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5000 rally against Jabiluka

5000 rally against Jabiluka By Rjurik Davidson MELBOURNE — More than 5000 people rallied outside the State Library on the evening of October 2 to demand a halt to the Jabiluka uranium mine. The rally was planned to raise the profile of the

On the box

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. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —

Landfills are dangerous

Peter Montague A study by the New York State Department of Health released in June reports that women living near solid waste landfills where gas is escaping have a four-fold increased chance of bladder cancer or leukemia (cancer of the

Appeal rejected in battle of the Paulines

By Helen Basili The Queensland Supreme Court on September 28 rejected an appeal by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to lift an injunction that prohibits the playing of a satirical song, "I'm a Back Door Man". On August 28, 1997, the

Still walking, still waiting

Walking with my SistersProduced and directed by Bronwyn KiddWednesday, October 14, 8pmSBS Review by Margaret Allum In April 1997, the native title deal between the NSW government and four sisters of the Arakwal people of Cape Byron was hailed as

Lynch passes the belly laugh test

How Green is My Planet?By Mark LynchOrin Books, Melbourne, 1998$14.95 (pb) How Green is My Planet? brings together Mark Lynch's best environmental cartoons. Comedian Spike Milligan provides the foreword and environmentalist David Suzuki writes the

'We will not go way until racism does!'

By Sean Healy Students and young people "voted with their feet" against racism on September 30 in actions around the country. Organised by the socialist youth group Resistance, the protests were the latest in a series of demonstrations by young

Hedge funds crisis worsens global economic meltdown

By Eva Cheng "There is a credit crisis going on around the world, and it was brought home to us in spades by the bailout", Henry Cavanna, the head of JP Morgan Investment Management told Bloomberg news agency on September 25. Cavanna was commenting

... and ain't i a woman?: Hypocrisy — they just keep doing it

Hypocrisy — they just keep doing it The script of a currently screening television advertisement goes: "Why is there no "Friday Night Netball"? Why are girls who like sport called tomboys? Why are women who play sport accused of being

Escaping the white-picket cage

Review by Sean Healy The Truman ShowDirected by Peter WeirWith Jim Carrey and Ed HarrisNow showing at cinemas everywhere This is one film where you have to try to forget who the star is, and what he represents in Hollywood-land — this is not a

Malaysia: Will Mahathir follow Suharto?

By Max Lane The widespread protests against the Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohammad's sacking of deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim have revealed an unexpected depth of discontent among urban Malay youth and professionals. Twice during the

A Communist in parliament: the story of Fred Paterson

By John Nebauer It's been said that the only honest person to enter parliament was Guy Fawkes (who tried to blow up the English parliament building in the early 1600s). Looking at the major parties in Australia, one is inclined to agree. But there