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ACT anti-abortion bill opposed

ACT anti-abortion bill opposed By Pat Brewer CANBERRA — On October 27, 300 people packed into the reception room at the ACT Legislative Assembly to protest against the proposed anti-abortion bill introduced by right-wing MP Paul Osborne. The

Lasseter's last dream

A short story by Craig Cormick Central Australia Harry Lasseter lies against the rock wall and watches the desert sun set over his empire. He's the richest man in the world. But he's stuffed and he knows it. Long black shadows stretch across the

Gordonstone mine sold to Rio Tinto

Gordonstone mine sold to Rio Tinto By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Mining union leaders have warned of further industrial unrest at the Gordonstone coal mine in central Queensland, following the sale of 80% of the mine to the world's largest mining

Resistance to launch magazine in

Resistance to launch magazine in Â鶹´«Ã½ By Sean Healy Resistance is to have a new five-page magazine each week within Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, beginning next issue. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's back cover and four pages inside will be made available to

On the box

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. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —

Reclaim the Night

Reclaim the Night It's been 20 long years and still we fight,for equality and justice, basic human rights.Will we ever be able to walk alone?Never truly safe, not even at home.The predators they stalk, always hunting,assuming our bodies are there

Wye Agreement sharpens contradictions

By Adam Hanieh RAMALLAH — The signing of the Wye Agreement between the PLO and the Israeli government has brought to the surface all of the contradictions inherent in the Oslo Accords, the Israeli political establishment and Palestinian society.

Kumarangk campaign to screen

Kumarangk campaign to screen McLibel ADELAIDE — The Kumarangk Legal Defence Fund is to present McLibel, a remarkable documentary about British campaigners Helen Steel and Dave Morris, who were sued by the giant McDonald's corporation. Funds

Romantics and revolutionaries

The Romantic Exiles: A Nineteenth Century Portrait GalleryBy E.H. Carr 1998, Serif. 343 pp., $34.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon "He raised aloft the banner of revolution", wrote Lenin. Trotsky admired his identification with the oppressed and read

This week in history

This week in history November 7, 1837: US abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy killed by racist mob The slave system in southern US states during the 19th century led to a growing "abolitionist" movement agitating for the compulsory emancipation of

Thousands march to reclaim the night

By Margaret Allum While the traditional focus of Reclaim the Night marches has been on violence against women, some RTN collectives this year included a broad range of demands relating to women's right. Marches were held around the country on

Dispossession and Aboriginal health

Dispossession and Aboriginal health By Dr Ben Bartlett Aboriginal adult mortality rates are the highest in the world, apart from regions gripped by war. In the Northern Territory, infant and child mortality remains three times that of other