By Rosanna Barbero
"We were forced to leave our village in the Preah Net Prah region because the Khmer Rouge were 4 km away and we feared we would meet a similar fate to that of seven villagers in the nearby town who had their throats cut by
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That's History — People of the Cross — This series concludes with two programs about Jack Sherrett, a real Kings Cross identity whose stylish dressing earned him the title of "Hollywood Jack". Jack spent much of his youth on the streets of the
By Chris Spindler
ADELAIDE — A recent Social Development Committee report shows that poverty in rural South Australia is widespread and increasing.
In some instances, children are stealing food from classmates because they are going
By Clare Henderson
In 1994, for the first time, environment groups made comprehensive pre-budget submissions to the federal government. The parliamentary Greens and the Democrats also made submissions which recommended integration of environment
MASA launched in Sydney
SYDNEY — Men Against Sexual Assault is a network dedicated to encouraging men to take responsibility for ending sexual and physical violence. There are MASA groups already established in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane,
Anti-racism in Adelaide
By Michael Unger
ADELAIDE — The Anti-Racism Alliance (ARA) held a rally on May 7 in protest against a National Action demonstration against the racial vilification legislation.
The racist demonstration
By Jon Land
The writ served by the Miripiki people against BHP over the operation of its Ok Tedi mine is the latest in a string of disputes over land ownership and control in Papua New Guinea. The outcome of this case will set a precedent of
Abortion debate on Adelaide Uni
By Maddie Shaw
ADELAIDE — The abortion debate has fired up again at Adelaide University. Two male students recently organised the resurrection of the so-called "Pro-Life Club" amidst a sea of misleading,
By Jim McGarvin
The slight improvement in Australia's current unemployment rate masks the deeper problem that both Labor and Liberal still are wedded to the false god of economic rationalism.
"The market should decide", decree the economic
By Steve Rogers
CANBERRA — A May 12 meeting of the Public Sector Union national executive decided to intervene in its ACT union branch affairs. At an unspecified time PSU national secretary Peter Robson will "convene meetings of ACT Government
By Jo Brown
MELBOURNE — The Victorian Liberal government's anti-student union legislation tabled on April 28 could destroy student services and representation completely in universities across the state. The legislation, known as the Tertiary
Comment by Dave Holmes
In Melbourne on May 1, about 1500 people took part in the annual Sunday afternoon May Day march and rally. As usual, the bulk of the participants came from the various left-wing, migrant and solidarity organisations.
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