oppression of the Kosovar people, is viciously escalating its attacks on the

... and ain't I a woman?: Harassment is never OK

... and ain't I a woman?: Harassment is never OK Two recent cases involving sexual harassment in the workplace had very different outcomes. In Italy, a compensation claim by a woman alleging that sexual harassment forced her to leave her job

Polemical theatre without gimmicks

Polemical theatre without gimmicks Face To FaceBy David WilliamsonDirected by Sandra BatesEnsemble Theatre, SydneyUntil May 8 Review by Brendan Doyle David Williamson goes back to his working-class roots with his latest play, Face To Face, which

Loose cannons

Honoured leadership "Today's [party room] meeting will be happy to let George stay, because no-one would want his job anyway." — A NSW National Party source, predicting to the Sydney Morning Herald the re-election of state National leader George

Looking Out: Devilishly clever

Devilishly clever By Brandon Astor Jones "Sarcasm ... [is] in general, the language of the Devil ... I have long since denounced it." — Thomas Carlyle Carlyle's words seem appropriate her. While we all have our own opinion about what is, or is

Timorese meet to plan development policies

Timorese meet to plan development policies By Vannessa Hearman MELBOURNE — About 100 people representing East Timorese communities, non-government organisations and international aid agencies met from April 5 to 9 to discuss policies to be put

Shadowboxing with Mark Latham

By Tom Flanagan SYDNEY — About 90 people attended a seminar titled "Globalisation and the Third Way" presented by the International Socialist Organisation on April 16 at the University of Technology, Sydney. Speakers were ALP parliamentarian Mark

Rape Crisis Centre in crisis

Rape Crisis Centre in crisis By Stephanie Roper EESYDNEY — The NSW Rape Crisis Centre has been threatened with loss of funding after operating in deficit for the last two years. The centre says it has been forced into a budget deficit by the

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —

Stop the NATO bombing!

Stop the NATO bombing! The war in Kosova, Serbia and Montenegro is a central political issue worldwide. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly believes the fundamental action needed is a halt to NATO's bombing. NATO is an alliance of the European imperialist powers

Billy Bragg — this machine bombs Belgrade

Billy Bragg — this machine bombs Belgrade By Sean Healy There has been a soft spot for Billy Bragg in many socialists' hearts — certainly in mine. He's even produced a t-shirt acknowledging it: "Socialism of the heart", it reads. Over the