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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 Sunday, 9pm. Ph 9565 5522. Visit <http://www.channel31.org> for

Off the beaten track

BY BRENDAN DOYLE, GLW travel writer VILLAWOOD DETENTION CENTRE, SYDNEY — A little out of the way, but definitely worth a look! How to get there By train: Alight at Leightonfield Station and walk north for 15 minutes. Don't be daunted by the

Herb Feith, 1930-2001

BY RACHEL EVANS Herb Feith, renowned Indonesianist and community activist, and my uncle, died tragically in a train accident on November 15. Herb will be missed by people all over the world who he touched with his compassion, intellect and

CANADA: World Bank gets 'spanked'

BY SEAN HEALY Thousands gathered from across North America in near-freezing temperatures in the Canadian capital, Ottawa, to protest the policies of two of the pillars of corporate globalisation: the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

and ain't i a woman?: Stand together for lesbian rights

and ain't i a woman?: Stand together for lesbian rights Western Australia's laws regarding gay men and lesbians — some of the most repressive in the Western world — have been challenged by a working body established by the state Labor

No to UN 'supervision' of Afghanistan

In the wake of the November 13 ousting of the Taliban regime from Kabul by Northern Alliance troops aligned with the exiled government of Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, a number of groups involved in the anti-war movement in Australia have

Howard gives go-ahead to new uranium mine

BY JIM GREEN The Howard government approved the Honeymoon uranium mine in north-eastern South Australia on November 21. Canadian-based mining company Southern Cross Resources is expected to begin commercial production next year. The mine,

The cars that ate Sydney

BY KATHRYN READ Growing up in Sydney's suburbs, I walked to school along what was, to a 10-year-old's eyes, a big road — destined during my school years to become a much bigger highway. The road widening dragged on for years, with the

Action updates

Students commit to anti-racism campaign MELBOURNE — Following their successful vigil outside the Maribyrnong immigration detention centre, students at Princes Hill High School, in inner-city Melbourne, have committed themselves to organising

Socialist Alliance plans next steps

BY DICK NICHOLS Declaring its federal election campaign a solid success, the Socialist Alliance has decided to work in the coming months to strengthen union resistance to the Coalition government and to seek to improve red-green collaboration.

A Devine comedy

BY SEAN HEALY I knew that sooner or later a right-wing corporate media hack would twig to the "connection", but I thought it would be Paddy McGuinness; he's usually the conspiracy theorist. But no. It was his loopy side-kick Miranda Devine,

Revolution and counter-revolution in Afghanistan

On July 3, 1979, US President Jimmy Carter signed a secret document that began a terrible train of events which may have culminated in the September 11 mass murders in New York and Washington.