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London conference on full employment

By Max Anderson LONDON — A conference on "Economic Policies for Full Employment and Defence of the Welfare State" was held at Congress House on December 3. It followed a conference on "The Future of the Welfare State" in December 1993 which

Food and the family

Eat Drink Man Woman Directed by Ang Lee Mandarin with English subtitles To be released nationally on December 22 Screening in Sydney at the Pitt Centre, Cremorne Orpheum and Stanmore Cinema Reviewed by Peter Boyle There have been quite

Where now for Women in Black?

The signing of the Oslo Declaration of Principles in September 1993 has posed a dilemma for Women in Black, the women's movement in Israel of Jewish and Palestinian women aimed at stopping the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. In October VIVIENNE

ACTU scabs on Indonesian workers

By Max Lane ACTU president Martin Ferguson has publicly confirmed that he intends to continue the Australian union federation's previously covert support for the "yellow" All Indonesia Workers Union (SPSI) — the fake union run by the Suharto

News briefs

ADELAIDE — The state Liberal government is planning to offer the management of South Australia's sewerage and water systems to one of seven international companies. State infrastructure minister John Olsen said that operations would be taken over

Poem: Lies, Laurie, Lies

Poem: Lies, Laurie, Lies By Geoff Francis and Peter Hicks [This song has proved very popular at rallies against the Sydney airport's third runway. Several weeks ago, Peter Hicks sent the text to Laurie Brereton's office, figuring that

Looking out: Standard operating policy

Standard operating policy By Brandon Astor Jones "Correspondence is prohibited with individuals outside the continental United States who are not related by birth, marriage, or legal adoption." — Warden A.G. Thomas To the dismay and

Mobilisations continue in South Africa

By Norm Dixon As the African National Congress (ANC) prepares to hold its first national congress since winning an overwhelming majority in the April elections, there has been no let-up in the wave of struggles by workers, students, the landless

Interview: John Pilger

Australian journalist and film maker John Pilger was recently in Sydney on the way back to England from a trip to New Zealand. Zanny Begg from Green Left Weekly spoke with him about the changing face of world politics. John Pilger isn't very

Kurdish newspapers bombed

Kurdish newspapers bombed The offices in Turkey of Kurdish daily Ozgur Ulke were bombed on the morning of December 3. The first bomb went off in Istanbul at about 3:30am. About five minutes later, the Ankara office was also bombed. The last bomb

Put another dime in the jukebox, baby

By Karen Fletcher US writer Naomi Wolf and former Victorian premier Joan Kirner have recently completed a national tour of their self-styled "Feminist Roadshow" or "Sister Act". With ticket prices ranging from $45 to $120, the Sydney forum,

Radio highlights

Time Is On Our Side — The Rolling Stones Story — This series is crammed with interviews, unique session performances and their music from the past three decades. Parts 2-3-4. ABC Radio National, Wednesday, December 14/21/28, 2.05pm.