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Women's theatre company plans NSW tour

Somebody's Daughter Theatre is hoping to tour NSW in 1999. SDT is a unique Australian ensemble made up of women who have a history of imprisonment or are still in the prison system. Their productions are acclaimed for their balance of passion, guts

Combined Unions Choir song book launched

Combined Unions Choir song book launched BRISBANE — Two hundred people packed into Paddington Workers Club for the Queensland Combined Unions Choir's 10th anniversary concert on November 7. Highlights of the performance included the hilarious

Cuba updates

Cuba updates Hurricane relief While the developed countries failed to provide adequate assistance to hurricane-devastated Nicaragua and Honduras, Cuba has more than obliged. Cuba sent medical brigades to Nicaragua, made up of general

Loose cannons

The experts "The IMF's mask of infallibility hides a record of mediocrity punctuated by some truly costly blunders." — Harvard economist Jeffrey Sachs. White blindfold history "I wouldn't think that would be appropriate because I don't see

'Trial' uranium mining in SA

By Stan Thompson ADELAIDE — The state government is set to give the go ahead for an expansion of the uranium mining industry in South Australia, with final approval pending for the Beverley and Honeymoon mines. The government was due to make a

Write on: Letters to the editor

Write on: Letters to the editor Pinochet 1 We are half way there! The vote from the British House of Lords has found that Pinochet is not immune from prosecution of crimes against humanity. Now we must wait for British Home Secretary Jack Straw

Learning from the IMF?

Learning from the IMF? By Allen Myers The International Monetary Fund's assessment of the Australian economy, announced on November 17, gave treasurer Peter Costello an opportunity to pat himself on the back in public for what the IMF called the

An inspiring tale from Australia's radical past

An inspiring tale from Australia's radical past Green Bans, Red Union: Environmental Activism and the NSW Builders Labourers' FederationBy Meredith Burgmann and Verity BurgmannUNSW Press, 1998. 352 pp. $29.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon When the

Resistance briefs

SYDNEY — On Sunday, December 20, Central Sydney Resistance branch is planning a day of Marxism on the Beach at Manly Youth Centre. Resistance activist Aaron Benedek said, "It will be a great opportunity to revisit some of the more contentious

Behind the 'gumboot dance'

Behind the 'gumboot dance' Rishile Gumboot Dancers of SowetoRishile Gumboot Dancers of SowetoLarrikin/Festival Review by Norm Dixon Within hours of touching down at Johannesburg airport, tourists on package tours to South Africa find themselves

ACT women dealt a blow on abortion access

By Pat Brewer CANBERRA — After a 17-hour sitting, the ACT Legislative Assembly imposed new restrictions on women's access to abortion on November 25. In a compromise, amendments moved by independent MP and health minister Michael Moore eliminated

Public servants see red over wages

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — More than 1000 members of the Public Service Association rallied on the steps of Parliament House on November 23 to protest the state government's lousy wages offer. PSA general secretary Jan McMahon said that with