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Religious right takes lynching in its stride

uth = By Barry Sheppard Two bicyclists were riding in the evening in Laramie, Wyoming, when they saw what appeared to be a scarecrow tied to a fence along a ranch, its arms outstretched. On getting closer, they saw it was a human being,

... and ain't I a woman?: Violence: a growing scandal

... and ain't I a woman?: Violence: a growing scandal The annual Reclaim the Night march and rally celebrates its 20th anniversary in Australia this year. Arising out of the women's movement in the '70s, the first marches in Sydney, Adelaide

Mixed results in Wollongong SRC elections

Mixed results in Wollongong SRC elections By Justin Randell WOLLONGONG — Wollongong University Student Representative Council elections were held on October 13-15. There were mixed outcomes for the left, with good results for the SRC and some

Life of Riley: Honourable intentions

Honourable intentions Is Kim Beazley a happy man? Sure he is! And you know why? He lost the election, that's why. — Lost! But what's so good about that? That was the game plan. You don't seriously think Labor wanted to win the election

Kosovo betrayed: What NATO is really up to

By Michael Karadjis Just who is kidding whom about Kosovo? NATO is ready to bomb Serbia "to force it to back down". US special envoy Richard Holbrooke holds hours of talks with Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic, and comes out saying that

NZ spy agency fights for secrecy over bungled break-in

By Leigh Cookson AUCKLAND — With less than a year to go before the 1999 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) leaders' summit here, a high-profile civil court case against the New Zealand spy agency, the Security Intelligence Service (SIS),