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Gender roles — only two?

By Mary Merkenich Are there really only two genders — female and male? Fred Nile and other fanatical conservative groupings would certainly like us to believe so. This is not merely an academic question, but an important social concern. Many

Tube workers to contest London elections

Tube workers to contest London elections Tube workers to contest London election By Iggy Kim LONDON — On February 10, the Campaign Against Tube Privatisation (CATP) officially launched its slate of 11 candidates for the Greater London

Would you like sex with that?

Would you like sex with that? By Philippa Stanford Prostitution is once again in the media spotlight in South Australia. There are presently four prostitution law reform bills due to discussed by state parliament when it next sits, in March.

Networker: Becoming very rich

Networker: Becoming very rich Speculation is mounting in financial circles: which company will be the first to reach a market capitalisation of US$1 trillion? This will be an historic event. Market capitalisation (that is, the total stock market

Socialist Party of Timor holds first congress

Socialist Party of Timor holds first congress By Jon Land DILI — The Socialist Party of Timor (PST) held its first national congress here on February 10-11. The event marked an important stage in the development of the PST and the socialist

A history of the education campaign

In 1976, and again in 1981, Malcolm Fraser's Liberal government attempted to cut tertiary education funding, replace TEAS (the precursor of Austudy) with a loans scheme and reintroduce up-front fees. Student opposition on numerous campuses fed into

Rally against GST on tampons

Rally against GST on tampons CANBERRA — As part of a nationwide campaign against the GST on tampons, women here presented health minister Michael Wooldridge with a "Declaration of the GST on Sanitary Products" on February 16. The declaration was

Life of Riley: Win with Winston

Win with Winston I would like to thank everyone who sent get well greetings to Winston — the vent figure who will one day be our own DIY prime minister. It has been an immense comfort to Winston and myself to know that so many of you have

News briefs

Amnesty backs new trial for Mumia Amnesty International (AI) on February 17 called for a new trial for US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal because his original trial was "deeply flawed". After many years of monitoring the case and an exhaustive

Cyanide spill reveals the cost of gold

Cyanide spill reveals the cost of gold By Jim Green The environmental and political fallout from a major cyanide spill at a Romanian gold and silver mine on January 30 continues to spread. Aurul Gold, the Baia Mare mine operator, is half-owned by

East Timorese workers win better wages

By Jon Land DILI — East Timorese workers at the floating Hotel Olympia and Amos W. complex have won better wages and conditions following a 24-hour sit-in strike. The action, which began on February 10, involved 40 hospitality and housekeeping

Anti-Olympics protests off and racing

By Bea Brear SYDNEY — With International Olympics Committee (IOC) chief Juan Antonio Samaranch in town on February 16, the Sydney offices of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) became the focus of an angry rally. One