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The 'special treatment' of Aboriginal people

By Jorge Andres On October 9, Aboriginal Australia was granted 12.4 hectares of its stolen land, enough for dignity but hardly a fair swap. This was the first recognition of native title in mainland Australia. If only we could say "Australia is not

Comforting delusions

Orchids in the MoonlightBy Carlos FuentesDirected by Jose de KostaTheatre XThe Pilgrim Theatre, until October 27Reviewed by Neville Spencer Orchids in the Moonlight (Orquídeas a la Luz de la Luna) is the third play written by Carlos Fuentes,

'Why I'm voting for Ralph Nader for US president'

By Malik Miah "It's better to vote for something you want and not get it, than to vote for something you don't want, and get it." — Eugene V. Debs, turn of the century labour and socialist leader who was a candidate for president of the United

Lift workers make headway with wage claim

Lift workers make headway with wage claim By Sue Brooke MELBOURNE — Workers in the lift industry have joined the campaign by construction workers against the federal government's tax on fares and travel. The current phase of the campaign is to

Monarchy in Australia

Monarchy in Australia by Johnny 'Rotten' Howard with Sid Fisher I yama monarchist Economic rationalist I know what I want and how to get it I got a mandate to DESTROY! Oh, I wanna be MONARCHY! Abos go home tear down their pleasure

Past and future at stake in Nicaragua

By Stephen Marks MANAGUA — In the last weeks of the election campaign, a barrage of slanders has been launched against the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and its presidential candidate, Daniel Ortega. Leading this effort has been the

WA group opposes anti-gay discrimination

WA group opposes anti-gay discrimination By Leon Harrison PERTH — In response to the failure of same-sex amendments to equal opportunity legislation to be put to state parliament, a new group called Queer Radical has been formed. The group held

Sydney University elections

Sydney University elections By Sarah Peart In elections at Sydney University, the presidential position has been won by Katrina Curry, candidate for Left Alliance and the Left Caucus. However, at the beginning of counting, Sholto Macpherson (who

Cusson's intimidates workers back to work

By Kevin Meaney MELBOURNE — Cusson's will be retrenching or relocating 39 staff from its Richmond factory by May 1997 as it closes the factory down. The main factory at Dandenong will take on 20 Richmond workers. Members of the Australian

Life of Riley: Buying back the farm

Buying back the farm Pauline Hanson has yet to find a buyer for her fish and chip shop business. She has had several expressions of interest but has been unable to make a sale. This week I intercepted the following advertisement intended for the

Getting serious about public sector defence

By Dick Nichols If ever there was an abused term in the lingo of the left, it's "sectarian". For most, it just means "small" or "irrelevant". So sleek Labor MPs and trade union potentates dub all left organisations "sects": they're big and

Public inquiry into Roxby expansion

Public inquiry into Roxby expansion By Rob Graham ADELAIDE — A sizeable crowd gathered at Boltz Cafe on October 3 for the launch of the public inquiry into the expansion of Western Mining Corporation's (WMC) Roxby Downs uranium mine in far