By Bronwen Beechey and Peter Boyle
MELBOURNE — The day after a large May 5 march and rally against the Kennett government's budget cuts and attacks on superannuation benefits of public sector workers, a $2 million "audit" of the state's
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Abattoir axed
By Geoff Spencer
PERTH — Robb Jetty meat workers walked off the job for 24 hours on May 4 with the announcement of the closure of the abattoir and the loss of 220 jobs.
The state Coalition government decision came a
By Jason Cheng
MELBOURNE — While most economists and economic commentators are still singing the tune of "economic rationalism", Age economics editor Kenneth Davidson remains an outspoken "Keynesian". Davidson delivered the May Day
Pilger on SBS
SBS Television this week will be screening John Pilger's new film on Cambodia, Return to Year Zero.
Pilger, who portrayed for the world the horrors Cambodia had experienced in his 1979 film Year Zero, warns that the Khmer
By Sean Moysey
Oil is toxic to humans, animals and plants. Using it does incredible damage to the environment. To gain control of it, horrific wars have been fought, such as the 1991 Gulf War.
Oil is a major contributor to the
Middle East
Australia recently heard a senior Israeli official affirm his government's desire to achieve a negotiated settlement with the Palestinians in the occupied territories by the end of this year. Dr Yossi Beilin, Deputy Minister for
"We are not trying to do live priests out of business. However, the robot never forgets an anniversary." — Japanese curator of a cemetery and chapel staffed by a robot priest which says prayers of the appropriate religion for those buried in the
Beatings in the bush
98.5% of domestic violence offenders are male.
Research identifies lack of financial independence, support services and options as traps for women in violent situations.
US women are successfully suing
Legal sexism
Women suffer sexual harassment and sex discrimination daily, to varying degrees. Many of us make it a principle to object, at least to the perpetrator, in every single instance. The sheer volume of inappropriate sexual innuendos
By Kevin Healy
A week when the re-elected socialist government celebrated with a magnificent display of administrative competence, led by the Minister for Lord Kerry and Lord Rupert, Senator Bib Uranium-doesn't-killins.
And despite a few
By Max Lane
Thousands of Indonesian young people rioted in Jakarta last month after they were excluded from a major stadium where the heavy metal band, Metallica, was playing.
Metallica and heavy metal have developed a strong following
A magical portrait of Frida Kahlo
Viva la vida — Frida Kahlo
Written by Karen CorbettDirected by Angela Chaplin
Performed by Melita Jurisic, Carmelina de Guglielmo, and Handspan Theatre
At the Gasworks, Melbourne, until May 22
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