Ruth Ratcliffe

  • Choose a career?

    Howard attempts to entrench youth wagesThe Howard government has proposed legislation which would entrench junior wages and extend them to the 200,000 workers under 21 who currently receive adult wages. The vast majority of

  • Actions against Jabiluka mine

    BRISBANE — A day of action to protest against the Jabiluka uranium mine was held on November 21. Around 200 protesters gathered in Queen's Park for a rally addressed by Dave Perry from the Maritime Union of Australia and Pat

  • Incumbents complacent in UQ elections

    Incumbents complacent in UQ electionsBRISBANE — Some left activists have expressed concern that Zest, the broad left ticket in the University of Queensland student union election, is running an apolitical campaign. The last

  • Labor-Democrats debate a non-event

    Labor-Democrats debate a non-eventBRISBANE — On May 5, the University of Queensland ALP and Australian Democrats clubs presented a debate about "Labour, Unionism and Change: Perspectives on Industrial Relations Reform —

  • Move for legal recognition of same-sex couples

    Move for legal recognition of same-sex couplesBRISBANE — The Queensland Labor opposition announced last week that it will introduce an amendment to the Powers of Attorney Act to include the recognition of same-sex

  • Call for left unity at UQ

    Call for left unity at UQBRISBANE — Resistance activists are calling for a broad left activist ticket in University of Queensland student union elections. Activists in the education anti-racism, feminist and

  • Rally for a woman's right to choose

    Rally for a woman's right to chooseBRISBANE — A rally here on July 8 protested against the de-funding of Children by Choice, a counselling and referral service, and Queensland health minister Mike Horan's threats to

  • Queensland abortion rights under attack

    BRISBANE — The Queensland minister for health, National Party member Mike Horan, has launched an attack on women's right to abortion. Horan displayed his ultra-right, anti-woman views on the weekend of June 21-22 when

  • Opposition to sand mining on Stradbroke

    BRISBANE — Around 60 people gathered at Dunwich on Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) on March 26 to protest against sand mining on land of great environmental and cultural significance. The group marched to one of the mines at

  • Students want a fighting union

    BRISBANE — In recent elections at the University of Queensland, Voice, the Whitlam Institute team, won control of the student union from the incumbent Liberal team. Other tickets included Kathy Newnam and Ruth Ratcliffe on the

  • An affirmation of resistance movements

    Like many of the tracks on Warnography, MC Lynx's "Bullet in the Chamber" vents the anger and outrage that many young people feel when they look out at today's world.