By Sean Healy
With banners proclaiming their allegiance to "socialism, feminism, democracy and unionism", and newsletters declaring the need to "educate, agitate, organise", the National Organisation of Labor Students tried to make a big splash
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International Women's Day '97
Thousands of women and male supporters rallied and marched on March 8 against the attacks on women's rights. Rallies around the country heard speakers representing Aboriginal people, migrants, trade unionists, young
Have gun, will travel
Have gun, will travel
Executive Options is a bona fide business corporation involved in the security industry. We are a reputable firm, not gung ho cowboys.
— Despite impressions.
We were contracted
EvitaDirected by Alan ParkerStarring Madonna, Antonio Banderos and Jonathon PriceNow showing in all major cinemas Review by Paul Howes
Evita, based on a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is another Hollywood flop. There is really
New attack on public sector workers
By James Vassilopoulos
Minister for industrial relations Peter Reith has escalated the government's attack on public sector workers by allowing departments to introduce Australian Workplace Agreements or
ANZ to sack hundreds
By James Vassilopoulos
Esanda, the financial services arm of the ANZ Bank, plans to sack 700 workers — a 40% of its work force.
Esanda has been undertaking an 18-month review to restructure and cut costs. Some of
Student protest shuts down meeting
By Jo Williams
MELBOURNE — Sixty angry students occupied the Law building at Melbourne University on March 3 and shut down a university council meeting. The meeting was set to vote on the university's
By Adam Hanieh
On February 26, the Israeli government announced the future construction of 2600 housing units between East Jerusalem and Bethlehem on Mount Abu Ghneim. These units will be built for Jewish settlers as part of the continuing
Hindmarsh Island bridge inquiries
By Richard Owen
Environment, Resources and Development Committee Inquiry (1993)
An open inquiry that recommended: that the bridge be stopped and the ferry service upgraded; the development of a
Bougainville pickets
@body intro =— "Withdraw the PNG army from Bougainville. Lift the blockade. No mercenaries to Bougainville. Open up Queensland hospitals for Bougainville victims of the war." These were the demands raised by an emergency
By Tim Gooden
CANBERRA — A long-running dispute between the Transport Workers Union and concrete company Ready Mix came to a head recently when police were used to arrest union officials. According to Trevor Santi, ACT branch secretary of the
By Norm Dixon
Fighters of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) are on "red alert" in preparation for attacks by South African mercenaries hired by the Papua New Guinea government. The pro-independence Bougainville Interim Government has
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