Powerful arguments
"When you get into Cabinet, if you don't have the support of the prime minister, at the end of the argument you don't win." — Health minister and numbers man Graham Richadson.
What a relief
"Pentagon officials now
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A week before the New Zealand election poll, which returned two candidates from the Alliance, we received a letter from Lyndsay McAteer, administrative assistant of the NewLabour Party, one of the parties that make up the Alliance. It read in part:
By Desmond Dawson
Last April the federal government commissioned the Wool Industry Review Committee on sloppy terms of reference; the August reply has been accepted by government, the Australian Wool Industry Commission and, with reservations,
Hospital workers resist contracting
By Roberto Jorquera
MELBOURNE — Health Services Union (HSUA) members at the Austin Hospital voted on November 11 to "commence a campaign of industrial action" until the hospital management agreed to a
Contraceptiongate
Senator Brian Harradine, Right to Life's man in federal parliament, found himself in an advantageous bargaining position during the scuffle over the budget. Along with the Greens and the Democrats, Harradine's vote on the
A true African-American love story
Once a year I try to name an unusual African-American woman whose actions, I feel, represent those of a true "African-American sister". I hold that title in very high regard; and too frequently, I think, it is
By Sean Healy
BRUSSELS "Workers across Europe appear to have taken strength from the spectacular victory of Air France employees ... In Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain and France, employers are facing increasing militancy as they demand job cuts
By John Nebauer
BRISBANE — The death in custody of an 18-year-old youth has sent waves of anger through the Aboriginal community and has raised serious questions about police harassment of Aborigines.
Daniel Yock died in custody on the
Call for women's solidarity
BRISBANE — Murri women here have issued an appeal for support and solidarity from all women regarding black deaths in custody:
"We, the women of the Aboriginal community send this plea for support and
Militants arrested in Senegal
A number of Senegalese trade union and socialist militants were arrested and many people were wounded on November 4, when a peaceful demonstration of several thousand people, protesting against a projected 15%
Women on the Line presents Working Women — Melbourne's 3CR (885 AM) begins a six-part series on the work of Australian women in the '90s. The first part deals with gender segregation at work. Every Wednesday, 5.30 p.m., from November 17 to December
In New Zealand's dramatic election, a progressive coalition, the Alliance, emerged as the major winner. Although two parliamentary seats fail to reflect its 18.3% vote, it is assured of a big role in the country's political future. MATT McCARTEN, the
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