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By Robyn Marshall We will not know if the food we put in our mouths has been genetically engineered, if proposals from the Australian and New Zealand Food Authority are accepted by the government. There will be no requirement that fruit and
Past master for a new generation Past MastersBy Roy Bailey Review by John McGill British left-wing MP Tony Benn calls Roy Bailey "the greatest socialist folk singer of his generation". Reviewer Martin Pearson says, "Roy Bailey is not an act, he
Queensland students defy threats By Peter Robson and Sarah Cunningham BRISBANE — Threats of expulsion didn't stop more than 2000 high school students protesting here on July 28 against racism and One Nation. The rally, which started at King
Comment by Iggy Kim According to Kevin Reynolds, secretary of the WA CFMEU, it is ACTU policy to work with immigration cops to rid workplaces of "illegal" migrants who take Australians' jobs. Acting on this policy in mid-July, the union reported a
Indigenous women meet MELBOURNE — On July 26, 200 people, mainly women, heard Aboriginal women discuss how to fight Howard and Hanson's racism and win justice for Aboriginal people. Monica Morgan, a Yorta Yorta woman, explained that the only
By Aaron Benedek SYDNEY — Around 5000 people demonstrated against the racist policies of Pauline Hanson and John Howard on August 1. Commencing in Hyde Park, the march wound its way through the city to Howard's office, before finishing at First
Pauline Isn't There! Ms Hanson is a clever cove, more cunning than you thinkFor she's the master trickster who, quicker than a blink,can escape the reach of logic and defy cool reason's stare —When you think you've spied the racist — why,
By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — The state by-election in Northcote on August 15 will be an important event in Victorian politics. On July 29, One Nation announced Nikolas Kavalenka as its candidate. Kavalenka says he supports Pauline Hanson's statements
By Maung Maung Than August 8 is the 10th anniversary of the brutal massacre of thousands of peaceful demonstrators in Rangoon. Opponents of the military dictatorship will be protesting outside the Burmese embassy in Canberra on August 7 and 8.
SYDNEY — It seems to be a particularly busy time for theatre here at the moment, more than our volunteer reviewers can keep up with. As well, many of the plays about to open have short seasons, and may disappear almost before a review appears. At
By Sean Healy The July 24 and 28 actions by secondary students against Pauline Hanson's One Nation has given a new lease of life to all those angered by the rise of racism in Australia. But it has also outraged Hanson supporters (open or covert),
A spectre is haunting Hanson The recent national high school walkout against racism has rattled Pauline Hanson and her One Nation chums. According to Hanson and minder David Oldfield, the action organised by the socialist youth organisation