By Brandon Astor Jones
It is cold in the little cubicle that bears the number 38. It is January 11, and I am in the far end of H-Cell House. Ordering me into the filthy cell, the corrections officer (CO) said, "I'll give you some things to clean
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The statement below is being circulated for signatures in the union movement. Its initial sponsors (as individuals) are Ian Thompson, secretary of the WA branch of the Community and Public Sector Union, Glenn Ferguson, secretary of the Australasian
The Life and Lies of Bertolt Brecht
By John Fuegi
Harper Collins. 732 pp., $39.95, (hb)
Reviewed by Dave Riley
As the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, word went out that this action drew on the inspiration of "the three B's" — Biermann,
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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