"Post-feminism" is the phrase du jour among mainstream political pundits, often accompanied by derogatory comments toward anyone who continues to complain that women lack equality.
US society has entered a "post-feminist" phase, a level playing
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Zoe Moore, Sydney
The federal Coalition government has turned its back on the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse emissions and NSW Labor Premier Bob Carr is promoting the necessity of another coal-fired power station in NSW, so it's now up to the people
Three DollarsStarring David Wenham, Frances O'Connor, Sarah WynterDirected by Robert ConnollyNow showing nationally
BY SARAH STEPHEN
Three Dollars follows somewhat in the footsteps of director Robert Connolly's last film, The Bank, the story of
HOBART — On April 12, the Greens introduced a bill into the Tasmanian parliament allowing for same-sex marriages and have called for a parliamentary committee to discuss the issue.
Despite calling the Greens' move "a stunt", Labor
Due to lack of funds, 68% of community services are unable to help all people who seek assistance.
One out of every three times that people seek help from housing services they are turned away.
Legal services turn someone away for every six times
On April 1, Judith Karpova and Faith Fippinger were issued with penalty notices from the US Treasury, alleging that they had shielded "government of Iraq infrastructure" and provided services to the Iraqi government in 2003, prior to the US invasion
On April 8, the American Civil Liberties Union commenced legal action against a Missouri public high school that disciplined a student for wearing t-shirts with gay-friendly messages. Fifteen-year-old LaStaysha Myers was twice sent home for wearing
War is 'conflict prevention'
"The US intelligence community is drawing up a secret watch-list of 25 countries where instability might precipitate US intervention, according to officials in charge of a new office set up to co-ordinate planning for
"We have got to demand that all foreign troops leave Iraq certainly, but let's also demand that the troops come back from the US bases around the world, not just the war zones..."
Andrew Martin, Brisbane
"I've had a gutful of the phraseology of boxing clever, keeping the powder dry and the troops disciplined. We must discuss genuine collectivism and solidarity", Bob Carnegie, an organiser for the Queensland Builders
Dale Mills
On April 6, the High Court handed down a decision in the case of Nuha Jamil Koehler v Cerebos (Australia) Limited which represents a setback for workers' health and safety rights.
Koehler, 50, claimed she was unable to cope with the
Rohan Pearce
The April 9 anti-occupation demonstrations by supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada al Sadr marked the second anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, which was probably the last time anything went as planned for Washington in its war on Iraq.
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