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Greens launch campaign for Central By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Fifty people attended the February 22 launch of the Greens campaign for the Brisbane City Council elections seat of Central. The Greens are running Willy Bach, a
By Dick Nichols [This is the text of a talk presented at Politics in the Pub in Perth on January 21. Dick Nichols is the editor of Solidarity.] I want to try to explain what I think the alternative to enterprise bargaining is and how to
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — "Green, democratic and socialist — this is the guiding theme of our campaign in the upcoming council elections", Susan Price, Demcratic Socialist candidate for Central ward in the March 26 Brisbane City Council poll,
Telling it the PNG way The coverage of the Bougainvillean war for self-determination on Channel Nine's Sunday program, screened on February 20, was just about crude enough to compare with the black and white Pathe newsreel commentary during
By Kath Tucker There are few arenas as publicly and hotly contested as that of human sexuality. It provokes outrage and outrageous behaviour, denunciation and obsession. On the one hand, we have come a long way. People in the industrialised
Until after the next election "We have been down that track once before, and you can rest assured we will not be increasing taxes in our tax policy." — Shadow treasurer Alexander Downer on Liberal policy. Presumption "We oppose people
By Ray Fulcher Melbourne — A coalition of groups and individuals, Brunswick Against the Nazis (BAN), is planning a mass counter-demonstration against the extreme right-wing group National Action (NA) at the Brunswick Town Hall on March 5.
Ferguson gags Bougainville address By Frank Enright An invitation to Rosemarie Gillespie to speak about Australia's involvement in the war on Bougainville at a conference of regional Trades and Labour Councils, held at the Clyde Cameron
Frank Hardy It was great to read Frank Enright's well justified tribute to Frank Hardy in your issue of Feb 9th. I was most surprised to read that when he rang prominent people from the CPA they declined to comment, "I couldn't think of anything
Police intervene at 'smoke in' By Bernard Wunsch BRISBANE — Up to 40 police intervened in a "smoke in" at the University Of Queensland on February 23. The action was organised by the Student Union and the student club High Society.
Story by Sean Lennon Photo by Terry Riggs MELBOURNE — Every Saturday morning at around 11 the Band Who knew Too Much descends on the Victoria Markets. The band consists of Dave, who plays the accordion, Andy who plays Bass, another Andy
By Paul Oboohov SYDNEY — Ford Australia management on February 9 announced the September closure of its Homebush car assembly plant. This will destroy 430 jobs and leave NSW with no vehicle manufacturer, following the closure of Leyland in the