By Pamela Currie
GLASGOW — Statistics published by Scottish Women's Aid (SWA), the
main organisation providing care and support to women and children fleeing
domestic violence, reveal the extent of the crisis in the provision of
these
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By Nick Fredman
LISMORE — EarthSave, a relatively new party contesting the March 27 NSW election has been accused by a group of former members of hiding a reactionary agenda beneath a progressive veneer. The disaffected supporters have alleged
By Andy Gianniotis
The side effects of living in such a deeply alienated society, ruled by an irrational capitalist system, add up to probably the best possible argument for socialism. And we talk about these side effects a lot. We talk about all
By Zanny Begg
On May 10, 1968, thousands of students and police clashed on the streets of Paris in the infamous "night of the barricades". The night has come to symbolise, with fear by conservatives and enthusiasm by radicals, the revolutionary
Too many parties?
By Dick Nichols
SYDNEY — In the 1995 NSW election there were a record 27 parties standing for the Legislative Council, the upper house of parliament. This year, with 92 parties registered under state electoral laws, a new
VSU in Victoria:
1) prohibits administrations from making students' membership of student organisations compulsory;
2) limits the expenditure of funds from compulsory non-academic fees on facilities and services or activities of direct benefit to
Facts that speak for themselves
84% of government drug spending is to police drug use; 6% on treatment; and 10% on education.
83% of people are in prison for drug-related crimes.
There are only 21 juvenile detoxification centres in Australia
Like a politician's speech
"To explain those words can make them more obscure." — Tony Branigan, executive director of the Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations, on regulations limiting when "gratuitous" or "exploitative" nudity
By Aaron Benedek
To defeat the federal "voluntary student unionism" (VSU) legislation it is essential that the student movement launch a campaign immediately. Despite many students having heard of VSU, it is clear that many do not understand what
The postmodern condition
'Tis a matter of some conjecture in those circles within which I am sometimes known to loop, that one must acquaint oneself of all the contemporary theories. That they are modern is nowadays not enough. To warrant one's
A day in the life, on Georgia's death row #1
"I am sorry about the stamps, but authorizing an attorney phone call ... is not in my realm of authority. I did call the store to see what the problem is; they told me the post office does not have any 1
In defence of 'throwback' unionism
By Chris Spindler
MELBOURNE — Eight months ago, the Workers First team won the leadership
of the Victorian branch of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU).
Workers First's platform
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