and ain't i a woman?: Kick-arse feminism?
On October 23, 300 people attended a public meeting at Sydney's Paddington Town Hall which revealed the varied, and often confused, nature of current feminist thinking.
The panel included four
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Win at Student Assistance Centre
By Jen Crothers
SYDNEY — At a time when victories in the pubic service are few and far between, a group of workers at Blacktown Student Assistance Centre have had a win. Since the federal budget, and the loss of
By Norrian Rundle
Despite promises of no more cuts, the Victorian government has announced another round of attacks on state schools. This time, no dollar value has been attached to the cuts. One hundred and thirteen schools have been targeted for
Pickets, vigils, hunger strikes, press conferences, petitions and protest letters were organised around the world on October 28, the International Day of Protest for Human Rights and Democracy in Indonesia called by Action in Solidarity with
Money and FriendsBy David WilliamsonDirected by Sandra BatesEnsemble Theatre, SydneyReviewed by Brendan Doyle If you have the money ($35 for a regular ticket) and friends who are equally well-off, or are Ensemble subscribers, you can join the north
By Marina Cameron
University administrations are already planning, and in some cases implementing, measures to make up funding that was cut in the federal budget. This coincides with a new round of enterprise bargaining being undertaken by the
By Michael Schafe
WOLLONGONG — Students from Illawarra high schools walked out of class on October 25 to protest the government's cuts to education funding, Austudy, Abstudy and the dole. As students rallied in the Wollongong mall amphitheatre,
By Leo Wellin
Around the country, Community and Public Service Union members in Telstra are being asked to vote on a draft competency-based pay and training (CBP&T) agreement which unashamedly aims to deliver "commercial outcomes of improved
By Manuel Kellner
GERMANY — On October 24, members of the German metalworkers' union (IG Metall) participated in the most spectacular nationwide mobilisations since June 15 when 350,000 people responded to a call by the trade-union federation DGB
What Makes Women Sick: Gender and the Political Economy of HealthBy Lesley DoyalMacmillan Press, 1995. 280 pp., $34.95 (pb)Reviewed by Karl Miller Lesley Doyal and her partner Len Doyal have, separately and together, written several books critiquing
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