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Gay and Lesbian service under threat

Gay and Lesbian service under threat By Angela Luvera PERTH — The Gay and Lesbian Community Service of WA, formerly known as Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service, is threatened by a lack of funding. A special general meeting will be held on

Staff angry at university management's 'contempt'

Staff angry at university management's 'contempt' By Daniel Jardine SYDNEY — Macquarie University staff reacted angrily, at a general meeting on November 18, to management's rejection of a union enterprise bargaining offer, claiming it showed

NSW health crisis highlighted in the Illawarra

NSW health crisis highlighted in the Illawarra By Marg Perrott WOLLONGONG — The crisis in the NSW health system was addressed at a meeting here on November 17 called by "nurses caring for the health of the Illawarra". One hundred and twenty

Gales natural and human

Gales natural and human Voyage of the Pacific PeacemakerBy Win OliveSelf-published, 1999299 pp., $25 Review by Bill Ethell In 1978 Win Olive was invited by three friends to camp beside the East Alligator River in the Northern Territory. After

Welfare through the looking glass

Welfare through the looking glass If anyone has travelled through time, then Lewis Carroll, best known for writing Alice in Wonderland, has. Conclusive evidence is provided by his modelling of the companion novel, Through the Looking Glass, on the

Second wave legislation slammed

Second wave legislation slammed By Mark Cronin BRISBANE — About 60 people gathered at the Sailing Club in West End on November 11 to discuss workplace relations minister Peter Reith's second wave of industrial legislation. David Peetz, head of

The Liverpool dockers put their case

The Liverpool dockers put their case Review by Allen Myers Dockers: Writing the Wrongs and DockersABC-TV, Wednesday, December 1, 8.30 and 9.30pm The story of the Liverpool dockers' heroic two-and-a-half-year struggle to regain their jobs — and

Organising women in Indonesia

By Marina Carman and Chris Latham JAKARTA — On November 9, we met with activists from Forkap (Women's Communication and Action Forum) at the University of Indonesia. Forkap was formed after a student demonstration in early 1998, during which

Vyborg workers defeat state militia

Vyborg workers defeat state militia In July and October, armed police units called "Typhoon" and bosses' mercenaries in the Leningrad region of Russia failed to take military control of the Vyborg pulp and paper mill from the workers' who have been

NSW councils to oppose reactor and waste dump

NSW councils to oppose reactor and waste dump By Jim Green The campaign against the federal government's plan for a new nuclear reactor in the southern Sydney suburb of Lucas Heights has received a boost. The annual Local Government Association

Support for refugees

Support for refugees By Lynda Hansen BRISBANE — More than 150 people packed into St Andrew's Church on November 13 to support the Refugee Claimant Support Centre (RCSC). Guests at the centre's annual dinner feasted and were entertained by the

Free speech, censorship and the left

By Martin Schenke and Zanny Begg At a range of protests organised by students over the last month, activists have put forward the demand to "shut down" meetings of right-wing organisations. There have been calls in Sydney to shut down the