Senator JANET POWELL on the prospects for a political alternative Why is it that almost a quarter of Australians are now regularly saying that they will not vote for the major parties? In the past decade, and especially the past 2-3 years,
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St Oscar By Terry Eagleton Directed by Eric Venberg At the Organ Factory, Melbourne, until September 5 Reviewed by Mark Urban and Bronwen Beechey New Theatre's latest production St Oscar, by well-known British Marxist Terry Eagleton, is a
By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — A mix of established and unknown writers, poets and songwriters will be featured at the Writers Festival, held from August 29 to September 19 in conjunction with the Melbourne Fringe Arts Festival. Ken
Public servants vote By Barry Healy SYDNEY — In early voting in a Public Sector Union ballot, it appears a nationwide revolt is developing against a motion submitted to the members by the union's national executive. With the crucial
Rap it in metal Body Count By Body Count Warner Bros Records Available on CD and cassette Reviewed by Alex Young This is an interesting album combining heavy, grinding guitar-oriented music with all the attitude and lyrical content of the
ADELAIDE — 500 teachers and their supporters rallied at Parliament House on August 18 to demand more staff in the city's disadvantaged northern and western suburbs. Speakers expressed disgust with the state government's failure to give
By Catherine Brown On August 10 Sir Patrick Mayhem, Britain's secretary of state for the north of Ireland, announced the banning of the Ulster Defence Association, the largest loyalist paramilitary organisation. Within 24 hours, the UDA offices
The budget and welfare By Peter Boyle With unemployment at a postwar record high, the federal budget offers more bad than good news for welfare recipients, according to Jenny Blakey of Melbourne's Welfare Rights Unit. "It offers a few
By Frank Noakes LONDON — " At this stage in the economic cycle, there is bound to be a mixture of good and bad news, and unemployment is likely to be one of the last economic indicators to turn around", said Tory employment secretary Gillian
By Kevin Healy A week when I was deeply moved, almost to the point of tears — even though I know real men don't shed tears — because suddenly, out of the blue, from an area where you least expect it, there was this beautiful and moving
Fax-in against Indonesian military By Alex Young SYDNEY — The Anti-Bases Campaign Coalition is running a fax-in campaign to try to stop the Indonesian military being involved in the air show at Avalon, Victoria, October 21-25. "To include
By Peter Annear SAN FRANCISCO — In the wake of their successful first national gathering last month, activists in the Committees of Correspondence are feeling their way into a discussion about where the organisation should head. This new
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