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What will the budget deliver?

By Chow Wei Cheng The budget purports to give us everything: jobs, low inflation, growth and a spending boost. But its underlying assumptions are no more than the same old economic orthodoxy propounded by the Liberals — small government and a

Jean Bailey

Jean Bailey Jean Bailey died in April in Newcastle at the age of 86. Like most intelligent and compassionate people of her generation, Jean was horrified by the impact of the 1930s Depression. Her resolve that this must never be allowed to

Audit criticisms suppressed

Audit criticisms suppressed By Adam Hanieh ADELAIDE — The views of a group of academics critical of the state government's audit commission have been suppressed by Adelaide's daily paper, the Advertiser. The Independent Audit

... and ain't i a woman?: Depo Provera

Depo Provera By Kath Gelber The Australian government has just approved the legal marketing of a highly controversial drug, Depo Provera, as a contraceptive. Until now, Depo Provera has been able to be marketed as a treatment for

On the box

True Stories: Hunger Strike, A Hidden History — In March 1981, republican prisoner Bobby Sands began a hunger strike in Maze Prison, Northern Ireland, seeking political status. He died 62 days later despite demonstrations and public outcry. His was

Nostradamus' Media Watch

By Craig Cormick Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. Democracy

Salisbury campus threatened with closure

Salisbury campus threatened with closure By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Salisbury, a working-class suburb in the north of Adelaide, is facing the closure of its only access to tertiary courses. It is planned to transfer the Salisbury

Action updates

ADELAIDE — Resistance activists kicked off an anti-Liberal government campaign at Mitchem Girls High School on May 12. The first stage of the campaign involves organising a high school student strike to coincide with industrial action by teachers

Ok Tedi disaster: pollution for profit

By Frank Enright "We are in fact proud of our achievements at Ok Tedi", pronounced Jerry Ellis, BHP's mineral division chief, in the face of a $4 billion compensation claim lodged by local landowners in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. The

Not quickly forgotten

Daily Grind By Vicki Reynolds Directed by Meg Kanowski Souths Leagues Club, Davies Park in Jane Street, West End, Brisbane Tuesday-Saturday until June 4. Bookings 846 1060 Reviewed by Kylie Hunt It's an intense experience when you

Greens candidate threatened with sack

Greens candidate threatened with sack By Kest Courtice HOBART — Jeff Briscoe, the Greens candidate in upcoming Tasmanian Legislative Council elections, has been threatened with dismissal from his job as a teacher over statements he made

Government undermines Guatemalan peace talks

By Robyn Marshall The URNG, the united Guatemalan revolutionary organisation, issued a call on April 19 for international solidarity organisations to protest vigorously against the failure of the Guatemalan government to implement peace