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A dynamic double act

Bolshevik WomenBy Barbara Evans ClementsCambridge University Press, 1997. 338 pp., $39.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon To jittery reactionaries in revolutionary Russia, one of the most upsetting sights was the female Bolshevik. Proud and

Write on: Letters to the editor

Presidential elections? Look out, Aussie, look out. Don't get fooled again! The establishment is trying to turn the Constitutional Convention into a farce. They want us to get embroiled in an argument about whether we elect, or appoint a President

Victorian private prison deaths

Victorian private prison deaths MELBOURNE — The Port Phillip (private) Prison in Laverton North started receiving men in mid-September. In just five months, there have been many very serious problems, in particular five deaths in custody in

Looking out: Dialogues and monologues

Dialogues and monologues By Brandon Astor Jones "I thought [that] the original idea was for a dialogue, not a monologue, and it was [not] just the liberals getting together to congratulate themselves on their bias and prejudice ..." — Newt

Bludgers in Grass Castles launched

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The controversial pamphlet, Bludgers in Grass Castles: Native title and the unpaid debts of the pastoral industry, was launched here on February 7 at the Resistance Centre. The pamphlet, by ecologist Martin Taylor, has

Democrats, Greens may support Liberals

By Russell Pickering CANBERRA — The Australian Democrats and the Greens have so far refused to rule out backing a Liberal minority government after the February 21 ACT election. After the last ACT election, the Greens and independents Michael

Wharfies receive enormous solidarity

Wharfies receive enormous solidarity By James Vassilopoulos WEBB DOCK — "We had a 68-year-old widow send us 10 bucks and a solidarity message." According to Mick O'Leary, the wharfies on Webb Dock are receiving incredible public support.

CPSU campaigns against certified agreement in Health and Family Services

By Phil Shannon CANBERRA — Meetings of Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) members in the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services (HFS) voted overwhelmingly two weeks ago to oppose the certified agreement being proposed by

Beverley uranium: the government's dirty secret

Beverley uranium: the government's dirty secret By Louise Moody ADELAIDE — On November 14, Mines and Energy South Australia (MESA) announced that it had government approval to trial uranium mining in Beverley in the far north of South

Metalworkers begin campaign

Metalworkers begin campaign By Michael Bull MELBOURNE — More than 250 metalworkers filled the Resistance Centre on February 4 to launch the Workers First opposition ticket to contest the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union state branch

Nicaraguan Indians under threat from logging

"What will be left of Nicaragua when SOLCARSA is finished with it? Nothing more than a huge desert. How is it possible that our precious ancestral forests are being converted into plywood?" — Gilda Aburto, Nicaraguan journalist. The World Bank is

and ain't i a woman?: Health care cuts are hurting women

Health care cuts are hurting women Margaret's fit and healthy husband became an invalid overnight, after a series of minor strokes left him unable to speak or swallow. The hospital discharged him early when his bed was required by someone more