By Barry Sheppard
US politics must seem quite odd to people in other countries. The Democratic president of the United States is put on trial in the Senate by the Republicans for trying to cover up his affair with a young White House intern. In
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Activists seek to revive peace march
By Kylie Moon
MELBOURNE — Anti-nuclear and peace activists have come together to organise a Palm Sunday rally and march on March 28. The action was initiated by Jabiluka Action Group (JAG) activists and has
Wollongong
Sat, March 13
Meet 11am at Lowden Square, march to Crown St Mall
Phone Angela 4226 2010
Brisbane
Sat, March 6
Meet 11am at King George Square, march at 12 noon
Phone Ruth 3254 0565
Adelaide
Sat March 6
Meet 11.30am at
NSW police commissioner put on the spot
By Danny Fairfax
SYDNEY — More than 100 people attended a public meeting with NSW Police Commissioner Peter Ryan at Ashfield Town Hall on January 27. The meeting was organised by the Ethnic Communities
By Jim Green
Rumours have been circulating amongst anti-nuclear activists that Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) wants to pull out of the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory. ERA began construction of the mine in June. At the moment,
By Edwina Foster
The fashion industry might lead the way in cashing in on women's bodies, but the sports industry is close behind. Men's sport has always been taken more seriously and given more attention than women's. But recent efforts to
'We have paid rent in blood'
By Kim Bullimore
CANBERRA — On the eve of Invasion/Survival Day (January 26), the Daily Telegraph reported that the federal government intended to move the Aboriginal Tent Embassy from the lawns of Old Parliament
By Allen Myers
A radio station in Sydney recently reported the creation of a pro-republican group called "Conservative Republicans for an Australian President". It was, presumably, an acronym joke, although in the current republic "debate", you can
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — "Freedom, fairness and flexibility" proclaims the South Australian government's January 23 announcement of its proposed changes to the state's industrial legislation. Acting minister for government enterprises and
By Dick Nichols
The latest Western Australian Maritime Union of Australia Rank-and-File Bulletin (number 3) is a special issue mainly devoted to letters from seafarers and retired MUA members. The issue provides a sharp insight into the issues that
Write on: Letters to the editor
Racism
GLW (January 20) quotes Acting Queensland Premier Jim Elder, commenting on a 14-year-old Aboriginal girl being locked up in a police watch-house for a week, saying "The simple solution is don't break the
Land and Freedom
Socialist director Ken Loach's marvellous film about the Spanish Civil War is at last coming to television. Land and Freedom tells the story of David, young and unemployed, who leaves Liverpool to join an international brigade of
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