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Oh where, oh where has Labor's heartland gone? By Dave Wright SYDNEY — One hundred people gathered at the Balmain Leagues Club on August 3 to consider the question: Has Labor lost its heartland forever? The meeting was organised by the Balmain
The Social Worker Years ago in Glasgow callow youth from troubled folk and folks in trouble I made my crust. As Canutian agent I turned no tides but sometimes struck a chord. I recall a twelve year young car rustler, an
"Sometimes irony can be so socially constructive, as well as instructive, that it rises above even the highest court in the land." — Irving Elmer Bell For the sake of irony here, try to imagine a Ku Klux Klansman who takes great pleasure in
By Kamala Emanuel and Melanie Sjoberg Some 250 people attended a Who Cares About Child-care? rally in Newcastle on August 4 organised by Central Coast-Hunter Regional Family Day Care (FDC) to protest against the federal government's proposed
France blocks ban on toxic waste export On July 28, Greenpeace announced that France is blocking a regional agreement that would ban the export of toxic and nuclear waste from OECD states in the Mediterranean to non-European Union countries of the
National day of action on education spite grey skies and sporadic downpours, 4000 protested in Adelaide on August 7. Sidney Bay reports that buses arrived from suburban campuses and the Adelaide University contingent came into Victoria Square with
Fearful Suharto lashes out By Max Lane "At the present time, I think there's a strong interest in seeing an orderly transition of power there [Indonesia] that will recognise the pluralism that should exist in a country of that magnitude and
By Lara Pullen CANBERRA — A rally on August 8 outside the Burmese embassy commemorated the eighth anniversary of the popular democratic uprising in which thousands were killed by the Burmese military. Three hundred

Protest commemorates 8-8-88

By Lara Pullen