Two Nations: The Causes and Effects of the Rise of the One Nation Party in AustraliaBookman, 1998. $14.95 Review by Suriyakumaran and Michael Cooke
For most of the year we have been saturated with news of the rise and rise of One Nation. Our
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Indigenous rights and the NT constitution
DARWIN — Following the October 3 defeat of the referendum on statehood for the Northern Territory, public discussion has now resumed on a new constitution for the NT. COL FRIEL presents some of the issues
After announcing that he will be a more humane, "caring-sharing" kind of prime minister, John Howard suggested to his big business mates that they follow his lead. Speaking to a room full of corporate heads recently, he urged them to dig a bit deeper
Dee Margetts on Howard's second term
In the last federal election, the Greens' WA senator, DEE MARGETTS, lost the final Senate spot in WA to the Australian Democrats. For the first time in over a decade, WA will not have a Green in the Senate.
Jam packed with funny poems
0 Funny Little PoemsBy Denis KevansLorikeet Publications, 199863 Valley Rd, Wentworth Falls 2782Phone (02) 4757 3119 Review by Alex Bainbridge
This book is exactly what it claims to be — jam packed with funny little
Queensland native title law passed
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — The state Labor government's native title legislation was passed by the Queensland parliament on November 11, granting most of the mining and pastoral industries' demands. The law
By Jon Land
East Timor remains tense following November 12, the seventh anniversary of the Dili massacre, in which more than 270 East Timorese were killed by Indonesian soldiers at Santa Cruz cemetery. The anniversary was marked by gatherings of
Campaign against arms fair
By Emma Webb
ADELAIDE — Resistance and the Anti-Adtech Alliance held a joint campaigning stall and information display in Rundle Mall on November 7. The stall was to build the rally against the Adtech Arms Fair, held
Korean workers march against bosses
On November 8, about 20,000 South Korean workers marched around the Seoul headquarters of the Federation of Korean Industries to demand the jailing of the bosses of big businesses, whom they accuse of bringing
Special appeal
Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) has received an urgent appeal for money to buy medicines, vitamins and other needs for the students under attack in Jakarta.
Money can be sent:
by international
Activists discuss the future of unions
By Ben Reid
MELBOURNE — The re-election of the Howard government threatens to bring in a new period of extensive attacks on workers' rights and trade unions. Seventy people attended a seminar, organised by
This week in history
November 24, 1787: Birth of Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in New York. Born into a slave family, she was sold to a variety of "owners" during her childhood. She was freed in 1828 under the New
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