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Life of Riley: Time and motion

Time and motion By Dave Riley I'll tell you what enterprise bargaining is about — consensus. It's as simple as give and take. After a time, you don't even notice the little sacrifices you are asked to make. At one factory I was

Privatised airports: multiplying problems

By Cameron Parker SYDNEY — In a revealing speech to the Airport Privatisation Conference in the Hilton Hotel on May 22, minister for transport Laurie Brereton unveiled the federal ALP government's strategy for selling leases for Australia's 22

Denmark: workers fight back against privatisation

By Finn Kjeller More than 150,000 Danish workers went on strike on April 20 in support of bus drivers fighting the effects of privatisation. Defying aggressive bosses, local and national government and daily police brutality, 82 bus drivers have

Thinking it over at the health farm

Trim, Taut and Terrific Written by Nick Hughes and Ian Farr Junction Theatre, Thebarton (Adelaide), until June 10 Reviewed by Sophia Villis and Anthony Thirlwall Trim, Taut and Terrific is exactly that. It's musical theatre that neatly

East Gippsland forest plan attacked

East Gippsland forest plan attacked By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — Conservation groups have slammed the Victorian government's East Gippsland Forest Management Plan, calling it a recipe for environmental disaster. On May 26, 100

Slave wages for disabled workers

Slave wages for disabled workers By Deirdre Graham SYDNEY — Mentally disabled workers are working for as little as $3 a day, according to Wayne Ryan, a psychologist with the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA). "Wages range

Dili November 1991

Dili November 1991 By Egas Alves Today in my city the sky to be cloudy To turn off in the view of the sunrise The town apparently to be with sadness What melancholy will appear to the people who are living there? Today in my

Basques' struggle for self-determination

By Sarah Stephen Travelling from Madrid to the Basque region in the far north of Spain, I could feel a change in the political atmosphere. In the narrow cobblestone streets of Bilbao, colourful posters advertising upcoming rallies plastered the

Write on: letters to the editor

'Dolly' and sex I quote Kath Gelber quoting Dolly (GLW, May 10) which, apparently writing on what it calls "having sex", says: "Being ready or not is determined by such qualifications as a willingness on the part of both partners to discuss the

Gay men on WA council

Gay men on WA council By Leon Harrison PERTH — In a postal vote which concluded on May 6, two openly gay candidates have been elected onto the Vincent Town Council in WA. Gay activist Brian Grieg, representing Mt Hawthorn, received

Financial scandal hits SA Liberals

Financial scandal hits SA Liberals By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — The SA Liberal Party has been rocked in recent weeks by revelations of a scandal surrounding a significant donation to its 1993 state election campaign. Under new

Muchtar Pakpahan released

Muchtar Pakpahan released By Max Lane Muchtar Pakpahan, chairperson of the Indonesian Workers for Prosperity Union (SBSI), was released from prison on May 19. Pakpahan was arrested, tried and sentenced to three years' jail in November.