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'Fight back and never surrender'

Never a White Flag: The Memoirs of Jock Barnes, Waterfront Leader Edited by Tom BrambleVictoria University PressAvailable from One World BooksBox 68-419, NewtonAuckland NZe-mail <books@oneworld.org.nz>NZ$36 (includes postage) Review by

ALP/One Nation attack anti-racists

ALP/One Nation attack anti-racists By Andy Gianniotis BRISBANE — Queensland One Nation leader Bill Feldman has continued his tirade against Resistance, telling state parliament it is peddling "hate and division" in Queensland schools. Then on

The real agenda behind a reactor

By Jim Green Behind the federal government's plan to build a new nuclear research reactor lie a set of national interest/security arguments. Essentially, the government wants to maintain a pool of nuclear expertise in order to monitor nuclear

Activists call on Carr to stop Timbarra mine

By Bernard Wunsch BYRON BAY — Clearing and construction at the proposed Timbarra gold mine have begun. More than 60 protesters picketed NSW Premier Bob Carr here on July 29, calling on him to stop the work at the Timbarra site and investigate

Life of Riley: A time of reckoning

A time of reckoning Over four years and 184 issues ago, I took up residence in these pages. The time has come for a reckoning. You can imagine what it's been like — trying to come up week in week out with something to say and a nifty way of

Not as useful as a cat

Not as useful as a cat 50 things to do with John HowardBy Shaughan DavisCarlton, Victoria: New Holland Publishers, 1998$9.95 Shaughan Davis' collection of cartoons is in the tradition of 101 Things to Do with A Dead Cat. The smaller number of

Great show, but where was the audience?

Great show, but where was the audience? The Government InspectorBy Nikolai Gogol (adapted by Adrian Norman)New Theatre, SydneyFridays and Sundays until August 22 Review by Brendan Doyle Polish theatre guru Grotowski did his plays with a select

Watch out: here comes another 'reform'

Watch out: here comes another 'reform' We've had years of economic "reform" — deregulation and privatisation to benefit big business at the expense of the rest of us. We've had workplace "reform" — restrictions on workers' rights to organise

From Hiroshima to Jabiluka

From Hiroshima to Jabiluka Peace and anti-nuclear activists commemorated the 53rd anniversary of the US nuclear attack on Hiroshima, Japan, with marches and rallies which focused on Energy Resources of Australia's planned uranium mine at Jabiluka

Electricity privatisation battle in SA

Electricity privatisation battle in SA By Anthony Benbow ADELAIDE — For most Adelaide residents "Privatisation stinks" is not a slogan but a literal description. The city suffered the "big pong" for weeks in 1996 following breakdowns at the

Resistance growing rapidly

Resistance growing rapidly By Sean Healy The enormous success of the July 24 and 28 secondary school walkouts against racism, and the attendant media spotlight, have led to rapid growth for Resistance. In the two weeks since the walkouts, more

Northcote rally against racism

Northcote rally against racism By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — Two hundred people rallied against racism and One Nation in Northcote on August 8. The rally was part of the Democratic Socialists' by-election campaign. With no Liberal candidate in the