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Policeman, guilty of assault, reinstated

By Jonathan Strauss PERTH — "We talk about revolving door justice for juveniles — now we have revolving door justice for police officers who break jaws", said Richard Utting following the Industrial Relations Commission's reinstatement of

Swords into ploughshares

Swords into ploughshares In the early hours of January 6, Chris Cole, a Christian peace activist, entered the British Aerospace (BAe) weapons factory in Stevenage in southern England and attacked the nosecones of fighter aircraft with

'New backbone' offers hope for China

By Kristian Whittaker Last October's Fourteenth Congress of the Chinese Communist Party bore testimony to the continuing influence of the retired, unelected but still "paramount" leader Deng Xiaoping. Supporters of his policy of faster and

PSU rank and file contest election

PSU rank and file contest election By Barry Healy SYDNEY — A David and Goliath contest is opening up within the Public Sector Union in an election for the position of assistant national secretary. Phil Sandford, a poorly funded

Melbourne sewers collapsing

By Kylie Budge MELBOURNE — Pollution of Melbourne's beaches and waterways has become an even more serious problem after the third sewerage collapse in the urban area in just over four months. The collapses include one section of the

Transport cuts make more enemies for Kennett

By Alex Cooper MELBOURNE — In a move described as "mean spirited" by Ruth Crow of the Public Transport Users Association, the Kennett government has made elderly people the latest victims of its public transport cuts. During Senior Citizens

Anti-Kennett campaign must be saved from the ALP

Comment by Ray Fulcher and Roberto Jorquera MELBOURNE — Victorian Trades Hall Council industrial officer, Brian Boyd, has distributed a discussion paper with the avowed intention of promoting a "healthy, open and fear-free discussion"

Teenagers tortured in northern Ireland

By Catherine Brown BELFAST — "I use to respect the police force; after all, it's the law. That's the way I was brought up — to look up to the law, and I brought my children up that way. But now I've changed completely", says Phyllis

Invasion Day in Brisbane

Invasion Day in Brisbane By Angelique Gellert BRISBANE — More than 1000 members of the Brisbane Murri community and supporters observed Invasion Day here on January 26. Wreaths were laid at the historical "Windmill" building, site

An economic rationalist's vision for New Zealand

By Vivienne Porzsolt Jonathan Swift once responded to some 18th century economists with a sardonic suggestion that children of the Irish poor might be farmed as food for the rich. Not much has changed, it seems, if the work of a prominent New

The bipartisan attack on public education

The bipartisan attack on public education Ray Nielson Politicians of both Liberal and Labor flavour would have us believe that public schools in Victoria have enjoyed "salad days" during the ALP reign, while the private system has not

Russians unable to take their medicine

By Irina Glushchenko MOSCOW — "You can't buy good health in a pharmacy!" That was a frequent refrain in Soviet newspapers during the era of Brezhnevite "stagnation". Writers used to stress that instead of treating yourself with medicines,