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Resistance growing rapidly

Resistance growing rapidly By Sean Healy The enormous success of the July 24 and 28 secondary school walkouts against racism, and the attendant media spotlight, have led to rapid growth for Resistance. In the two weeks since the walkouts, more

Life of Riley: A time of reckoning

A time of reckoning Over four years and 184 issues ago, I took up residence in these pages. The time has come for a reckoning. You can imagine what it's been like — trying to come up week in week out with something to say and a nifty way of

Loose cannons

Allow two days for arm-twisting "I don't take the party room for granted. If it is not approved, well, it might take a day or two longer." — The Prime Menzies, John Howard, on getting backbench endorsement of his tax package. At last: job

Great show, but where was the audience?

Great show, but where was the audience? The Government InspectorBy Nikolai Gogol (adapted by Adrian Norman)New Theatre, SydneyFridays and Sundays until August 22 Review by Brendan Doyle Polish theatre guru Grotowski did his plays with a select

From Hiroshima to Jabiluka

From Hiroshima to Jabiluka Peace and anti-nuclear activists commemorated the 53rd anniversary of the US nuclear attack on Hiroshima, Japan, with marches and rallies which focused on Energy Resources of Australia's planned uranium mine at Jabiluka

Action updates

Nuclear ship in Hobart HOBART — The nuclear armed and powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis visited here on August 5-8. While local business and media went into overdrive to welcome the visitors, activists from Ecofleet used kayaks and

Electricity privatisation battle in SA

Electricity privatisation battle in SA By Anthony Benbow ADELAIDE — For most Adelaide residents "Privatisation stinks" is not a slogan but a literal description. The city suffered the "big pong" for weeks in 1996 following breakdowns at 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. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —

Northcote rally against racism

Northcote rally against racism By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — Two hundred people rallied against racism and One Nation in Northcote on August 8. The rally was part of the Democratic Socialists' by-election campaign. With no Liberal candidate in the

Resistance calls second national walkout

Resistance calls second national walkout By Sean Healy The socialist youth organisation Resistance has called a second national secondary school walkout for Friday, August 28, to protest against the rise of racism and Pauline Hanson's One Nation.

Funding for Migrant Resource Centre halted

Funding for Migrant Resource Centre halted By Lynda Hansen BRISBANE — An emergency meeting of Brisbane Migrant Resource Centre members and supporters was held on August 6 to plan a response to the federal government's decision to terminate the

Labor to 'trade off' native title rights

Labor to 'trade off' native title rights By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Within a few days of taking their seats in parliament, the new Queensland Labor government introduced legislation to extinguish native title on 2900 pastoral leases. Premier