By Anthony Benbow
PERTH — "These are the worst breaches of workplace health and safety conditions that I've seen. Anywhere", said Peter Carter, an organiser with the WA Electrical and Engineering Union (AEEFEU). He was referring to Austal
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ADELAIDE — The usual Saturday morning sea of cars was held back on March 18 as 400 cyclists and walkers took to the streets, reclaiming the road for a sustainable transport future. Mike Parnell from the Australian Conservation Foundation opened the
Waste disposal 'out of control'
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Queensland's natural environment is being degraded at an accelerating rate despite all attempts to halt the damage, senior Environment Department officials told a Local Government
"Australia is becoming more and more a part of Jakarta's war effort in East Timor", Max Lane, national coordinator of Indonesia Solidarity Action, told Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly at a demonstration protesting against Australian military ties with Indonesia in
The Fifth Celebration of Irish Music
Sydney State Theatre, March 17
Reviewed by Gail Lord
Unable to buy a ticket for this years's Celebration of Irish Music concert, I was lucky enough to be given a ticket while selling Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly at
By Lisa Renfrey
SYDNEY — What are the prospects for socialism today? Is Marxism still relevant — either in theory or as a guide to action for grassroots campaigners? How are movement activists around the world relating to and using socialist
Liberals stop blood donors
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — Only a minister lacking sensibility would make the ludicrous move to stop public sector workers donating blood. Prisons minister Wayne Matthew succeeded in doing this on March 22.
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
By Steve Martin
Directed by Neil Armfield
Return Season Director Andrew Tighe
Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
Reviewed by Allen Myers
Picasso at the Lapin Agile is set in a Paris cafe in 1904 — or possibly
Goss cuts Aboriginal control
By Mick White
BRISBANE — Les Malezer, the former head of the Goss government's Aboriginal Affairs Department, has resigned in protest at its restructuring. On March 16, he warned that the new Office of
A word's history
By Brandon Astor Jones
"A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in colour and content ... according to the circumstances and time in which it is used." —
Women's peace action set
By Les Hazell
Around 300 people are expected to attend the National Women's Peace Action and Festival at the Australian Defence Industries factory in the north-east Victorian town of Benalla April 14 to 16. The
Adolf Hitler deserves a smile
By Dave Riley
Adolf Hitler was no arsehole. It's true. He had a sweet tooth, was fond of eggs and neither smoked cigarettes nor drank alcohol. He loved Wagnerian opera and refused to eat meat.
So what's a
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