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Why NSW psychiatrists are working to rule

Margaret Perrott Members of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) will ignore the bed restrictions in NSW hospitals and admit mentally ill patients for "as long as they need". The ABC Radio National's PM program

Living in limbo

Molly and MobarakWritten and directed by Tom ZubryckiShowing at the Kino Cinema, Melbourne; the Schonell, St Lucia, Brisbane; and the Valhalla, Glebe, Sydney REVIEW BY TONY ILTIS Tom Zubrycki's documentary film Molly and Mobarak opens with shots

Students confront Howard

Kiraz Janicke, Perth Around 40 students ambushed Prime Minister John Howard on February 3, chanting "Howard, come off it, education is not for profit" as he entered the 6PR radio station. The following day, another crowd gathered outside Liberal

Queensland election sweeps ALP back in

Jim McIlroy, Brisbane The ALP government of Premier Peter Beattie has been swept back into office in the February 7 Queensland election, with its record majority only slightly reduced. The net loss of ALP seats is likely to be three to

Latham walks a tightrope

Socialist Alliance national executive member Brian Webb reports from the ALP national conference. There was a lot to be cynical about at the ALP national conference — the record number of business observers, the corporate venue, and the new

The WA MUA - the light at the end of the tunnel

Ian Jamieson, Fremantle Most days, you will find Chris Cain, state secretary of the Western Australian branch of the Maritime Union of Australia, behind his desk with a landline phone in one ear, a mobile in the other, a pile of messages building

A woman's place is in the struggle: Abortion rights: the battle continues

Seven women on trial in Portugal face up to eight years in jail if they are found guilty of having abortions. A doctor and a variety of "accomplices" — two medical staff, parents and partners of the women, and even a taxi driver who allegedly drove

Age

Sue Bolton, Melbourne On February 3, John Fairfax Holdings suddenly announced the closure of its printing operations at Spencer St in the city, cutting 66 production workers' jobs. Fairfax owns the Melbourne Age, the Australian Financial Review and

The definitive Springsteen collection

REVIEW BY RICHARD PITHOUSE The Essential Bruce SpringsteenBruce SpringsteenColumbia records It is a time when the relentless commodification of everything has largely driven politically and artistically valuable popular culture underground. So it

Give back stolen wages!

Christine Howes Calls for a national levy from former governor-generals and prime ministers, headlines in two states' Sunday papers, supportive candidates in the Queensland state election, renewed grassroots support in Townsville and a furore over

Pilger: Blair's mass deception

John Pilger, London In the wake of the fiasco around the release of Lord Hutton's report into the suicide of David Kelly, one truth remains unassailed: British PM Tony Blair ordered an unprovoked invasion of another country on a totally false

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