By Margaret Gardiner
In recent times Prime Minister John Howard has spoken out against the "black armband" view of Australia's history. He seems to prefer that the shameful and sorry treatment of Aboriginal peoples at the hands of
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Living in the Olympic state
By Margaret Gleeson
SYDNEY — Maximising profits for property developers tendering for the Olympic Village, by not requiring a component of affordable housing, was motivated by the government's desire to "drive
Activists sued over Kumarangk campaign
By Emma Webb
ADELAIDE — Five more organisations and individuals are being sued for defamation by Thomas and Wendy Chapman, the proprietors of the development company Binalong, formerly associated
New premises for Women's Liberation House
SYDNEY — New premises for the Sydney Women's Liberation House have been found after an accidental fire destroyed the original centre on June 6. The new address is 43 Bedford Street in Newtown.
The family home is hardly havenBy Margaret Allen
John Howard and his government are determined to reinstate "family values". But while Howard may extol the virtues of a return to the comfortable and relaxed nuclear family, the reality is
Emulsifying your enemies' internal organs (or design under capitalism)
By Arun Pradhan
From that very silly Commonwealth Bank logo to the handle on your fridge, you can be pretty sure that a professional designer had a part in shaping your
Something for nothing
John Winston Howard, MHR (Lib) Bennelong: It would be impossible for me to give you — with no scientific training — even a glimpse of my knowledge and achievements in organic chemistry. You know me as a
Prisoners' group condemns ANC Youth League bid
By Norm Dixon
The SA Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR) has expressed "shock and outrage" at the ANC Youth League's involvement in a consortium bidding for a multimillion-rand
West Papua: Indonesia's brutal colonialism
By Sean Moysey
Life in "Irian Jaya" — the name the Indonesian government gives to West Papua — is akin to the colonies of Spain in Latin America, or Europe in Africa. The land and its fruits
South Korea: another Asian economy in trouble
By Eva Cheng
Seoul's November 21 call for assistance from the International Monetary Fund is the latest sign that the South Korean economy, the 11th biggest in the world, is in deep trouble.
Rallying for native title
SYDNEY — More than 300 people rallied at the Town Hall steps on November 21 to support native title and Aboriginal land rights. Speakers included Ian Cohen, NSW Greens MP; Dr Arthur Chesterfield-Evans from the
By Sue Bull
CANBERRA — Not content with demolishing public sector jobs and services, the Howard government has decided to demolish public buildings in Canberra, supposedly to get the economy going. Sound bizarre and irrational? But wait ...
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