By Gavin Beltov Where are the unions going? It is difficult to discuss the present direction of the trade union movement as it is not clear the movement is capable of determining any direction at all. The movement is simply responding to the
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No new mines, says McHugh By Stuart Wax SYDNEY — There is no economic or political logic to expanding uranium mining, Labor MP Jeanette McHugh told a meeting of the Eastern Suburbs Nuclear Disarmament Group on June 12. McHugh, a member of
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — The flat was bright and spacious. The location, however, was not what I'd wanted: far from the centre of Moscow on a relatively ill-served train line. But even in this unpopular locale, the monthly rent I recalled she
Party or federation? In the recent debate concerning the value or otherwise of the proposed "Green Party," the example of "Green Alliance" in Brisbane has been quoted. I was pleased to see the way several fairly disparate left and progressive groups
Population Congratulations on your centre spread on population (GL 29/5). The green and left movements have an unfortunate tradition of trying to ignore the issue as concern about population has been regarded as an excuse by the rich to explain
By Tracy Sorenson The journalist and the murderer By Janet Malcolm Bloomsbury. 1991. 163 pp. Paperback $17.95 Reviewed by Tracy Sorensen "Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that
By David Mizon MELBOURNE — A mass meeting of all unions at Shell's Geelong site unanimously rejected the company's award restructuring proposals on June 6. Shell had offered a 13.3% pay rise in return for: acceptance of the "production zone"
BRISBANE — The second annual Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival has drawn large crowds. Events so far have included a photographic exhibition, film festival, two cafe discussion nights entitled "Hot Issues with Hot Coffee", a quiz night, comic Sue-Anne
By Tracy Sorensen SYDNEY — Public Sector Union representative Vivienne Colmer has warned that there will be a significant fall in the quality of ABC radio and television programs as result of funding cuts, job losses and commercial sponsorship
Democracy "They've got guys who'll go in there and knock their heads off." "Sure. Murderers. Guys that really, you know, that's what they really do ... it's the regular strikebusters types and all that, and ... then they're gonna beat the shit out
By Peter Boyle Shortly after John Kerin replaced Paul Keating as treasurer, stock markets and the exchange rate dived sharply because of remarks from Kerin interpreted as possibly foreshadowing a change in economic policy. On June 11, the new
By Steve Painter Sections of the Labor Party right are continuing to press for a full-scale debate on uranium at the ALP's national conference, which begins in Hobart on June 24 — despite the fact that important right-wing figures have indicated
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