ADELAIDE — An exhibition mounted by the Coalition For Women's Right to Choose at the Old Parliament House opened on September 11 to a packed audience. It was addressed by Diana Laidlaw, minister for the status of women, and the Anne Levy from the
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'Australia, PNG threaten Bougainville peace'
General Sam Kauona, commander of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army, has warned Australia, Tonga, Fiji and Vanuatu about rushing into a status of forces agreement with Papua New Guinea.
Thousands protest in Melbourne rally
By Ray Fulcher
MELBOURNE — "This is the revival of a campaign against privatisation by Keating and Kennett", John Halfpenny, Trades Hall secretary, told a rally of 6000-10,000 unionists and
Police bashing whitewashed
By Chris Martin
SYDNEY — The Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch Committee is calling for justice for Edward John Russell, an Aboriginal man who was brutally bashed by police near Oberon, outside
By Norm Dixon
LONDON, September 8 — As railway signal workers today embarked on their 16th national strike in 13 weeks, crippling Britain's rail system, support for their cause is growing within the British labour movement. The campaign
GERRY HARANT presents a different slant on the argument about pornography versus eroticism in film.
The world's first publicly screened film was called Train arriving at a station. It caused a sensation — not because of what it showed,
By Frank Noakes
Probably not since Paul Newman teamed up with Robert Redford in The Sting has such a scam been attempted. But whereas Newman and Redford's target was another thief, the prey here is the 1.8 million members of a road service
'Oils' and more play for Timor
SYDNEY — It will be two musical nights to remember when all star line-ups perform on Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24 in aid of East Timorese orphans, victims of the continued Indonesian military
Reassuring
lctext = "As it stands, the Lucas Heights reactor does not have an effective regulator, cannot be prosecuted for breaching standards or operational conditions — even if it did so deliberately — and is under no obligation to
By Lara Martineaux
SYDNEY — Left-wing music isn't dead — it's alive and kicking in a little hotel, the British Lion, in Glebe. The scene: a group of friends gathering in as Peter Hicks and the Born Again Pagans finish setting up. The
By Tony Benn MP
The development of events In Northern Ireland marks a sea-change not only In Irish politics but in British politics too. The historic opportunity to bring about a lasting peace must not be squandered.
For
By Stephen Robson
PERTH — The majestic old growth forests in WA's south-west, with their 800-year-old karri, marri and jarrah trees, are under threat. These beautiful forests are being systematically logged for export as woodchips.
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