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Confronting the economic crisis

By Allen Myers John Smith is of course correct that there is room for supporters of Cuba to discuss and criticise policies of the revolutionary government if that seems appropriate, within the overall context of solidarity and opposition

Victorian police shootings

Victorian police shootings By Sean Lennon MELBOURNE — A coroner's inquest into the 1988 shooting of Graeme Jensen concluded on August 11 with the release of a report which found that the police operation was incompetently

La Trobe administration backs down on funding

By Sean Healy MELBOURNE — La Trobe University administration has backed down in a fight with the Students' Representative Council over the SRC's funding. After a student general meeting on August 15 of 300 students, the largest at La

Soorley warns: ALP 'could implode'

Soorley warns: ALP 'could implode' By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Brisbane Lord Mayor Jim Soorley has warned the Queensland ALP government it will not survive if the administration continues to exclude people from the

Action updates

Action updates Indonesian anniversary protests MELBOURNE — Two hundred protesters gathered outside the Indonesian consulate on August 17 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of Indonesian independence. The

Peasants massacred in Brazil

Peasants massacred in Brazil At least 32 people were killed in Brazil on August 9 when 200 heavily armed anti-riot troops of the militarised police violently evicted landless rural workers from farmland they were occupying in the state of

Russia: learning to live without a job

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — In January, my friend Valya was sacked from her job. A former English teacher, energetic and self-assured, she had quit an office job with a Russian commercial firm in order to take up an offer of better-paid

Rethinking the 'economic recovery'

By John Smith HAVANA — The devastating economic effects of the collapse of the Soviet Union and east European socialist camp on Cuba and the subsequent "special period" of economic readjustment have been well documented, inspiring

Life of Riley

Life of Riley Batman His legends are many. The real truth about him we may never know except that he is good, clever, strong and unafraid ... that he and his ancestors have always fought on the side of the weak against the

Where Helen Garner goes wrong

By Kath Gelber The release of Helen Garner's The First Stone earlier this year hit a nerve. The book ostensibly described, in fictional terms, the case of a master at a Melbourne University college accused of sexually harassing two

Latin American celebration in Brisbane

Latin American celebration in Brisbane By Bill Mason BRISBANE — "Our victory was for everyone, not just for the El Salvadoran workers", Jorge Rodriguez, spokesperson for the Spanish-speaking workers at Steel-Line Doors, told

'No' to NUS affiliation at ANU

'No' to NUS affiliation at ANU By Sarah Stephen Our education system is under attack. Over the last 10 years the ALP government has moved rapidly towards the introduction of a user-pays system that allows only those who are rich