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Labor's sinking ship The parade of former prime ministers on the ABC's AM program last week was enough to show to what extent the political landscape has altered for the worse after 10 years of Labor dominance in state and federal parliaments.
Bronwyn Taylor PSU members reject agency-based bargaining Rank-and-file members of the Federal Public Sector Union are sending a clear message to their union officials, the ACTU and the federal government that they will reject agency-based
By Sean Malloy Is the "no-fly" zone south of the 32nd parallel in southern Iraq a Bush re-election stunt or part of the US establishment's long-term political and economic plans in the Middle East? Dr Bob Springborg, associate professor of
By Lenore Tardif Mark Deasey has worked with Quaker Service Australia in Cambodia for the past four years. Back in Australia, he talked to Green Left Weekly about the changes he has witnessed and his view of the peace process. "When I
Brown speaks in Wollongong By Col Hesse WOLLONGONG — Following the formal launch of the Greens political party (see page 5), Tasmanian MP Bob Brown spoke to a meeting of more than 100 people here on September 2. Addressing the meeting,
By Rodolfo Casals The Cuban economy has developed special and exceptional characteristics since late 1989. The new conditions that emerged as a result of the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe and the subsequent disappearance of the
Refractory Girl Women and Sport edition, Winter 1992 Edited By Angela Matheson $5.00 Reviewed by Carolyn Beecham "It has been argued", says Shona Thompson, "that sport is a trivial and frivolous issue for feminism when lined up against
The Player Directed by Robert Altman Written by Robert Altman and Michael Tolkin Starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi and a galaxy of Hollywood stars National release Reviewed by Lee Wallace The Player, Robert Altman's take on Hollywood,
By Peter Boyle A national poll conducted on July 1 and 2 by Irving Saulwick and Associates found that 49% of the voting public preferred direct employer-worker negotiation for wages, hours of work and working conditions. Only 22% favoured the
By Tracy Sorensen SYDNEY — An organisation hoping to become a national green party, the Greens, was launched here on August 30. Representatives of Queensland, NSW and Tasmanian green political groups told the media they had agreed on a
By Bill Ethell [This article was sent to the South African Labour Bulletin in response to an article which discussed the politics of the Australian trade union movement. We have abridged it slightly.] The article by Rob Lambert errs in
BRISBANE — Some 200 men and women attended the "Men can stop Rape" rally in King George Square on September 5, organised by Men Against Sexual Assault as part of a national day of action. "This rally is to highlight the need for men in