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Queensland Greens optimistic

Queensland Greens optimistic By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Queensland Greens are optimistic that Drew Hutton will be elected to the Senate at the March 13 election. "I suspect that more people than ever are disenchanted with the

90,000 Victorian workers take to the streets

90,000 Victorian workers take to the streets By Roberto Jorquera MELBOURNE — March 1 marked the death of the state award system here. Some 80,000 people marched in Melbourne and several thousand more rallied in regional centres to

The postwar rebirth of cabaret

By Dave Riley The rise of fascism in Germany and then the war produced the first major break in European cabaret tradition since its beginnings in the years after the 1871 Paris Commune. While some cabarets were formed by exile German

Dick Nichols

Dick Nichols How likely is it that any of the alternative parties will break through the two-party system? I don't think that any of the parties by themselves have got a clear enough grasp of the politics of what needs to be done or a

Sam Watson

Sam Watson Do you think a third force will ever break through the two-party system? I believe the Australian electorate is moving towards that. There's an enormous cynicism out there in the broader electorate. People who have

Davis rescues a formula

Davis rescues a formula On My Own Directed by Antonio Tibaldi With Judy Davis and Matthew Ferguson Reviewed by Gabrielle Carey On My Own is a teen coming of age film with a difference. At the edge of 15-year-old Simon's fairly

Economy and environment

Economy and environment A not uncommon comment during this campaign has been that "the election has been fought on the economy, not the environment". In reality, it has been fought on neither the environment nor the economy. The ALP and

Where is the 'green tape'?

By Sid Walker While many aspects of the Coalition's Fightback 2 document have come under challenge, there is one piece of misinformation that has not yet received any attention. A section entitled "Accelerating stalled investment

Tim Petherbridge

Tim Petherbridge (pictured), an independent Senate candidate in Victoria, is one of the founders of the Canticle Bakery in Croydon. The bakery is housed in a building designed to be environmentally friendly and aesthetically attractive, and the

'Gross human rights violations' in Sudan

'Gross human rights violations' in Sudan Alarming reports of gross human rights violations continue to emerge from Sudan, said Amnesty International in a report issued on February 19. "There are especially disturbing reports of mass

John Coulter

John Coulter Do you think the Democrats or any of the alternative parties will ever break through the two-party system? Well, it's depressing that after 15 years of bloody hard work we still have only have 11 members of parliament, seven

South Africa: 'Victory is in sight'

By Frank Noakes JOHANNESBURG — Filling in for a physically exhausted Nelson Mandela, African National Congress chairperson Oliver Tambo addressed 900 delegates from five continents at an international solidarity conference here on February