ADELAIDE — A Green Left Weekly seller was assaulted by a member of the right-wing group National Action on Friday night, June 17, at the East End pub Crown and Anchor. Two police officers near the scene refused to render assistance or apprehend the
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SA push for federal awards
By Anthony Thirlwall
ADELAIDE — South Australia's 20,000 teachers are looking to the federal award system in an attempt to protect their wages and conditions and to prevent retrenchments.
The move follows a
Indonesian warship fiasco
By Jon Land
A controversy has erupted in Indonesia over the refitting of 39 German warships purchased last year by the Suharto government. Technology and research minister Jusuf Habibie arranged the deal without
By Tom Flanagan
A federal Liberal MP is playing a key role in the mobilisation of bigoted right-wingers in defence of Tasmania's anti-gay laws. Chris Miles, MHR for Braddon and opposition spokesperson for schools, vocational education and
Comment by Jorge Jorquera
The initial motivation for this comment came from reading articles on South Africa in Socialist Worker, the paper of the International Socialist Organisation. These articles don't vary much, at least not in theme, which
By Frank Enright
Mounting internal and international pressure has finally forced the Papua New Guinea government into peace talks with representatives of the Bougainville Interim Government. The talks are being held in the Solomon Islands
By Lisa Bryant
SYDNEY — When the Hawke government suggested an Australia-wide identity system (the Australia Card), public opposition forced it to abandon the plan because of fears of potential misuse of the data collected for the card. Yet a
Treasure chest
Andy's Chest
Martin Plaza
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Reviewed by Graham Matthews
Martin Plaza is probably best known for his work with Mental as Anything. The Mentals' irreverent hits of the '80s marked an important stage in Australian pop
By Norm Dixon
JOHANNESBURG — Prisons throughout South Africa were convulsed by protests which began on June 9. The South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR) called on inmates to begin peaceful mass action after the new
East Timorese face trial
By Jon Land
Five East Timorese independence activists are about to go on trial for peaceful protests they carried out during the visit of foreign journalists to Dili in April. They face up to seven years'
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