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Postmodern socialism?

Globalization and Its Discontents: The Rise of Postmodern SocialismBy Roger Burbach, Orlando Nunez and Boris KagarlitskyPluto Press, London and Chicago, 1997, £12.99. Review by Paul Clarke It should be universally recognised that in the

and ain't i a woman?: Anti-feminist 'socialists'

Anti-feminist 'socialists'Anti-feminist 'socialists' The establishment media's coverage of International Women's Day on March 8 focused, not on the thousands of women who marched demanding better wages, child-care services and access to

Environmental vandalism escalates

Environmental vandalism escalates On March 14, the federal government announced a decision to move the Coode Island chemical and fuel storage plant near Melbourne to Point Lillias. Port Lillias is protected by the international Ramsar convention

Socialists do well in Brisbane election

Socialists do well in Brisbane election By Bill Mason BRISBANE — "The vote of more than 6% for Democratic Socialist candidates in the Brisbane City Council election on March 15 shows that a sizeable number of people are beginning to look

NSW Special Branch disbanded

By Francesca Davidson SYDNEY — For 49 years the NSW Police Special Branch has been monitoring the activities of left activists in NSW. After the NSW Royal Commission into Police Corruption heard evidence in February of Special Branch's

Beazley's back flip on Hindmarsh Island condemned

Beazley's back flip on Hindmarsh Island condemned By Carla Gorton ADELAIDE — The Kumarangk Coalition, which has been campaigning against the Hindmarsh Island bridge proposal since 1993, says that the federal ALP's decision to support the

Momentum builds for March 26 rallies

By Sean Healy Momentum is building on universities around the country for the March 26 national day of action in defence of public education. After protests and strike action last year against federal government cuts to higher education, 1997

Project highlights violence against gays and lesbians

Project highlights violence against gays and lesbians By Marina Cameron SYDNEY — The South Sydney Council and the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP) have announced the establishment of the Mary's Place Project in February to

Action updates

Rally rejects airport in Sydney basin SYDNEY — More than 400 demonstrators rallied in Fairfield on March 9 to oppose the building of a second international airport at either Badgerys Creek or Holsworthy. Holroyd Mayor Stuart Graham

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, 10pm, and Saturday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne

Stop the attacks on public health care!

By Jennifer Thompson "Ministers warn of health crisis", trumpeted the February 28 Australian. "Medicare emergency", warned the September 24 Bulletin cover, "what the health crisis means to you". "Failing fast" said the Bulletin's January 14

Looking out: A friend's trust

A friend's trustA friend's trust By Brandon Astor Jones "A friend ... is someone who knows where you've been, and where you hope to go — accepts all, and encourages you to grow." — Laura Seddon (d. 1895) BAJ: What is your