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British workers threaten their leaders' sleep

By Frank Noakes LONDON — There are any number of interesting conferences and meetings to tempt one here. "Unions '93", organised in late May by a dozen unions and the New Statesman & Society magazine with a line-up of unionists —

Loose cannons

Key word: 'normal' "I think it is quite inappropriate and has been for some time that any anthem other than our own should be played at normal Australian gatherings." — Liberal frontbencher John Howard, supporting a motion to stop playing

Enterprise 'agreement' a sham

Enterprise 'agreement' a sham By Dave Wright HOBART — Tasmania's new industrial legislation was put to the test last week when the first of several new enterprise agreements came before the new enterprise commissioner. Delta

Arrests of PAC condemned

By Adam Hanieh and Norm Dixon ADELAIDE — Offices of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) have been raided and leading members arrested. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly spoke with Pumla Thoboti, an executive member of the Australasian branch of the Pan

Privatising Victoria's water

By Peter Boyle MELBOURNE — If there is a buck to be made out of it, we'll flog it. That's the motto of the Kennett state government. It hopes to sell off Melbourne Water (which provides sewerage services and water supplies), the Gas and

Hunger strike

Hunger strike Reliable sources in East Timor have confirmed that Xanana is on a hunger strike in prison in Dili. The sources said Xanana is ill but has not been visited by anyone, including the Red Cross. Jose Ramos-Horta, the special

Newtown on the Thames

Newtown on the Thames A Man for All Seasons, by Robert Bolt, is now playing at the New Theatre in King St, Newtown (Sydney). Frank McNamara (pictured, right) is excellent as Sir Thomas More — upright, conscientious, emotional and eventually

Study finds widespread harassment in housing

By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — According to an old saying, a man's home is his castle. However, a recent study conducted in the Westernport region of Victoria shows that, for many women, sexual harassment makes home a place of insecurity

Looking out: Attitudes and prisoners

Attitudes and prisoners By Brandon Astor Jones Convinced that the vast majority of men, women and children in America's prisons are without humanity, most Americans consider prisoners to be little more than animals. They cannot see the

Who's the bad guy?

Falling Down Directed by Joel Schumacher Written by Ebbe Roe Smith Starring Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey Reviewed by Karen Fredericks Somehow a story on the cover of Newsweek, entitled "White male paranoia: Are they

What about judges?

Pip Hinman What about judges? So far the republic "debate" has been very narrowly defined by Paul Keating's minimalist position, which proposes to change nothing but the titles of a few figureheads. It is part of an attempt to forge a

NSW cops seize medicines for Bougainville

Rosemarie Gillespie, campaigner for human rights in Bougainville, was arrested by NSW police as she travelled through Tarcutta en route to Canberra from Melbourne on May 27. Police have laid charges relating to her possession of urgently needed