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Politics of the no fees campaign

By Sarah Stephen People will remember Keating's infamous "Get a job" remark to a group of demonstrators taking part in the March 23 national day of action against fees. From Keating's attitude, and the fairly minimal media coverage, you could be

Green elected in NSW

Green elected in NSW By Dave Wright SYDNEY — Ian Cohen from the Greens has won a seat in the state's upper house. Other minor party candidates elected include the right-wing Shooters Party and Call to Australia, as well as a Democrat

Arrests as tollway protests step up

By Sandra Eager SYDNEY — Bulldozers have moved into bushland at the North Ryde and Beecroft Â鶹´«Ã½ of the M2 tollway, but the campaign to stop the construction continues. A blockade has been in place at Terrys Creek, North Ryde, since the

Good as far as it goes

Higher Learning Starring Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Connelly and Ice Cube Written and directed by John Singleton Screening at Hoyts cinemas Reviewed by Sean Moysey The bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City on April 18

Carr set to chop NSW public sector

By Cameron Parker Just one month into his four-year term, NSW Premier Bob Carr has angered trade unionists with his proposed cuts to the NSW public sector. Carr is taking steps to corporatise State Rail freight services, and has warned that

Women's army in Kurdistan

By Deryagul Beran We have received word from Kurdistan that for some time a women's army has been in existence among the guerillas there. We spoke to a representative of the Free Women's Movement of Kurdistan (TAJK), who has herself taken part

The world, the economy and the education sector

By Josh Heuchan Education was made "free" in the 1970s because an increase in participation rates was critical to the continued expansion of capitalism. There was considerable structural change in the economy, with a transfer from more

May Day

Internationally, May Day is celebrated as the working people's holiday. It is a tradition that began late last century in the struggle for the eight hour day in the USA and Australia. As a tradition, the day is a mark of solidarity with working

Protest against human rights violations

Protest against human rights violations By Michael Tardif SYDNEY — More than 100 people gathered outside the Global Cultural Diversity Conference on April 28 to protest against continued human rights violations in East Timor, Bougainville

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Community television's progressive current affairs program that tackles the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Friday, 10.30pm. Movie: Dilemma (1989) — A socially committed woman

Male bondage in overdrive

Bad Boys Starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith and Tea Leoni Directed by Michael Bey Reviewed by Barry Healy Bad Boys is produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, the people responsible for Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun and

Scottish Militant Labour outlines its views

SARAH STEPHEN, who was recently in Scotland, spoke to TOMMY SHERIDAN, Scottish Militant Labour councillor, about Militant Labour and the progressive movement in Scotland. Could you give our readers a bit of background on your organisation and