We seem to be approaching that time in politics when any and every fantasy, half-truth and "core promise" will be peddled by politicians in order to win our support at the polls.
Labor and Liberal will use every trick they know to try to prove how
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Cuba, culture and compassion
iew from a Wooden ChairJumping FencesThrough Grevillea Records Review by Lynda Hansen
After meeting with local Latin American musicians in 1979, Sue Monk and Lauchlin Hurse from the duo Jumping Fences developed a keen
Kindly accept my congratulations on such an excellent and long awaited source of true Labor information. I was surprised to note that the copy of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly which I purchased as I entered the public protest against the Multilateral Agreement
By Bruce Marlowe
SYDNEY — The crippling role of the federal Workplace Relations Act has again been underlined after industrial relations minister Peter Reith admitted he advised Patrick boss Chris Corrigan not to pay Port Botany wharfies because
Criminal justice activists conference
By Karen Fletcher
The 2nd annual conference of community justice activists — Law and Order: Whose agenda is it anyway? — will be held in Brisbane, March 26-28. The conference will bring together activists
By Nikki Ulasowski and Amanda Lawrence
CANBERRA— Following the charging of two Perth doctors and calls by feminists for the repeal of all abortion laws, ACT Pro-Choice has been formed in Canberra. The group hopes to build on the work of former
Telstra privatisation: a giant give-away
By Allen Myers
The Howard government's plan to privatise the publicly owned two-thirds of Telstra was presented by the prime minister as intended to make Australia "the greatest share-owning democracy in
Ska: the pulse that doesn't die
Foundation SkaThe SkatalitesHeartbeat/Rounder through Festival Review by Norm Dixon
Viewers of late night music television will have noticed a revival of the unmistakable "ba-ba-ba" ska pulse in some of the clips
By Sean Healy
SYDNEY — The Daily Telegraph runs headlines about "Sydney's streets of fear", with half-page photos of 25 cm knives; Today Tonight runs a two-part "exposé" on a western suburbs youth "gang"; the police union clamours for the
Dock workers under attack
By Barry Sheppard
The Liverpool dockers' heroic 28-month struggle in England was especially noteworthy for the international solidarity campaign that resulted in actions and work stoppages by fellow dockers in more
Howard's plan to trash environmental laws
By Francesca Davis
The federal Coalition government is proposing to "simplify" environment laws. The plan signals the biggest winding back of environment legislation since the commonwealth first passed
By Max Lane
The political isolation of the military regime of President Suharto increases apace. Over the last 10 days, thousands of students have demonstrated on major university campuses in Surabaya, Solo, Bandung and Jakarta in Java; in Padang
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