By Wachira Maina
NAIROBI — On August 12, 1897, English law came to Kenya. A century later, should we celebrate or mourn? We suggest that Kenyans should reflect on the meaning of English law and of colonialism to Kenya as the 20th century comes
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Doing Time for Patsy ClineStarring Matt Day, Miranda Otto and Richard RoxburghWritten, directed and produced, with John Winter, by Chris KennedyOpening nationally in Dendy cinemas on September 25 Preview by Jennifer Thompson
This film opens, and
Tasmania's parliament
In GLW #287 Tony Iltis wrote about the proposed revamp of Tasmania's parliament. The current format is a two-house parliament with 35 members elected to the lower house with each of five electorates returning seven members
ANU students go to the polls
By Will Williamsand Erin Killion
CANBERRA — Elections for the students' association at the Australian National University take place this week. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly spoke to Dave Gosling, Resistance activist and
Tax Office workers protest
By Chris Slee
Members of the Community and Public Sector Union employed by the Australian Taxation Office have completed two weeks of rolling stoppages to protest management's plans to sack up to 50 workers in the
Chesty Bond's undies
The name's Bond, Chesty Bond.
Ah yes. Finished textiles. Undergarments.
That's me. In-built gusset. Double-stitched trim. Do not bleach.
Hot iron.
Made in Australia.
Chest puffed out.
Doctors raise alarm over Jabiluka
By Tracy Snook
A team of doctors from Sydney Children's Hospital on September 9 held a press conference opposing the Jabiluka uranium mine in Kakadu National Park. The team was headed by Dr Helen Caldicott,
Activists block Eastern Distributor
By Kerry Nettle
SYDNEY — Greens councillor Tom McLoughlin from Waverley Council was among eight protesters arrested on September 9 for blockading the felling of trees on the Eastern Distributor route.
The sharp fall in currencies and stock markets in south-east Asia in recent weeks have raised serious questions about the future of the "newly industrialising countries" (NICs) or "Asian tigers". The article printed here, by CHOW WEI CHENG, is
Are unions ditching enterprise bargaining?
James Vassilopoulos
If you believe media reports of the September 1-5 ACTU congress, unions are abandoning enterprise bargaining and are moving towards industry-wide bargaining. This,
Anger and honesty
By Brandon Astor Jones
"We live in two different Americas ... I've never felt American. I've only felt African-American. An American is suppose to have life, liberty, prosperity and happiness. What have my people
By Al McCall
Not many people know of Ewan MacColl. Those who do remember him as a folk singer and partner of Peggy Seeger. As a songwriter, MacColl is recognised as the author of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Dirty Old Town", "The
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