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SA public sector conditions threatened

SA public sector conditions threatened By Trish Corcoran and Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Attacks on workers in the state public sector have been unrelenting since the election of the Brown Liberal government last December.

Social decay and musical violence

By Kest Courtice Distorted, crunching, chainsaw-like guitars, drums like a jackhammer and vocals from hell. Someone once likened it to holding an electric drill against your forehead. Thrash music, hardcore, speed metal, call it what you

Not Mother and Son

Hotspur By Geoffrey Atherden Starring Ruth Cracknell and Garry McDonald Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House Until December 10 Reviewed by Frank Noakes Freddy Brown (Garry McDonald) enters stage left, quietly ushering

Police riot at protest against Criminal Justice Bill

By Chow Wei-Cheng LONDON — Some 100,000 people marched from Westminster to Hyde Park on October 9 in opposition to the repressive Criminal Justice Bill. The bill is a sharp attack on civil rights and will especially affect young people

Solving the problem of violence

Solving the problem of violence By Wendy Robertson This week, women all over the country and internationally will march in Reclaim the Night marches. These marches have traditionally been used to highlight violence against women

The people's politician in Adelaide

By Adam Hanieh ADELAIDE — It was enough to bring tears to the eyes of any True Believer. Two hundred people cram into the beer garden of the Exeter Hotel. The atmosphere is restless. Someone gets up and sings a few working-class songs.

A look into privatisation

A look into privatisation A glimpse of the wonders of privatisation was provided on October 17 when a report tabled in the NSW parliament by the auditor-general, Tony Harris, dredged up the scandal of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel and similar

Russian leftists discuss their future

By Boris Kagarlitsky MOSCOW — Despite a great deal of selfless work and a steady increase in their political authority, non-communist leftists in Russia have until now failed to establish a mass political organisation. This is

Arafat writes to prisoners

Arafat writes to prisoners President Yasser Arafat sent a letter dated September 27 to the Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails, in reply to the many letters he has received. In his letter, Arafat said, "I have read your

Agency bargaining revived in HSH

Agency bargaining revived in HSH By Phil Shannon CANBERRA — Agency bargaining in the Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health (HSH) has been resurrected from near death by the national officials of the Community

European trade unionists aid Bosnia

By Norm Dixon AMSTERDAM — The besieged people of Tuzla, a large industrial and mining town in Bosnia surrounded by Serbian forces, recently welcomed the 14th convoy of trucks bringing much-needed food aid and political solidarity. The

Saying No

The Chatto Book of Dissent By Michael Rosen and David Widgery Chatto and Windus. 457 pp., $19.95 Reviewed by Dave Riley "Nothing is harder and takes more character than to stand in open opposition to one's time and loudly