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Write on: Letters to the editor

Racism Pauline Hanson's racism is only the expression of Australia's xenophobia inherited from Mother England. Just consider some facts: the enormous hateful and spiteful animosity when we changed into the decimal system; the uproar when mama

Oral history as politics

Weevils at Work: What's happening to work in Australia? An oral recordBy Wendy LowensteinCatalyst Press240pp., $24.95 (pb) Review by Gerry Harant In 1978, Wendy Lowenstein published an oral history of the 1930s depression called Weevils in the

As you sow, so shall you reap

A work for the dole funding submission Dear Prime Minister, Now that the Liberal Party is back in power, we feel we are writing to an old friend. After all, it was the Liberal Party that used the Fightback document to draw attention to "the

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne

So far still to go

Contemporary Australian Feminism 2Edited by Kate PritchardHughes Longman Australia, 1997. 352pp., $29.95 Review by Melanie Sjoberg In my paid employment as a trade union industrial officer, I come into contact with a wide range of people. Union

Kennett forced back in public transport dispute

By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — Following threats by the Victorian government to close down public transport services if unions did not lift maintenance bans, the Public Transport Corporation announced on August 6 that it would close the

Call for armed struggle against Kabila

By Norm Dixon Supporters of the leader of the Kinshasa-based establishment "opposition", Etienne Tshisekedi, have called for armed struggle against the government of Laurent Kabila's Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo

Secret investment treaty revealed

By Aziz Choudry Since 1995, OECD governments have been negotiating a Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI). Following the leak of a draft copy in January, people worldwide are appalled at the vastly expanded freedoms for investors being

Blair attempts to end free education

Blair attempts to end free education By Marina Cameron Following the release of the Dearing review report on higher education, on July 24 the Blair Labour government announced a new policy for higher education in Britain. The policy

Alternatives to Kleenex

Alternatives The products listed below are made from 100% waste office paper. Brand Manufacturer Safe Paper Converting Company Bouquets Paper Converting Company Softex Cosco Holdings Elite (Softex)

...and ain't i a woman: 'Bollocks' that men are oppressed!

'Bollocks' that men are oppressed!'Bollocks' that men are oppressed! The latest edition of the University of Queensland student newspaper, Semper, has caused some controversy. With its tacky leopard skin cover, Semper's men's edition hit

Nonsense about taxes

Nonsense about taxes @box text intro = What do the following have in common: (a) the tax situation before the High Court's August 5 overturning of state taxes on petrol, tobacco and alcohol; (b) the tax situation after that ruling; (c) the