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Powell calls for broader coalition

Powell calls for broader coalition By Pip Hinman MELBOURNE — Independent Senator Janet Powell and Di Quin, Democratic Socialist candidate for Melbourne, put the case for progressive politics at a meeting of 60 people organised by the

Christabel Chamarette

Christabel Chamarette Do you think alternative parties will ever break the stranglehold of the two major parties? The Greens WA are extremely hopeful, because we've just got our first state member of the upper house. However, in the lower

The legacy of Malcolm X

By Malik Miah One of the reasons so many youth, especially black youth, like Malcolm X is because he was so direct. "Do you know why the white man really hates you?", Malcolm asked. "It's because every time he sees your face, he sees the

Australia's rubber stamp parliament

By Max Lane On March 13 Australians will brave the gauntlet of How to Vote leaflets to cast a vote which will decide which of the major parties will become the government. They will not, however, be deciding who rules Australia. Although

Radio highlights

International Playhouse: Almost Always African — A radio play by Anne Caulfield. Moses Biama, a Gambian musician, is "discovered" and carried off to London with a fat recording contract by Frank, a once successful but fading British rock star.

BRA controls 80% of Bougainville, says Gillespie

By Norm Dixon SYDNEY — Australian human rights lawyer Rosemarie Gillespie, just returned after four months living and travelling in rebel-held areas of Bougainville, has dismissed claims by the Papua New Guinea government that it is in

With eyes wide open?

Close My Eyes (R) A film by Stephen Poliakoff Starring Alan Rickman, Clive Owens, Saskia Reeves Cinema Nova and Brighton Bay, March 1993 Reviewed by Mario Giorgetti This second feature by writer-director Stephen Poliakoff (Hidden

Where will your preferences go?

By Bruce Marlowe Many voters are looking for an alternative to Labor and Liberal, but are fearful of inadvertently contributing to the return of a Liberal government. Some have been asking Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly how the preferences of the various

Trainspotting socialist from hell

>Trainspotting socialist from hell 668: Neighbour of the Beast Attila the Stockbroker Larrikin Records Reviewed by Nick Fredman Attila the Stockbroker (AKA John Baines) is a stand-up comic, performance poet, singer, folk musician

... and ain't i a woman?: Hidden unemployment

Hidden unemployment The number of women with jobs increased by 21,500 in the year to January, according to figures released in late February by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. By contrast, the number of men with jobs for the same period

The hole in Kennett's 'safety net'

The hole in Kennett's 'safety net' By Di Quin MELBOURNE — The Kennett government's Employee Relations Act purports to establish a "safety net" of minimum conditions for the new employment agreements being forced on many workers.

A strange happening

A strange happening Joan Coxsedge, long-time political activist and scourge of spooks, is no stranger to phone taps and sundry other ASIO tricks, which are generally hard to prove. But it seems our bumbling spies have tripped themselves up.