The Soldier
"I thought, for a change of pace, I would share this space with a friend and in turn share his writing with you. Be careful lest you enjoy it. I did; so I have attached the appropriate strings at the end." — Brandon Astor Jones
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The thought and work of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire have revived education as a subversive force.
The previous Labor federal government labelled its Aboriginal Affairs policy direction "self-determination". The new minister for Aboriginal affairs, Senator John Herron, has announced that the catchphrase for his regime will be "self-empowerment
By Neil Gray
PERTH — Queer Radicals — a new lesbian and gay activist group which started as a way to get a left-wing political presence into the Perth Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade in November, decided after its first meeting to become an
Union is strength: Songs for the Weipa heroesVarious artistsConstruction, Forestry, Mining and Energy UnionReviewed by Jennifer Thompson The spark for this album — a tribute to the 75 Weipa unionists who stood up for their right to be in a union
Campaign to admit Gerry Adams
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — "The Australian government decision to bar Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams takes away not primarily his rights, but most importantly the democratic rights of all Australians to hear the
Korean workers rally
On November 10, tens of thousands of Korean workers took to the street of Seoul at the call of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). They marched to demand reforms to the country's repressive labour laws,
Tjandumurra O'Shane Appeal
Tjandumurra O'Shane, the six-year-old boy doused with petrol and burned at his primary school in Cairns, is undergoing treatment in Brisbane and will be hospitalised there for a long time to come. A fund has been
Legal aid cuts threaten poor, working class
By Stuart Russell
The NSW Legal Aid Commission will make further severe funding cuts to comply with the Howard government's plans to cut $120 million from the national legal aid budget over the next
By Paul Oboohov and Bill Mason
Community and Public Sector Union members in the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs/Commonwealth Employment Service (CES) and Department of Social Security (DSS) offices around the country
UNSW academic staff vote for bans
By Helen Jarvis
SYDNEY — A general meeting of NTEU members at UNSW on November 19 voted to impose bans on submitting assessment results. This was one of a number of motions expressing anger at the restructuring
On November 12, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany upheld convictions and sentences against three former officials of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The decision appears to violate both the German constitution and the treaty
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