Progress, sort of
"Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown says parliament has achieved a 40 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 1989 ...' — From a press release from Brown's office. (Hot air is not a greenhouse gas.)
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Conference discusses abortion rights
By Margarita Windisch
MELBOURNE — The Royal Women's Hospital Pregnancy Advisory Service, in conjunction with the Abortion Providers' Federation of Australia, hosted a conference on October 11-12 which
Our greedy seniors
The bold offensive that the government is waging against the elderly is to be applauded. What sort of nation would it be if there wasn't someone to defend us from these greedy bastards?
As Tim Fischer, a vocal leader of the
Learning How to DieBy Pablo Armando FernandesTtranslated with an introduction by John BrothertonHavana: Editorial Jose Marti, 1996. Review by John Nebauer
Learning How to Die (Aprendiendo a morir) is an English/Spanish anthology of poetry by Pablo
By Kylie Moon and Sarah Stephen
Earlier this century, rape was something nobody talked about. If your husband forced himself upon you, it was your duty as a wife to comply. If you were raped by someone you didn't know, you were likely to be
CPSU officialdom
In the lead-up to the 24-hour strike on October 17 by CPSU members in Telstra, the actions of the Northern Territory branch officials in Darwin revealed a sad state of affairs in the trade union movement.
The week before the
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm.
Access News — Melbourne community
Police called to community barbecue
By Sue Bull
QUEANBEYAN — The Henderson Road Residents Action Group were forced to hold their October 19 community barbecue on the tiny nature strip between the abandoned railway goods yard and the busy road.
Social justice prize exposes Labor
By Arun Pradhan
PERTH — This year's Michael O'Rourke Prize for Social Justice and Equity was awarded to Anne O'Callaghan at a ceremony at the Curtin University Centre for Aboriginal Studies on October 17.
A woman's touch
It seems that these days women can do anything. Cheryl Kernot can leave the Democrats, transform the Labor Party and possibly even become the next PM. Senator Natasha Stott-Despoja can exert her youthful charm as the probable
International campaign to free Nigerian unionists
The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions launched a campaign of "targeted action" on October 20 against Nigerian oil exports to win the release of detained
Updates
WOLLONGONG — On October 18, Resistance held a Rock Against Racism at the Ukrainian Centre. A crowd of about 150 saw a line-up of Nabilone, Navelgraveyard, Second, Tank o' piss, Zero Tolerance, Frontside and Dunce, and DJs Sam and
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