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Building workers strike over pay claim

Building workers strike over pay claim By John Nebauer BRISBANE — More than 3000 CFMEU and BLF members voted to strike at a mass meeting in Brisbane on February 22. The strike, which is scheduled to last until midnight on February 26, is

No Aircraft Noise Party launched

No Aircraft Noise Party launched By Janet Parker SYDNEY — More than 1000 people packed out Marrickville Town Hall for the launch of the No Aircraft Noise Party on February 21. The new party is contesting six lower house seats affected by

... and ain't i a woman?: Sexuality

Sexuality By Kath Gelber Those publications euphemistically called "women's magazines" tend to prey on and propagate the worst of our insecurities — about our size, our shape, our ability to communicate, our employability, our culinary

Aiding women's development in Sudan

Nawal Hassan Osman is touring Australia this month, sponsored by Community Aid Abroad. The tour focuses primarily on her work as director of the Grinding Mills Project for rural women's development in Sudan. However, she is also an outspoken

Poem: Timor

Poem: Timor em = By John Tomlinson Chorus: Obrigado, thankyou, grazie East Timor will be free the people of this troubled world will end their tyranny. Don't look away don't hide your eyes or turn your faces to the wall 200,000

Thousands in Perth rally for forests and jobs

Thousands in Perth rally for forests and jobs By Anne Pavy Eight thousand people braved 40 degree temperatures to attend the "Ancient Forests/New Jobs — we can have them both" rally and march on the Perth esplanade on February 19. The

Consultative committees: 'empowering' workers?

The latest buzz word in industrial relations is "consultative committee". DAVE MIZON examines the issues. The concept of consultative committees is nothing new — they were used in the USA in the late '40s in an attempt to coopt workers and

Progressives do well in ACT elections

Progressives do well in ACT elections By James Basle CANBERRA — One week after the February 18 ACT elections, it is still uncertain who will govern. Either Liberal or Labor form a minority government. The final make-up of the ACT

Resistance: fighting for the environment

By Francesca Davidson On January 29, 200 angry young people gathered in the city mall in Brisbane to protest against the decision by the federal government to extend woodchipping licences. Chanting "Jobs, not woodchips", they marched up and down

Soul catcher from the forest

Nell Directed by Michael Apted Starring Jodie Foster Reviewed by Tyrion Perkins Nell is a movie to make you think. It is a fascinating story about a woman raised in total isolation from society by a speech-impaired mother. Her mother

Health fears at Leigh Creek

Health fears at Leigh Creek By Michael Unger The Leigh Creek Trust, a group of 130 former Leigh Creek residents and workers, is preparing for a Supreme Court class action against the Electricity Trust of South Australia (ETSA). Leigh

Don Henderson song book published

By Mark Gregory "You can talk a lot and the words are soon forgotten; perhaps you can write, that might last a bit longer; but to sing about it is to create a lasting means of communication and Don did that ... His songs will become part of the