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and ain't i a woman?: No strings attached

No strings attachedNo strings attached On June 8, I gritted my teeth and switched on the TV to that epitome of gutter journalism, 60 minutes. Why? — the promise of a deeper insight into the life and times of the new head of the Office

Student editors' appeal fails

Student editors' appeal fails By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — The former editors of LaTrobe University's student newspaper, Rabelais, face criminal charges following the rejection of an appeal to the Federal Court. On June 6 Justice Ron

Environment versus the market

Environment versus the market By Allen Myers "Industry" has a bad name among environmentalists. The mental picture that most of us form when we hear the word is a chimney belching poisonous gases or a pipe pouring toxic wastes into a

Alan Lomax's folk odyssey

Southern Journey, Vol. 5: Bad Man BalladsVarious artists, recorded by Alan LomaxRounder Records through Festival Review by Norm Dixon Bad Man Ballads: Songs of Outlaws and Desperadoes is just one of a monumental series of recordings of folk

Biggest anti-Hanson protest yet

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — The largest demonstrations against Pauline Hanson's racist agenda occurred here on June 12 as 3000-4000 people protested outside her One Nation party meeting in Findon and 10,000 attended a rally and march in the

Pesticide activists meet in Cuba

More than 100 activists, researchers and government officials from some 40 countries gathered in Santa Clara, Cuba from May 18-22 for the fourth meeting of the Pesticide Action Network. PAN is an international coalition of over 400 activist groups.

Carr saves polluter from Land and Environment Court

By Ivars Reinfelds and Peter Johnson WOLLONGONG — Two hundred and fifty angry residents packed into the Warrawong Community Centre on June 1. They heard barrister Tim Robertson describe how the Carr government, on May 29, rushed legislation

News briefs

Kleenex boycott A meeting of local residents and conservationists held in Apollo Bay on June 6-8 voted unanimously to reject an offer to meet with the multinational corporation Kimberly Clark about the current consumer boycott of Kleenex

Two million strike in South Africa

By Norm Dixon More than 2 million South African workers participated in a general strike on June 2 in support of demands for better conditions of employment. The strike was called by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and

Outback thriller

Outback thriller Kiss or KillDirected by Bill BennettWith Frances O'Connor, Matt Day, Chris Haywood, Barry OttoSydney Film Festival Review by Brendan Doyle Slick as an inner-city haircut, this thriller road movie has a plot with as many

UN$W to charge up-front fees

UN$W to charge up-front fees By Helen Jarvis SYDNEY — The council of the University of NSW decided on June 2 by the slimmest of margins (10 votes to eight) to accept fee-paying local undergraduates from 1998, and so to join the

Life of Riley: Identity

IdentityIdentity Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I mean that. I am determined to become the person I always wanted to be. When I woke this morning from troubled dreams I decided to transform myself. I was lying on my