By Paul Oboohov
CANBERRA — Following the dismantling of the CES, the staff remaining in the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs voted 87.75% in favour of accepting some loss of conditions in a postal vote concluding on
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Crane drivers fight attacks
By Shane Bentley
SYDNEY — Mobile crane drivers, members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), employed by three companies — Gillespie, Wilson and Kanabrook Cranes — have been locked out
By Amanda Lawrence
SYDNEY — The annual Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) national conference was held at the University of Western Sydney, Nepean's Kingswood campus on June 29-July 3. Around 350 women attended from around Australia.
Better late than never
"Overwhelmingly, my constituents are opposed to this full sale." — Queensland National MP De-Anne Kelly, threatening to cross the floor to oppose privatisation of Telstra (but the bill has already passed the House of
Canberra high school walkout against One Nation
By Jordie Collins
CANBERRA — On July 2, despite school administrations threatening to penalise students, around 120 secondary students participated in an anti-racist walkout. The rally provided a
Editorial: A shameful betrayal
When Prime Minister John Howard and Senator Brian Harradine announced the compromise that will ensure passage of the government's Wik legislation through the Senate, most media commentary focused on which of the two
By César Ayala
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico — The entire labour movement of Puerto Rico will support of telephone workers in a general strike against the privatisation of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC). Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island
Choice and the media
Since the early days of the suffrage movement, economic independence from men has been recognised as an essential component of women's liberation. The basic demands of the women's movement for equal pay, public child-care
A celebration of courage and solidarity
Honey and AshesDirected by Nadia FaresWith Nozha Khouadra, Amel Ledhili, Naji Najeh, Samia MzaliScreened at the 45th Sydney Film Festival Review by Francesca Davis
Honey and Ashes is a powerful movie
How to be true blue
When last we met I was a little excited.
I'm sorry if I seemed a bit over the top, but you're sure to understand why I was gushing. It's not every day that someone gets his own Little Aussie Battler™; to have and to
Funding slashed as NSW land rights law winds up
By Jennifer Thompson
SYDNEY — Coinciding with the federal government's attempt at de facto extinguishment of native title, the NSW government has almost halved funding to Aboriginal communities. A
Satisfyingly 'un-Australian' folk music
Un-Australian Folk Songs
David Beniuk
Send $14 to PO Box 29, Wollongong East NSW 2520
Review by Alex Bainbridge
I had never heard of David Beniuk before listening to this album,
but now
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