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.
Access News — Melbourne community
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Eviction threatened on Eveleigh StreetSYDNEY — The Redfern Aboriginal Housing Company is threatening to evict a family of eight from 54 Eveleigh Street, Redfern. Robyn and Victor Hookey had stated they would pay rent owing
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20 years of Reclaim the NightThe number of brutal attacks on women in recent weeks serves as another reminder of the sexism that not only encourages individual men to lash out, but which permeates all
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An atmosphere of panic is building over the potential of the next generation to "lead" our society. All the disparaging talk of Generation X during the 1980s — a glib way of dealing with youth dissatisfaction over a growing
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Pauline Hanson's One Nation party has found at least one young person interested in helping drive its racist politics. At the first annual general meeting of One Nation in Brisbane on October 4, 22-year-old Vanessa Stewart was
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News briefs BRISBANE — The Queensland government last week waived an environmental impact statement for developer Keith Williams' expansion of his Cardwell resort development on the doorstep of the World Heritage-listed Hinchinbrook Island. The
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The defection of Cheryl Kernot has posed the role of the "alternative" to Labor and the Coalition much more sharply for the Democrats and the Australian Greens. Greens leader Senator Bob Brown stated the day after Kernot left the
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A woman's touch It seems that these days women can do anything. Cheryl Kernot can leave the Democrats, transform the Labor Party and possibly even become the next PM. Senator Natasha Stott-Despoja can exert her youthful charm as the probable
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Elderly people entering my local nursing home from this month could pay accommodation bonds ranging from $2000 to $90,000, depending on their assets. Since the home is only a 40-bed facility, placement may not be possible if no
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Our greedy seniors The bold offensive that the government is waging against the elderly is to be applauded. What sort of nation would it be if there wasn't someone to defend us from these greedy bastards? As Tim Fischer, a vocal leader of the
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CPSU officialdom In the lead-up to the 24-hour strike on October 17 by CPSU members in Telstra, the actions of the Northern Territory branch officials in Darwin revealed a sad state of affairs in the trade union movement. The week before the
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Earlier this century, rape was something nobody talked about. If your husband forced himself upon you, it was your duty as a wife to comply. If you were raped by someone you didn't know, you were likely to be
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In yet another attempt to treat the symptoms rather than causes of the current crisis in schools, Adelaide principals have canvassed the introduction of sniffer dogs into high schools to detect drugs. In response to worries about
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PERTH — Fewer than 10% of enrolled students at Edith Cowan University ECU) voted in the recent elections for student guild and National Union of Students delegates. Given the undemocratic nature of the elections, nobody can
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After Cheryl Kernot's resignation from the Senate, the Australian Democrats quickly appointed Andrew Bartlett to fill the casual vacancy. Bartlett, the former Queensland president of the party, told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly that he does
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"Historic strike wave defies penal system: the long struggle of Australia's organised workers against insidious Arbitration laws devised to steal away their only truly defensive weapon — the strike — has exploded into
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"Labor is using Cheryl Kernot to try to create a feeling that alternative parties have failed, and that the ALP is the only answer to Howard's policies", said Sue Bull, one of three Democratic Socialist candidates for Molonglo in
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Updates WOLLONGONG — On October 18, Resistance held a Rock Against Racism at the Ukrainian Centre. A crowd of about 150 saw a line-up of Nabilone, Navelgraveyard, Second, Tank o' piss, Zero Tolerance, Frontside and Dunce, and DJs Sam and
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Lying for life and death By Brandon Astor Jones "The Social Contract is nothing more or less than a vast conspiracy of human beings to lie to and humbug themselves and one another for the general good. Lies are the mortar that binds the
News
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CPSU confuses members in Telstra strikeFor the first time in 10 years, the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), which represents 10,000 staff at Telstra, coordinated a successful 24-hour strike against giant phone company on
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Actions against JabilukaDARWIN — Anti-uranium activists are planning to blockade the Jabiluka uranium mine if the Aboriginal traditional owners of the mine site, the Mirrar people, fail to get justice in the
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University of Canberra left polls wellCANBERRA — Students at the University of Canberra went to the polls on October 21-23 to elect next year's Students Association. They gave a good vote to left and progressive candidates,
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SYDNEY — More than 6000 people rallied outside NSW Parliament House on October 22, demanding the equalisation of age of consent laws. When homosexuality was decriminalised in NSW 13 years ago, ALP Premier Barry
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Progress, sort of "Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown says parliament has achieved a 40 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 1989 ...' — From a press release from Brown's office. (Hot air is not a greenhouse gas.) Universal by
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Conference discusses abortion rightsMELBOURNE — The Royal Women's Hospital Pregnancy Advisory Service, in conjunction with the Abortion Providers' Federation of Australia, hosted a conference on October 11-12 which
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MELBOURNE — More than 60 people attended an anti-racist conference strategy over October 18-19 organised by Campaign Against Racism (CAR), an activist group that has organised the rallies against One Nation meetings. The first
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Union leadership retreats on Centrelink agency agreementAfter several months of negotiations with management and debate amongst members the Community and Public Sector Union leadership within Centrelink, the federal
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Rally against military aircraft noise By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — Fifty people rallied on October 22 against the extreme noise pollution caused by jets operating out of Darwin airport as part of the "Pitch Black" war games. The protesters
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By Melanie Bulland Liam Mitchell SYDNEY — In protest at the federal government's decisions to mine uranium at Jabiluka and construct a new nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights, 70 people attended a public meeting on October 20 at the Resistance
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Dispute over ABC TV restructureSYDNEY — ABC TV technical staff have been involved in an ongoing dispute over restructuring as federal government budget cuts begin to take effect. In a bid to restructure ABC TV and radio into
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Distribution barred Missed out on your copy of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly recently? Maybe your regular seller wasn't at the spot where you normally pick it up from her or him. Perhaps it was illness, or an urgent appointment, but there is also another
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Rallies against Howard's 10-point planIn Canberra on October 21, more than 750 people from around Australia gathered at 7am to form a human chain around Parliament House, aimed at opposing the federal
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Police called to community barbecueQUEANBEYAN — The Henderson Road Residents Action Group were forced to hold their October 19 community barbecue on the tiny nature strip between the abandoned railway goods yard and the busy road.
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WorkCover stoppage gains broad supportMELBOURNE — In what promises to be the largest union stop-work and rally since the huge protests against the Kennett government's industrial relations laws in 1992, workers will be
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EMERALD, Qld — In the face of company goons posing as security guards, miners at ARCO's Gordonstone mine have had a small win. Management has been forced to back off from the more blatant intimidation and harassment it has used
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Anti-Hanson action in AdelaideADELAIDE — More than 300 noisy protesters gathered outside the Hyatt Hotel on October 18 to demonstrate their opposition to Pauline Hanson and the Liberal government's racist agenda. Many young
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NEWCASTLE — More than 700 people packed the Newcastle Workers Club auditorium on November 21 to support the striking Hunter Valley miners. John Maitland, national secretary of the Construction, Mining, Forestry and Energy Union,
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Students rally against fees and cutsA week of action called by the National Union of Students against cuts to tertiary education and student fees featured rallies and actions across Australia last week. From Sydney, Mel Bull
Analysis
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Editorial: Action on greenhouse needed now Action on greenhouse needed now Last week several more imperialist governments revealed the negotiating positions on greenhouse gas targets they intend to take to the December UN climate change
World
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Indonesia: anti-Suharto protests grow A few Australian foreign correspondents in Jakarta, such as the Sydney Morning Herald's Louise Williams, are writing about "the mood turning" in Indonesia. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly asked MAX LANE, national
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MEXICO CITY — A week after Mexico's worst storm in recorded history, the country's Pacific coast has barely started picking itself out of the rubble and destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Paulina. The hurricane lashed the
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US calls Tamil Tigers terroristsOn October 8, the United States announced moves to make it illegal to give money or other material support to 30 foreign groups designated as terrorist. Visas will also be denied to members or
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HAVANA — "Revolutionary ideas will live on as long as there are revolutionaries, patriots and noble hearts, as long as there are people who carry within them the finest human virtues", Cuban President Fidel Castro told the
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Massive, dumping of the Thai baht, Philippine peso, Indonesian rupiah and Malaysian ringgit have forced these countries to float their currencies, ending their link with US dollars and slashing their purchasing power by 20-50%. Prices
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Italy's Refounded Communist Party (PRC) has retreated from opposition to the 1998 budget. LIVIO MAITAN, a member of the party's national leadership, warns that, until it elaborates a strategic alternative to the centre-left ("Olive Tree") government,
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The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) has appealed for international support in its struggle against the privatisation of basic services. The union has been waging a bitter fight against the privatisation of water and
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A new strategy for disposal of hazardous materials is emerging in the US. After years of unsuccessful efforts to gain public acceptance of waste disposal in the oceans, in landfills and in incinerators, frustrated federal and
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International campaign to free Nigerian unionists The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions launched a campaign of "targeted action" on October 20 against Nigerian oil exports to win the release of detained
Culture
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The War of the Gods: Religion and Politics in Latin AmericaBy Michael LöwyVerso, 1996. 163 pp., $35(pb) Review by Sandra Wallace Michael Löwy's War of the Gods tackles the relationship between religion and politics from a Marxist point of
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SYDNEY — Formed by a group of committed lefties in 1932, during a severe economic depression, the New Theatre is Australia's oldest continuously performing theatre, professional or amateur. Since then, New Theatre has mounted more than 400
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People's court jester wins Nobel prizeIn a decision that has angered the Vatican, Dario Fo — Italy's leading contemporary performer/playwright — has been awarded the Nobel prize for literature. The Swedish Academy's choice
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Sub UrbiaDirected by Richard LinklaterCastle Rock EntertainmentOpens on October 23 Review by Marina Cameron This latest film by Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused), based on the play of the same name by Eric Bogosian, is another
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Martov: Politician and HistorianBy I. Kh. UrilovMoscow: Nauka, 1997. 472 pp. (In Russian) Review by Boris Kagarlitsky Yuliy Martov is usually considered one of the most tragic figures in the history of the Russian Revolution. With Lenin, he was
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Learning How to DieBy Pablo Armando FernandesTtranslated with an introduction by John BrothertonHavana: Editorial Jose Marti, 1996. Review by John Nebauer Learning How to Die (Aprendiendo a morir) is an English/Spanish anthology of poetry by Pablo
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Peter Hicks at the Three Weeds SYDNEY — At the launch of his latest CD, The Bottom Line, at the Three Weeds in Rozelle on October 18, singer Peter Hicks proved why he is one of Australia's most popular folk artists. With songs such as "The Man
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The Birthday PartyBy Harold PinterDirected by Michael GowWith Ralph Cotterill, Jerome Ehlers, Sacha Horler, Gillian Jones, Colin Moody, Don ReidCompany BBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney, until November 30 Review by Allen Myers The two entire back walls
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Social justice prize exposes LaborPERTH — This year's Michael O'Rourke Prize for Social Justice and Equity was awarded to Anne O'Callaghan at a ceremony at the Curtin University Centre for Aboriginal Studies on October 17.