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SAIT annual conference

SAIT annual conference By Adam Hanieh ADELAIDE — The South Australian Institute of Teachers held its 45th annual conference on September 21, the last for the union in its present form. In 1997 SAIT will dissolve and become the Australian

Bureaucrat

Bureaucrat House the homeless. They are human, too. If Christian grace you profess, House the homeless. Indeed, while you live in opulent excess; What if (s)he were you? House the homeless. They are human, too. Brandon Astor Jones

Resistance campaigns to free Indonesian political prisoners

By Jo Brown Members of the socialist youth organisation Resistance have pledged their support for the campaign to defend Indonesian democracy activists arrested in the recent government crackdown. Resistance branches around the country have passed

Israel shoots down Middle East peace

By Jennifer Thompson Israeli attacks on widespread Palestinian protests starting on September 25, resulting in a large number of deaths and injuries, in effect brought the infirm "peace process" to an end. The move towards all-out war against

Newcastle steelworks to close?

By Alex Bainbridge NEWCASTLE — A meeting of BHP steelworkers on September 25 vowed to campaign against BHP's apparent decision to stop producing steel in Newcastle. The meeting was prompted by BHP chairperson Brian Loton's announcement to the

An unacknowledged life

VirtuosaDirected by Anna McCrossin-Owen and Merfyn OwenSeptember 25 to October 6Theatreworks, St KildaReviewed by Nedjeljka Viduka Virtuosa chronicles the life of Clara Schumann, a great pianist and composer, whose life and work in music history has

Hobart youth harassment

By Sunset Wignall-Blackman HOBART — An informal alliance has been formed between the police, the state Liberal government and retailers in an effort to promote business in the Hobart CBD by pushing young people out of the area. The government is

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31,

Loose cannons

Majorities need not apply "Welcoming Mr Howard, [Indonesian dictator Suharto] said Indonesia was developing its own brand of democracy where 'there is no place for a dictatorship of the majority'." — Sydney Morning Herald, September 17. All

Kurdish prisoners attacked

According to a September 25 report, 13 Kurdish prisoners were killed in a Turkish security forces attack inside the prison of the Kurdish city of Diyarbakir. Many of the dead had suffered severe head injuries. Another 12 prisoners were taken to

Racism: The Howard-Hanson connection

By Peter Boyle Just over a week after the independent member for Oxley, Pauline Hanson, made the most nakedly racist speech heard in an Australian parliament for decades, Prime Minister John Howard boasted that since his government was elected,

A study in political corruption

The IncorruptibleBy Louis NowraDirected by Aubrey MellorSydney Theatre Company in association with PlayboxDrama Theatre, Sydney Opera House until October 19Reviewed by Helen Jarvis An unknown country politician and sugar cane farmer is plucked out of