Sean Healy

  • Resist racism, resist the system!

    The July 24 and 28 actions by secondary students against Pauline Hanson's One Nation has given a new lease of life to all those angered by the rise of racism in Australia. But it has also outraged Hanson supporters (open or covert),

  • Resistance calls national high school walkout

    Resistance calls national high school walkout By Sean Healy Following the success of the high school strike against One Nation in Victoria on June 25, the socialist youth organisation Resistance has called a national school walkout on July 24. A

  • Budget continues education devastation

    Budget continues education devastationDespite the "sighs of relief" attributed to university vice-chancellors by the major dailies, the 1998-99 federal budget continues the privatisation of higher education. True, there are "no new

  • Solidarity with Indonesia

    Solidarity with IndonesiaThree days of solidarity with the people of Indonesia have been called for May 28-30 under the slogan "Stop supporting the dictator Suharto". The diplomatic support offered by the Australian government is

  • Second national day of action called

    Second national day of action calledStudent organisations, activist groups and the National Union of Students have called a second national day of action against education cuts and attacks on students. The day is scheduled for May

  • Kemp threatens student unions

    Education minister David Kemp has indicated the next target on the government's union hit list: student unions. He has asked his department to prepare legislation for "voluntary student unionism", which would prevent student unions

  • Solidarity with Indonesian students urgently needed

    The crackdown against student protest by the Suharto regime in Indonesia requires a loud and clear show of solidarity by students in Australia. Suharto sees the current campus upsurge in Indonesia, and the students' commitment to

  • Education protests a blow to Howard

    On April 1, more than 20,000 students and staff took part in protests against the Howard government's education cutbacks and the privatisation of tertiary and technical education. The large turnout, and the militancy of the

  • Crime hysteria threatens youth, civil liberties

    SYDNEY — The Daily Telegraph runs headlines about "Sydney's streets of fear", with half-page photos of 25 cm knives; Today Tonight runs a two-part "exposé" on a western suburbs youth "gang"; the police union clamours for the

  • Howard unveils 'zero tolerance' drug strategy

    Howard unveils 'zero tolerance' drug strategyJohn Howard has unveiled his latest "anti-drug" strategy, which includes a new funding package of $102 million and a hand-picked Australian National Council on Drugs. The extra funding

  • UTS decision marks fee failure

    SYDNEY — The administration of the University of Technology has announced it will not be introducing full up-front fees for any domestic undergraduate students in 1999. This follows similar decisions by other university

  • New allowance hits youth

    After a back-flip by Senator Brian Harradine, the Coalition's proposed common youth allowance is now likely to be passed by federal parliament, despite opposition from student and welfare organisations. The common youth allowance will