394

Gender roles — only two?

By Mary Merkenich Are there really only two genders — female and male? Fred Nile and other fanatical conservative groupings would certainly like us to believe so. This is not merely an academic question, but an important social concern. Many

Write on: letters to the editor

Unemployed Many of Australia's 3 million unemployed and underemployed will take a cynical view of the Prime Minister's handling of the National Textiles situation. Forcing company administrators and creditors to accept a "deed of arrangement" in

All becomes clear

Review by Mark Stoyich A Streetcar Named DesireEnsemble Theatre CompanyThe Playhouse, Sydney Opera HouseUntil March 4 Once again, Tennessee Williams' clanking streetcar goes up and down the French quarter through one old street after another.

Campaigning against a 'men's officer'

By Kerry Baker HOBART — Last September, the University of Tasmania student union held a referendum on whether or not to create a "men's officer" position on the Student Representative Council (SRC). Because of the way the proposal was phrased,

The jobs boom lie

The jobs boom lie By Jonathan Singer The Coalition government puts the blinkers on when it looks at unemployment. It hides how big the problem is and is just hoping for further economic growth to make it go away. On January 25, the treasurer,

Support the Mexican students

Ten months ago, the students of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) voted to go on indefinite strike to protest against university president Francisco Barnes de Castro's plans to charge students tuition fees for the first time (even

Rally against GST on tampons

Rally against GST on tampons CANBERRA — As part of a nationwide campaign against the GST on tampons, women here presented health minister Michael Wooldridge with a "Declaration of the GST on Sanitary Products" on February 16. The declaration was

Protests demand Elian be returned home

Protests demand Elian be returned home Protests occurred across Australia on February 17 to demand that the United States government allow six-year-old Elian Gonzalez to return to his family in Cuba. The protests were sponsored nationally by the

Would you like sex with that?

Would you like sex with that? By Philippa Stanford Prostitution is once again in the media spotlight in South Australia. There are presently four prostitution law reform bills due to discussed by state parliament when it next sits, in March.

Networker: Becoming very rich

Networker: Becoming very rich Speculation is mounting in financial circles: which company will be the first to reach a market capitalisation of US$1 trillion? This will be an historic event. Market capitalisation (that is, the total stock market

EU hypocrisy on Austria

By Wolfgang Pomrehn KIEL, Germany — Anti-fascist protests hit many European cities on February 12 and 13. Protesters opposed the new Austrian government, formed by the conservative OeVP (Austrian People's Party) and the FPOe (Freedom Party of

How long does it take to change a child's mind?

How long does it take to change a child's mind? The Cuban government has published, as a new booklet titled How long does it take to change the mind of a child?, a round table discussion with psychologists and other specialists reflecting on the