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Penrith march for reconciliation

By Ted Lord PENRITH — In the largest rally ever here, some 4000 people marched down High Street to a rally at Penrith Stadium on a "Walk for Reconciliation" on November 1. Supported and organised by local church and community groups, the rally

Action updates

Reclaim the Streets SYDNEY — Around 1000 protesters blocked off Enmore Road at the Reclaim the Streets rally and street party in Newtown on November 1. The protest drew attention to the lack of public space for pedestrians and the inadequacy

AYPAC and young people's rights

AYPAC and young people's rights Comment by Sibylle Kaczorek CANBERRA — The Australian Youth Policy and Action Coalition (AYPAC) held its national representative board meeting here over three days at the end of October. The board brings together

Arbitration at Hunter Valley mine

By Alex Bainbridge HUNTER VALLEY — The Industrial Relations Commission decided on November 7 to terminate the enterprise bargaining period at the strike-bound Hunter Valley No. 1 mine and begin compulsory arbitration. Miners' union leader Mick

Write on: letters to the editor

Kyoto conference Like Australia's recalcitrant failure to address the greenhouse gas emissions problem, financial support for the environmentally destructive Indonesian Government is one more example of the antipathy of the Federal Government

Drop in overseas students predicted

By Sean Healy New enrolments by full fee-paying overseas students are set to drop following the crisis in the economies of south-east Asia. So concerned are universities about the currency crisis that IDP Education Australia, which serves as the

Doing it ourselves

Doing it ourselves John Howard's most recent ludicrous comments on his plan to further dispossess Australia's indigenous people are a stark reminder (as if we needed it) that the Coalition government is completely out of touch with the reality of

March calls for a free East Timor

By Lachlan Malloch SYDNEY — Around 600 people marched here on November 8 to commemorate the November 12, 1991 Dili Massacre in East Timor. After a mass held at St Marys cathedral in the city, hundreds of East Timorese left the church, each

The power of Oils

The power of Oils 20,000 WATT R.S.L.Midnight OilColumbia/Sony Review by John Gauci Nowadays, artists tend to release a greatest hits collection after three or four albums which include a few hits and a couple of misses. Midnight Oil has waited 10

Appropriate technology in Guatemala

Appropriate technology in Guatemala BRISBANE — West End's House of Freedom was packed to hear Patricia Morrow present a talk and slide show on two projects in the highlands of Guatemala as part of the Australian Volunteer Abroad Program organised

Voluntary student unionism push in NZ

Voluntary student unionism push in NZ By Marina Carman In an attempt to weaken student opposition to the privatisation of higher education, Â鶹´«Ã½ of the New Zealand government are making a renewed push to legislate for voluntary student

He Plays Zeus From Olympus

He Plays Zeus From Olympus I work the phones, where the raw stuff's on tap,a million soap operas bottled and trapped,and think how apart from boosting the ratings ofradio personalities,this is quite the best line for the developing poet,about how