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... and ain't i a woman? Women's right to education

Gaining access to education is one of the cornerstones of achieving women's liberation. Currently women make up over half the students in Australian tertiary institutions. This has led Ian Dobson, a senior academic at Monash University, to argue that

Indonesian meeting calls for East Timor solidarity

By Nico Warouw On July 26, almost 200 Indonesians living in Sydney attended a public meeting in Marrickville organised by a newly formed organisation, Forum Solidaritas Australia Indonesia (FSAI, Indonesia-Australia Solidarity Forum). Speakers

The vicious clown

As It Happened: The Last God-KingProduced by Jim Gerrand SBS, Thursday, July 11, 8.30pm (8 in SA)Reviewed by Eva Cheng Being remnants of a social system that has no place at all in today's globally operated capitalism, monarchs — notwithstanding

Grim picture of the New World Order

By Norm Dixon The Amnesty International Report 1996 paints a chilling portrait of the state of human rights in the world today. The reality is in stark contrast to the rosy picture of a new era of democracy and human rights predicted by world

Taking on the far-right

The formation last month of the Australia First Reform Party, following the mobilisation of tens of thousands of people at pro-gun rallies around the country, once again raises the issue of the growth of the far-right in Australian politics. It is

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 4-7pm. Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31,

Support grows for national strike on August 19

On June 27, Canberra CPSU members in the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA) called on the ACTU to organise a 24-hour strike on August 19 to coincide with its "Cavalcade to Canberra" day of action against Howard's

Secret pollution

By Lisa Macdonald On June 21 Greenpeace released Dioxin Factories, the first major report documenting dioxin pollution in Australia, and called on the federal government to legislate immediately for a national pollutant inventory. The establishment

Supplementary motion for July 3 VTHC delegates' rally

Supplementary motion for July 3 VTHC delegates' rally 1) This meeting calls on the ACTU to call a national 24-hour stoppage on August 19 as part of an ongoing mass campaign against the Howard government's Industrial Relations legislation. 2) This

With our pens, brushes and art

Story and photos by Sujatha Fernandes We will make you account for your repressive activities, one dayWe will answer your sticks and bullets, one dayUntil that day comesUntil this place is developedThe flame of revolution will keep burning in

Violence: fact and fantasy

Does TV kill?About Us, SBS TVWednesday, July 10, 8.30pm (8 in SA)Previewed by Lisa Macdonald The Port Arthur massacre provoked a new wave of debate about the relationship between screen violence and real violence. In the last two months, numerous

Philippines unions: 'The strike's on'

By Reihana Mohideen MANILA — "The strike's on", announced the leaflet distributed by striking workers here on June 18, as they started their industrial campaign around the demand for comprehensive tax reforms. Some 568 factory-based unions in