Between despondency & hope
by Tristan Ewins | Sep 24, 2002
The history and future of radical politicsAbout 60 km from Sydney's city centre, on a 14 acre bushland property on the gorge of the Georges River, Eric Aarons resides in a two...
Riders on the Storm
by John Densmore | Aug 24, 2002
Dread ripples through me as I listen to a phone message from our manager saying that we (The Doors) have another offer of huge amounts of money if we would just allow one of our...
Reckoning the damage
by Walden Bello | Aug 14, 2002
Capitalist crisis and corporate crimeThe unravelling of the reputations of firms that were once the toast of Wall Street continues and the end is not in sight. But one thing is...
What role for Telstra?
by Ros Eason | Aug 13, 2002
The Shadow Minister for Communications, Lindsay Tanner, released his telecommunications policy discussion paper, "Reforming Telstra", on 23rd May. The document has subsequently...
Why manufacturing matters
by George Campbell | Aug 13, 2002
Discussion paperThis paper focuses on the importance of manufacturing industry, the rationale for a proactive governmental approach, and the policy agenda that needs to be...
‘Mas’: a memoir
by Rosalind Carrodus | Aug 13, 2002
Speaking to your heartTo The South WindOh wind you are blowingnew life into meYou have loosened my anchorMy sails are all freeYou are blowing me, wafting meOut to the seaThe...
‘A fresh point of view’
by Melissa Boyde | Aug 13, 2002
Mary Alice Evatt hung her large collection of paintings in every room of her Canberra house, including the kitchen. "And why not?" she said to a journalist in the 1960s, "It's...
Ethics, politics & mutual obligation
by Jeremy Moss | Aug 13, 2002
Over the past decade there has been a considerable shift in Western governments' treatment of unemployed welfare recipients. The post-World War II system that placed only minimal...
A certain fusion
by Nick Sherry | Aug 13, 2002
It is just over 10 years ago, the 1st of July 1992, that the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) commenced operation in Australia. The final 1 per cent bringing the total to 9 per cent...
On guard: The MAI rides again
by Patricia Ranald | Aug 10, 2002
Trading away essential services?The World Trade Organisation negotiationsWhat if our government signed a legally binding international agreement, which prevented regulation of...