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A short story by Craig Cormick Port Phillip — 1842 "You sorry fellows", says George Augustus Robinson, staring down at the empty graves. Waiting patiently for the bodies to arrive. He is glad he has not attended the hanging. He has seen too
A campaign for all left activists MELBOURNE — MAURICE SIBELLE, Victorian TAFE Students and Apprentices Network coordinator, will be the Democratic Socialist candidate for the state seat of Northcote in a by-election on August 15. Âé¶¹´«Ã½
'Expertise' The following were some of the main on-camera "experts" in Against Nature: Professor Wilfred Beckerman, identified as "a former member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution" (in 1970-73). Nowhere was it indicated that
Correction In the last issue of GLW, an editing error in "Ireland: peace agreement in flames" resulted in the Catholic population of Portadown being stated as 600, rather than 6000.
Pesticides may impair children's brain function Dramatic deficits in brain function are seen in rural children with long-term exposure to pesticides compared with children not similarly exposed, according to a recent study in the US publication
VCA students and staff reject up-front fees By Sue Boland MELBOURNE — At separate meetings on July 23, Victorian College of the Arts students and staff unanimously rejected the college council's attempt to introduce up-front fees for
Free speech in Adelaide By Jo Ellis and Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Freedom of speech and expression is acknowledged as a fundamental aspect of democracy. People are less able to participate fully in their community, workplace or campus without
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — According to Kemerovo province governor Aman Tuleyev in a broadcast on July 14, everyone in the city of Yurga condemned the local workers who were blocking the tracks of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Furthermore, Tuleyev
By Alex Bainbridge HOBART — The Democratic Socialists will stand Jenny Forward and Mathew Munro as candidates in the seat of Denison in the coming state election. They are running on the slogan of building a "real opposition" to economic
By Sarah Lantz The youth allowance, introduced on July 1, was sold by the federal government as "more flexible" and "simpler". In fact, it is yet another attempt to regulate, normalise and circumscribe the "deviant". The tight eligibility criteria
By Tony Iltis HOBART — Tasmania's parliament voted last week to cut the size of the lower house from 35 to 25, by reducing the number of members elected by each electorate from 7 to 5. This will make it harder for minor parties and independents
Protest over CityLink gains pace By Maree Roberts MELBOURNE — One hundred people braved a cold Sunday morning on July 19 to protest outside Parliament House about the treatment of northern and western suburbs' residents over the CityLink