By Marcus Greville SYDNEY — Public pressure is continuing to try to force roads minister Michael Knight to honour the state Labor government's election promise to disband the construction of the controversial M2 motorway. However, the government's
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By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — One of this city's most popular and enduring cultural events, the St Kilda Festival, is almost under way again. Perhaps best known for its street festival and free beach concert (this year featuring Chocolate Starfish
By Nick Soudakoff Canberra — A mass meeting of university workers on January 30 voted to reject the federal government's offer of a 5.6% wage increase funded by a loan at 4% interest.The meeting voted to begin a "low intensity" industrial campaign
Eyewitness: protest stories from IndonesiaBy Seno Gumira AjidarmaTranslated by Jan Lingard with Bibi Langkar and Suzan PiperSydney: Inprint Books, 1995. 138 pp., $14.95Reviewed by Michael Tardif The occupation of the Russian and Dutch embassies in
By Pip Hinman Voter alienation from the two major parties is fast becoming a hot topic of debate. Surveys, feature articles and even small booklets such as the recently published Politicians and Citizens: Rights and Responsibilities, by the Catholic
Attack by Neo-Nazis MELBOURNE — The house and car of anti-Nazi activists David Glanz and Judy McVey were attacked in the early hours of January 27. Swastikas were sprayed on the house and swastika and SS symbols on the car, which also had its
Sexual harassment at the top Sexual harassment is rife in this society, including in the high-flying finance sector. On January 22, corporate giant Bankers Trust was taken to the Equal Opportunity Tribunal (EOT) after harassment charges were laid by
By Eva Cheng Activists are putting local and international pressure on the Hong Kong police after eight participants in a peaceful demonstration of 30 on safety and health for toy workers were physically attacked or arrested on January 10. The
By Jen Crothers The federal government has allocated $2.795 million over three years for an additional 175 undergraduate places at Southern Cross University (SCU) in Queensland. All places are funded under the Commonwealth Industry Places Scheme
BRISBANE — "The Fight for Land Rights" was the topic of the first Resistance meeting for 1996, held here on January 27. Speakers addressed the topic of how to create a society in which Aboriginal people have justice, in a country where 208 years of
Devil in a Blue DressTristar PicturesWritten and directed by Carl FranklinBased on the novel by Walter MosleyStarring Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beal and Don CheadleReleased nationally on February 8Reviewed by Norm Dixon Devil in a Blue Dress is a
Protest against French test MELBOURNE — The No More Hiroshimas Coalition organised an emergency protest at City Square on January 28 in response to the latest French nuclear test. Around 50 people listened to speakers point out the dangers of
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