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Sydney rally for native title

SYDNEY — Up to 10,000 people took part in the October 11 rally for native title in the Domain. Organised by Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation, the rally was chaired by the ABC's Julie McCrossin and heard speeches from Hazel Hawke,

'Hanson will be greeted by protest'

'Hanson will be greeted by protest' TOOWOOMBA — When Pauline Hanson comes here to speak on October 25, she will be met by protesters against her racist rhetoric. The protest is being organised by an ad-hoc committee of progressive activists, the

Trickle-down health?

By Theo Van Lieshout Just over a week ago I admitted three children to hospital from a primary health care clinic. The first was a four-year-old boy with dehydration secondary to persistent diarrhoea and vomiting. Later in the same day, another

Che: an extraordinary revolutionary

Che Guevara: A Revolutionary LifeBy Jon Lee AndersonBantam Press, 1997807 pp., $49.95 (hb) Review by Roberto Jorquera On October 9, millions throughout the world commemorated the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Comandante Ernesto Guevara,

GL writer recognised

GL writer recognised Robyn Marshall of Brisbane was one of three state finalists in the annual MBF Health and Well-being Awards for journalism. Her article, which appeared in the July 23 issue of Â鶹ӳ»­ Weekly, was entered in the category "Most

Sydney tribute to Che Guevara

Sydney tribute to Che Guevara By Margaret Gleeson SYDNEY — Six hundred people packed a University of Technology hall on October 11 to celebrate the life and ideas of Ernesto "Che" Guevara on the 30th anniversary of his death. The evening

Action updates

Organising for IWD ADELAIDE — The Adelaide IWD Collective met on October 4 and decided that "Celebrating Women's Activism — the Struggle Continues" would be the theme for the march and rally in 1998. A forum has been scheduled on

Nike protest

Nike protest SYDNEY More than 100 people protested against the super-exploitation of workers in Nike's factories in the Third World on October 18. The energetic, overwhelmingly young, crowd moved through Pitt Street in a flying picket that

Hotel Windsor attacks award

Hotel Windsor attacks award By Sue Bolton MELBOURNE — On October 15, several hundred metalworkers joined with hospitality workers and members of other unions to protest against the first attempt by an employer to use the new federal

Why the left polled poorly at Griffith

Why the left polled poorly at Griffith By Conrad Barrett BRISBANE — The recent Griffith University Student Representative Council elections gave a startling wake-up call to the left. The SRC has for many years been dominated by a

Labor fudges the issue

Labor fudges the issue By Susan Laszlo Kim Beazley and Gareth Evans have cynically tried to take advantage of the government's unpopularity over greenhouse. But they not only support the Coalition government's "differentiation" position

Striking miner addresses Newcastle Â鶹ӳ»­ dinner

Striking miner addresses Newcastle Â鶹ӳ»­ dinner Striking miner addresses Newcastle Â鶹ӳ»­ dinner By Jane Beckmann NEWCASTLE — More than 60 people attended the October 17 Â鶹ӳ»­ Weekly dinner to raise money for the paper.