GLW issue 149, published 1994-06-29.

Protests at NT Trade Expo

Protests at NT Trade Expo By Sally Anne Watson DARWIN — More than 400 Indonesian visitors have arrived to attend the Northern Territory 1994 Trade Expo. On June 23, the day before the expo opened, a large number of Indonesian businessmen

Building workers win wage rise

By Sue Bolton MELBOURNE — At a time when many workers have begun to think that there is no alternative to the corporate-style union approach of giving up working conditions for a pittance of a wage rise, one union has shown that it is possible

Mabo Day on Thursday Island

Mabo Day on Thursday Island THURSDAY ISLAND — Getano Lui, chair of the Islands Coordinating Commission, and Pedro Stephens, mayor of Thursday Island, proclaimed June 3 a public holiday to commemorate the 1992 Mabo ruling. This High Court

Lack of information a trap for Filipina women

By Anthony Brown Filipina women in violent relationships with Australian men are often not aware of their rights, according to a Brisbane social worker who works with migrant women. Since 1980, 17 Filipina women and four children have been

Further

Australian News

Solidarity rally to focus on Australia's role

By Nick Fredman SYDNEY — When hundreds of young activists gather here from Friday to Sunday, July 8-10, for the Resistance national conference, international solidarity will be high on the agenda. Campaigning against Australian imperialism's

SA nurses reject wage freeze

SA nurses reject wage freeze ADELAIDE — The SA branch of the Australian Nurses Federation has rejected the wage freeze proposed by the state Liberal government in its May financial statement. The ANF federal executive reported to

Further Australian News

International News

Capital finds a Russian growth industry

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Not so long ago, many Russians still believed that if they embraced capitalism, foreign investment would pour in to help modernise and expand their country's decrepit factories. That's a suggestion the new

Rwandan rebels oppose French invasion

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — The Rwandan Patriotic Front, on the verge of taking power in the traumatised central African country of Rwanda, says it will "do all that can be done" to resist a French military intervention. Speaking here on June

Further International News

Editorial

Scoundrels

Scoundrels It is not just the radical left that recognises the relationship between existing deep-seated social problems and unemployment. Writing in an April issue of the Sydney Morning Herald, journalist Geoff Kitney stated that the Liberal

Cultural Dissent

Once bitten, twice shy

Reality Bites Directed by Ben Stiller Written by Helen Childress Featuring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller Reviewed by Peter Meredith Long time friends Lelaina and Troy (Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke) graduate from college and

Broadcasting the revolution in South Africa

By Sue McCauley I recently had the opportunity to go to South Africa to teach a community radio station management course at the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) in Johannesburg. The institute is run by Alister Sparks, a

Further Cultural Dissent

More unwanted attention for ASIO

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