Anti-worker legislation Laws being rushed through the Victorian parliament include the Employee Relations Bill, the Vital State Industries Bill and the Public Sector Management Bill. Together they will: Abolish all state awards from March 1,
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By Jo Brown As new entrants to the work force, young people will be the first hit with exploitative individual employment contracts. That has been the experience in New Zealand. In addition, the abolition of weekend penalty rates and the
MELBOURNE — Supporters of the Austudy 5 gathered at Melbourne Magistrates Court on November 2 when the five, arrested following a student demonstration earlier this year, appeared for a brief hearing. One of the defendants later told the crowd
By Vivienne Porzsolt and Peter Chiltern The New Zealand government's assault on the trade union movement is falling well short of its main aim, says Alan Millar, a leading NZ public sector unionist who visited Australia recently. When the
Timor mortis (From the Spanish of Uruguayan author Mario Benedetti. Translated by Rosemary Evans.) And, finally, death awaits me. She knows at what terrible moment she will come. But to me it is a mystery. So between us I build
What is the difference between a racist's house and a porcupine? A porcupine has the pricks on the outside. Triple J, as part of the Human Rights Commission's Different Colours, One People campaign, has announced a special award for Australia's
The Fire Next Time By Mark Davis SYDNEY — Popping in for a quiet drink at Max's Petersham Inn to hear popular folk singer Peter Hicks' new band The Fire Next Time proved a very rewarding experience. At last, some overtly political music
Forum discusses censorship By Emma Webb ADELAIDE — Almost 100 people attended a Democratic Socialist Party forum on censorship and pornography on November 4. Speakers were Melanie Sjoberg of the DSP and Helen Vicqua, the secretary of the
By Karen Fredericks The first National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Music Festival, With Open Eyes, will be held in Sydney from November 30 to December 5. The festival comes at a time when Yothu Yindi, Kev Carmody and other
By Norm Dixon A meeting of traditional leaders from central Bougainville has condemned the attack on the area by Papua New Guinea Defence Force troops and called for their immediate withdrawal. The chiefs vowed not to cooperate with the PNG
Thousands of women around Australia rallied, marched and demonstrated last month to Reclaim the Night. Like International Women's Day in March, Reclaim the Night every October attracts feminists, women involved in various women's services (often
By Debbie Brennan The survivors of an industrial disaster are now fighting for compensation and medical treatment for diseases contracted over decades. The Baryulgil catastrophe was a creation of asbestos mining companies, which needed
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