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Media wars

Over the last week, the media have been following the struggle of media magnate Kerry Packer in his quest to be the first person in Australia to own everything. Packer's "assault" on the Fairfax newspaper empire has been heralded as the greatest

Poem: How to write headlines that will sell the paper

Poem: How to write headlines that will sell the paper By Rosemary Evans Pregnant Nun Accused of Arson _> Drunk MP Drives Over Bridge Prostitute Shoots One-Legged Parson _> Headless Body Found in Fridge. Goldie Hawn Weds Boris

Indian child labourers organise

Across India, more than 40 million children work in industries making such products as bangles, fireworks, matches, carpets, glass, hosiery and leather.

Hindmarsh bridge victory turns sour

Hindmarsh bridge victory turns sour By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — "Today [February 15] is a sad day for Aboriginal people in this country and in particular Aboriginal women because Justice O'Loughlin in the Federal Court in Adelaide made

Latin American educators meet in Cuba

By Tom Griffiths Havana — Some 5000 educators from all over Latin America, including school teachers, academics and Ministry personnel, attended the biannual educational conference in Cuba, "Pedagogia 95", February 6-10. Co-Sponsored by

Write on: letters to the editor

Australian Greens An article on privatisation by me in Green Left #174 described me as acting Secretary of the Territory Greens. While that appellation was correct at the time of writing it should be made clear that since then I have resigned

Loose cannons

Or whatever you're having "Yeltsin: drunk with power" — Headline in the Sydney Morning Herald. Must be a big demand for that "Mr Yeltsin is increasingly consulting astrologers and other mystic healers, including a bizarre 'channeller of

Japanese whalers hunting in sanctuary

Japanese whalers hunting in sanctuary Greenpeace has caught the Japanese whaling fleet hunting whales in the newly created Antarctic whale sanctuary. The crew aboard the MV Greenpeace found the fleet in the Southern Ocean for the third time

Review admits crisis in Aboriginal health

By Chris Martin Released last week, the federal government's review of its five-year National Aboriginal Health Strategy has added more detail to the picture emerging from various state studies of a permanent and deepening Aboriginal health

Workcover rally blocks Adelaide streets

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Thousands of workers marched through the city on February 15 to express their frustration and anger at the Brown Liberal government's proposed changes to the workers' compensation scheme, Workcover. The

On the box

Paris is Burning — Award-winning documentary that examines the art of "voguing" and its origins in the black and Latino gay communities of the United States. ABC TV, Friday, February 24, 1am. Actively Radical TV — Community television's

Environmentalists 'must relate to workers'

Environmentalists 'must relate to workers' By Anthony Benbow PERTH — Green Left Weekly spoke to Bill Ethell, secretary of the Construction, Mining, Energy, Timberyard, Sawmillers and Woodworkers Union (WA CFMEU) about the woodchipping