Labor succumbs to mining industry pressure
By Sam Wainwright
BRISBANE — Reporting on the ALP national conference held in Hobart last week, the January 22 Courier-Mail noted that Labor had "signalled it was ready to soften part of its
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By Rupen Savoulian
SYDNEY — The Labor Party's national conference in Hobart has approved plans to build an airport at Badgerys Creek in Sydney's western suburbs. No debate or discussion on the proposed airport preceded the conference decision.
Peter Montague
A new peer-reviewed study in England shows that children have an increased danger of getting cancer if they live within three to five kilometres of certain kinds of industrial facilities. The study, by E.G. Knox and E.A. Gilman,
By Justine Kamprad
The federal government is contemplating the introduction of a voucher system for secondary schools, along the lines of the one it has set up for universities. The proposal is contained in the "Schools Funding: Consultation
Comment by Lisa Macdonald
The full picture of the attempted genocide of Australia's indigenous people still remains largely unacknowledged in official Australian history. This is because of (rather than despite) the fact that the forcible removal
By Jon Land
In 1978, former PM Malcolm Fraser granted approval for uranium mining at Nabarlek in the Northern Territory. Situated in Arnhem land, 20 kilometres north-east of Gunnbalanya, Nabarlek is adjacent to an Aboriginal sacred site and within
Where have all the taxes gone?
By John Tomlinson
The controversy about the federal government's last budget and the current political shenanigans over introducing a consumption tax demonstrate the unrest changes to the tax system evoke. As the
By Dave Riley
After 40 years of almost unbroken government in Queensland, the ALP entered the political wilderness in 1957 after a crippling split. In 1989 it regained office under the leadership of Wayne Goss. Now, despite his determination last
By Reihana Mohideen
MANILA — Around 300 delegates representing some 10,900 members launched Akbayan (Citizen's Action Party) on January 17. The Philippines left is gearing up for national elections in May. Well-known Filipino Marxist academic and
Lou Gugenberger, one of the stalwarts of the left and green movements in Brisbane for many years, died of a heart attack on January 8.
A lifelong friend of Lou's told the diverse audience at the funeral ceremony held on January 19 that Lou had said
Pacific UnionBy Alex BuzoDirected by Aarne NeemeNew Theatre, Newtown, SydneyUntil 7 February Review by Brendan Doyle
Pacific Union tells part of the story of Australia's involvement in the first conference of the United Nations, held in San
By Feizal Samath
KANDY, Sri Lanka — Devi and Ramani left their one- roomed homes in the tea estates at a very young age to work as maids in Colombo. They returned in coffins. They worked for many years with two families. Both were routinely
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