One can define the Left as the non-conservative forces in society; one can also define it more narrowly as the Left traditions within the labour movement. It is apparent that there are various traditions that make up the Left of the labour movement in this country.
During the lonely nights and long days that Chinese students, workers and ordinary citizens gathered in Tiananmen Square, one of the most popular songs was this one.
Australia had a big stake in the New York Primaries held in mid-September. The defeat of Stephen Solarz means the defeat of one of Australia’s most important allies in the Congress.
Published with a series of other brief quotes from various other individuals in public life in the Sydney Morning Herald, 27 January 1992, p. 18.
Speech delivered 29 August 1992, reproduced in: Labor Council of New South Wales Annual Report and Auditor’s Report for 1992, Labor Council of NSW, Sydney, pp. 12-13.