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Looking out: Monkey business

Monkey business By Brandon Astor Jones "The Simiadae then branched off into two great stems, the new world and the old world monkeys; and from the latter at a remote period, man the wonder and glory of the universe, proceeded." —

Write on: Letters to the editor

Nuclear avoidance ANSTO's Prof. Helen Garnett faced a Senate Estimates meeting on November 12. She refused to answer many of the questions put to her about the proposed new reactor in southern Sydney, claiming commercial confidentiality or

Action updates

Dili massacre commemorated PERTH — On November 16, 300 people marched through the streets of Fremantle to commemorate the 1991 Dili massacre and protest the Australian government's continued support for the Suharto regime. They demanded

CES staff face sackings and individual contracts

By Paul Oboohov On December 1, the 50 year-old Commonwealth Employment Service will cease to exist and the Public Employment Placement Enterprise will take over its functions. The 5000 remaining CES workers face the unenviable choice of either

Bloodlines, not extinguishment

The Millera people in New South Wales are struggling to protect their ancestral lands and culture from devastation by Ross Mining's gold mine. They have presented the first native title case concerning mining, rather than pastoral leases. KATHY

Diagnosing the methods of the spin doctors

Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on EnvironmentalismBy Sharon BederScribe Publications, 1997. 288 pp., $24.95 Review by Allen Myers It is hard to find words sufficiently enthusiastic to describe Sharon Beder's new book. This is an outstanding

Turkey's new left party holds congress

By Michael Karadjis Turkey's one-year-old Liberty and Solidarity Party's (ODP) annual congress on October 26 was attended by thousands. The ODP brings together various strands of the Turkish left which have fought against repressive regimes for

Left on-line

Left on-line ApologyList is collecting apologies from white Australians for the removal of Aboriginal children — the stolen generations — citing that fact that almost half of the Aboriginal deaths in custody investigated by the 1988 Royal

Sting like a butterfly, buzz like a bee

Sting like a butterfly, buzz like a bee Bernard ShawBy Michael HolroydChatto & Windus, 1997. 834 pp., $49.95 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon "A good man fallen amongst Fabians" — so Lenin was alleged to have summed up the playwright

Bus drivers to walk out over cuts

Bus drivers to walk out over cuts By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Bus drivers employed by Brisbane City Council are preparing to take strike action to protest against threatened cuts to jobs, pay and conditions. The workers rallied in King

Progressive gift-giving

Progressive gift-giving Just in case you haven't ventured near a shopping centre in the past few weeks, there is something you may need to know. Those who celebrate Christmas will be doing so in a matter of weeks. That means the shops are

and ain't i a woman?: Pregnancy and discrimination

Pregnancy and discrimination The Tasmanian Sex Discrimination Commission's annual report, released earlier this month, reveals that complaints of sexual discrimination increased by 80% in the last year. Twenty-three percent of the