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Eva Bacon 1909-1994

Eva Bacon 1909-1994 By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — A moving memorial gathering was held here on August 6 for Eva Bacon, a well-known activist for womens' rights and the left over many decades. Eva died on July 23, aged 84. Many of Bacon's

'Unions need a political alternative'

'Unions need a political alternative' By Geoff Spencer MELBOURNE — Sixty people attended a Democratic Socialist Party forum on August 10 to discuss the state of the trade unions and strategies on how to rebuild the movement. Steve

High Court challenge to Timor Gap Treaty

High Court challenge to Timor Gap Treaty By Jon Land A High Court hearing on the legality of the Timor Gap Treaty took place in Canberra on August 9-10. If successful, the outcome will have a major impact on Australia's relations with

Good listening music

Good listening music Twelve Songs By Enda Kenny Blues for Thought By Terry Evans Larrikin Records Reviewed by Cathy Lawrence Twelve Songs is a collection of good listening music in the tradition of folk and blues. Each song

Understanding the debt cycle

A Fate Worse than Debt By Susan George Penguin Books 1990 300 pp., $17 Reviewed by Jack Lance In A Fate Worse than Debt George analyses the structure of global debt and its effects on all of us — the main ones being poverty,

Business versus environment: who's winning?

Many of the main voices in the drive for "sustainable development" have an agenda that most environmentalists would reject if it were made explicit. DR SHARON BEDER, of the University of Wollongong's Department of Science and Technology Studies,

PT launches Brazilian agriculture program

PT launches Brazilian agriculture program On July 24, the Brazil Popular Front, the coalition supporting the Workers Party (PT), launched its program for Brazilian agriculture — Land, Work and Food for Brazilians — in two regions with a

Protest at new PNG logging rules

Protest at new PNG logging rules By Ana Kailis BRISBANE — On August 9, 30 people picketed the Papua New Guinea consulate in protest of the Timber Supply Agreement (TSA), soon to be ratified by the PNG government. The picket was organised

Civil liberties under threat

Civil liberties under threat By Jeff Sparrow MELBOURNE — In what civil liberties campaigner Tim Anderson describes as "The most important political frame-up of the decade", the trial of the "Austudy Five" begins on August 29. The Austudy

Action updates

ADELAIDE — An August 11 Adelaide university debate on women's rights to abortion, Resistance and the pro-choice campus clubs versus the "pro-life" group, ended abruptly when National Action forced its closure. National Action, an extreme right-wing

Mine safety under scutiny after Moura disaster

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The 11 miners buried underground after an explosion at the Moura No 2 coal mine on August 7, along with their suffering families, are the victims of the profit drive of BHP and other corporate mining giants.

Boat harbour plan threatens beach

By Mairi Petersen SHELLHARBOUR — For the past ten years the right-wing Labor-controlled Council here has been promoting a plan to destroy a 780-metre popular family beach at South Shellharbour near Wollongong by building a boat harbour.