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Support for Maori advancement

By Frank Noakes AUCKLAND — Matiu Rata, leader of the Maori party Mana Motuhake, has an infectious enthusiasm. A candidate for the Alliance, of which his party is a constituent member, Rata is no newcomer to politics: a minister for Maori

Jervis Bay strike near victory

Jervis Bay strike near victory By Russell Pickering WOLLONGONG — An end is in sight for the strike by 24 civilian support workers at the naval training base, HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay. The workers have been on strike and have

PNG 'plan to kidnap Miriori'

By Norm Dixon The Bougainville Revolutionary Army has claimed it has uncovered a Papua New Guinea Defence Force plot to kidnap the Bougainville Interim Government's representative in the Solomon Islands, Martin Miriori. Miriori has been the

Write on

Meat If you go down to the meatworks today this is what you'll find. A large tilting steel floor upon which sheep are herded then electrocuted. Perhaps you might see a large bull shot with two or three bolts and yet still desperately trying to

Women's Circus in third season

By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — Since its launch in 1991, the yearly production of the Women's Circus has been an eagerly awaited event. Audiences have been thrilled by the celebration of women's diversity, vitality and strength in the previous

The Pagans of the people

Fighting Back Peter Hicks & the Born Again Pagans CD or Cassette $20/$15 Recorded & mixed at Rising Damp Studios Reviewed by Paul Boundy Peter Hicks and the Born Again Pagans launched their new CD at the Sydney Cultural Dissent evening

'We are facing a nearly impossible choice'

By Poul Funder Larsen MOSCOW — "In general the left is in an extremely difficult position, particularly as regards the coming elections, which by all accounts will be a farce ... We are facing a nearly impossible choice. Either we stay out and

Creating a Palestinian state

By Jenny Long and Sean Malloy SYDNEY — Ali Kazak, Palestine Liberation Organisation representative in Australia, spoke at a Democratic Socialist Party forum on October 5. "The declaration of principles we signed does not, of course, cover

Democrats seek to worsen IR bill

Comment by Frank Noakes It appeared all the more galling that the Australian Democrats' first response to the federal Labor government's industrial relations bills was released on the eve of Business Review Weekly's top 1000 survey of the most

Making global decisions

By Brian Martin It is easy to criticise present methods of global decision-making. Typically, the most powerful governments impose their wills directly or indirectly. For example, the nuclear weapons states maintain their arsenals while doing

Teachers to stand

By Chris Spindler ADELAIDE — The October 30 State Council meeting of the South Australian Institute of Teachers endorsed SAIT president Clare McCarty to stand as an Education Independent for the Legislative Council in the state elections.

Personal exploration of politics

Time Will Tell Shane Howard BMG Records Reviewed by Ignatius Kim For an artist of his abilities, Shane Howard is strangely unnoticed here. As special guest on Mary Black's recent Irish tour, he played with Black at the Fleadh festival in