Democracy — 1
"Regardless of who wins on March 13, the pace of economic and social change is unlikely to slow." — Introduction to a Time article on the federal elections.
Democracy — 2
"The real issue of the election ... is
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By Pip Hinman
While the media have made much of federal Labor's child-care cash rebate proposal, child-care workers are not as eager to embrace what they regard as anything but a fairer system.
"To start with, the 30% rebate is not
Woodchip protest at Bunbury
By Ingvar Anda
BUNBURY, W.A. — Thirty protesters were arrested at the Bunbury woodchip export facility here on Sunday, February 14. The arrests took place at the base of the massive pile of woodchips which
Green Party candidates Murray Matson (Kingsford Smith) and Mark Berriman (Sydney) sorted rubbish or "non-recovered material" at Eastgarden shopping centre on February 18 to call attention to the need for greater recycling. According to Matson, a
By Max Lane
Long-simmering tensions between President Suharto and the Indonesian armed forces (ABRI) high command have been brought into the open.
On February 16, the military seemingly laid down the gauntlet to the president a
Liberals stall on brewery
PERTH — The new Liberal state government has already refused to act over the redevelopment of the old Swan Brewery site.
Aboriginal affairs minister Kevin Minson said last week that, while the Liberal Party was
Accord Mark VII
In the seventh manifestation of the misnamed Prices and Incomes Accord between the federal Labor government and the ACTU, the peak union body has agreed to forgo national wage claims for three years, or even longer if high
By Anne Casey
Jane Beckman, from Newcastle, heads the NSW Green Alliance Senate ticket in the federal election. Beckman has been active in the women's movement for well over a decade, particularly around working women's issues. She was a
By Norm Dixon
South African township jive — mbaqanga — has become popular throughout the world largely because of the phenomenal talents and energies of Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens and their often overlooked but equally
On Clinton
In response to Alan Kazlav (Write On, GLW #87): It is not news that elections, especially in the USA, are largely a ritual. Election programs are hardly more than a device to capture votes and the candidates adjust their messages
Child victims of Israeli terror
Twenty-five Palestinian children, between four and 16 years old, have been killed by the Israeli military since Yitzhak Rabin took office as prime minister, claims the Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre.
Socialist environment policy launched
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — "For over 200 years, capitalism has inflicted serious damage on Australia's natural and fragile environment", Dr Coral Wynter told a meeting here on February 17, launching
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