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Have play/will travel

Have play/will travel By Al McCall The New World Order Theatre is a new venture and, as it turns out, a rather unusual one. Instead of being tied to the normal paraphernalia and formality of main stage theatre, New World Order Theatre reckons it

Sydney University Resistance club takes off

Sydney University Resistance club takes off By Marina Carman SYDNEY — The Resistance Club at Sydney University has started the year with a bang with close to 100 people joining during orientation week. Since then, around 30 people have attended

Not a bed of roses

By Kathy Pinkus HOBART — A Bed Of Roses, a women's writing exhibition, to open shortly, has been the long-time dream of women's refuge workers, Anne and Lilly. They feel it is a way of "opening doors into women's lives". The exhibition comprises

Sri Lankan warmth

Sri Lankan warmth By Kathy Pinkus HOBART — Ray Pereira's band Bongo Fury brought some Sri Lankan warmth to the crowd here on March 26. The song, "There are many people out there like you", made the point that people can draw inspiration from

Government plans radioactive waste dump

By Jim Green The federal government has developed a plan to dump radioactive waste in the Billa Kalina region of South Australia. The 67,000 sq km area, in the mid-north of SA, includes the towns of Roxby Downs, Andamooka, and Woomera. The dump

New report threatens public sector jobs

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — The myth, peddled by the establishment press and politicians, that the public service is over regulated, an easy job for life and a haven for incompetent workers, is being pushed here in a new government report

Killing and revolution

By Brian Martin The prospects for armed revolution have been declining for many decades due to advances in science and technology. Perhaps in the days of the bow and arrow or the rifle, it was possible for an armed population to defeat soldiers

Cipinang Prison football team

JAKARTA — From left to right: Jacob (Free West Papua movement, sentenced to 17 years jail); Wimandjaya (on trial for assisting in the publication of banned booklet); Nuku Suleiman (Pijar, sentenced to five years jail); Bungkus (Indonesian Communist

Danger of compromise in WA abortion fight

Danger of compromise in WA abortion fight By Sarah Stephen PERTH — When WA parliament resumes on March 31 after a week's recess it will decide on the future of the state's restrictive abortion laws. During the recess, politicians discussed

Correction

Correction In our March 25 edition, the article "WA parliament debates abortion laws" mistakenly reported that one amendment to the WA government's abortion bill required a woman to wait for a 30-day "cooling off" period after receiving permission

Life of Riley: Men don't

Men don't I can navigate through my week without giving abortion a moment's thought. I've never had one, you see. It's one of those categorical differences between women and men that to this day divide the sexes. Women

Tax office seeks non-union agreement

Tax office seeks non-union agreement By Chris Slee MELBOURNE — Australian Taxation Office managers are conducting a staff vote on a non-union certified agreement. The proposed agreement includes provisions that will make it easier to sack