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The romantic poets come to life in Adelaide

ADELAIDE — CATHERINE CARTER, director of Theatre Praxis's latest production of British playwright Howard Brenton's Bloody Poetry, spoke to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's NATALIE WOODLOCK about the play. "Bloody Poetry explores the lives and political ideas of

ANC Youth League bids for private prisons

ANC Youth League bids for private prisons By Norm Dixon The African National Congress Youth League has put a new spin on the slogan "From the politics of liberation to the politics of reconstruction". According to the November 8

and ain't i a woman?: Token action on domestic violence

... Token action on domestic violence One week after thousands attended the Reclaim the Night marches around the country, the Howard government brazenly reaffirmed its lack of commitment to tackling domestic violence. Publicised as a

WorkCover rally shows support for a real campaign

By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — Around 40,000 workers gathered on November 12 for the second Victorian Trades Hall Council-organised rally against the state government's proposed changes to the WorkCover scheme. The crowd marched to Parliament

'Who wants to live near a nuclear dump?'

'Who wants to live near a nuclear dump?' By Andy Gianniotis SYDNEY — More than 150 people crammed into the Sutherland Shire council chambers on November 10 for a special meeting of the shire's environment and health committee. The meeting

Widespread oppression of women workers in Indonesia

Widespread oppression of women workers in Indonesia By Becky Ellis The rapid development of export industries in Indonesia since the 1970s has significantly increased women's participation in the industrial work force. Indonesian women are

Eighty years later, Russians want socialism

Eighty years later, Russians want socialism By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Eighty years ago, on November 7, Petrograd workers and soldiers under the leadership of the Bolshevik Party swept into oblivion a government whose continued

The power of words to destroy

TranslationsBy Brian FrielNew Theatre, Sydney, until 20 December Review by Brendan Doyle Set in 1833 in the Irish-speaking rural community of Baile Beag in County Donegal, this fine play tells the story of what happens when a foreign power (the

Feminists discuss how to fight back

Feminists discuss how to fight back By Zanny Begg BRISBANE — Thirty women attended a meeting of the International Women's Day Collective on November 10 to hear several speakers and to formulate demands for the 1998 IWD rally. Shannon

Construction in Progress comes to Melbourne

Construction in Progress comes to Melbourne Melbourne will host Construction in Progress VI — The Bridge next March. The project, initiated by the International Artists' Museum, is an event of international significance in which some 90

Pastoralist speaks in favour of native title

By Nikki Ulasowski CANBERRA — On November 14, 65 people attended a meeting to discuss native title organised by the YWCA. The meeting was addressed by Camilla Cowley and Sean Brennan. Cowley is a Queensland pastoralist who has a native title

Protests against forest agreement

Protests against forest agreement By Tony Iltis HOBART — The signing of the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) on November 8 provoked a week of angry protests by environmentalists. The RFA gives $70 million to the logging industry;