The Republicans' two conventions
By Barry Sheppard
The convention of the Republican Party was really two conventions: one for the party's extreme right wing, and the other a carefully orchestrated television event to launch Bob Dole's
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Today is the day
[Stick this on your fridge or toilet door:]
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. I'm looking for the good in the federal
No, we haven't got any, but we thought that would get your attention. But don't go away: we do hope to have some jobs for you soon.
We can see the way things are going, especially after the budget. It is clear that the government is planning a
Highways to a WarBy Christopher J. KochMinerva, 1995. 452 pp., $15.95Reviewed by Brendan Doyle Those who have read this Tasmanian writer's earlier novel The Year of Living Dangerously, set in Jakarta in 1965 and made into a successful film, will
By Kerryn Williams
CANBERRA — A recent Education Department review recommends the relocation of the School without Walls (SWOW) to Dickson College. On August 14, a public meeting at SWOW to discuss the proposal was attended by more than 80
A short story Craig Cormick
Booom! The magpie on the electricity line simply explodes. Bloodied black and white feathers flutter down into my yard like reddened ash and snow. I carefully put down my garden shovel and look up. I have to shade my
Porgera shut by protests
Angry villagers succeeded in closing the Porgera gold mine in PNG's western highlands on August 16. Members of the Porgera River Alluvial Miners Association burned seven vehicles. The villagers were demanding greater
What kind of degree?
"He told them that his girlfriend was from Port Macquarie but that she was studying at university in Queensland and when she had her degree and had learnt to cook, then he'd marry her." — A National Party official,
By Graham Carter
I have just got back from Canberra where I attended the rally. The media have reacted completely inappropriately to the events on the day. I witnessed much which conflicts with what was reported: 1. The rally was not violent. You
By Pip Hinman
Welfare rights groups have criticised the budget, saying that more than 30% of the expenditure cuts unfairly target people on low incomes. Michael Raper, director of the NSW Welfare Rights Centre, described the new social security
[The following is a joint statement by the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance on the August 19 events at Parliament House.] The media chorus of condemnation of the August 19 incident at Parliament House is absolutely hypocritical.
The
Last Chance Australia Fair
Australians all let us lament
For we are on the slide.
We've soils of salt, our wealth's not ours,
Our seas have nearly died.
Our land abounds in drugs and crime,
The Libs support the rich;
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