BY PETER BOYLE
Mr B or Mr C? Who has more personality? Better leadership style? Better policies? Does the broader fellow offer a smaller target to PM John Howard — and should he? Does the robot impersonator really have the "ticker"? Will it make
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Casual hospitality workers win right to permanency
SYDNEY — On June 8, the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union announced it had reached agreement with the Australian Hotels Association for casual employees in pubs, accommodation
BY SHANE BENTLEY
SYDNEY — Five hundred maritime workers, union officials and Labor Party stalwarts walked the "Hungry Mile" through Sydney's Darling Harbour on June 3 to commemorate the life of former Waterside Workers Federation (WWF) general
Dark VictoryBy David Marr and Marian WilkinsonAllen & Unwin, 2003 $29.95 (pb)
REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN
David Marr and Marian Wilkinson's Dark Victory has had some rave reviews since its release in March. The praise is well deserved. It is an
The Magdalene SistersDirected and written by Peter MullanWith Geraldine Macewen, Anne-Marie Duff, Dorothy Duffy, Eileen Walsh and Noora-Jane NooneShowing at independent cinemas
REVIEW BY ALEX SALMON
Based on a true story, The Magdalene Sisters,
BY MURRAY SMITH
PARIS — France was again brought to a standstill on June 10 by the movement against the government's attacks on workers' pension rights. The demonstrations were as massive as on previous occasions: 200,000 marched in Paris,
BY ALF LACEY
If you read or hear about Australian history, it's easy to think this country was built by a lot of "famous" people — prime ministers, statesmen, economists, and even singers or poets.
But it wasn't the politicians or governments,
BY RUTH RATCLIFFE
DARWIN — On June 13, education minister Brendan Nelson came to Darwin for the Australian National Training Authority Ministerial Council's launch of the National Training Complaints Hotline. The council was greeted by protesters
BY ROHAN PEARCE
"For us, the war is still going on", a US soldier in the town of Samarra, north of Baghdad, told the London Financial Times on May 30. He showed the FT's correspondent the impact marks from mortar rounds and rocket-propelled
BY ALISON DELLIT
On June 9, Prime Minister John Howard revealed his utter contempt for democracy. In proposing to de-fang the Senate, Howard wants to ensure his government's ability to force through unpopular legislation without having to go to an
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