Indonesian activist in Perth
PERTH — Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor and Resistance held a cross-campus week of solidarity from October 21 to 25 as part of a solidarity tour of Perth by Nico Warouw, representative of the
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Russian coal miners call strike
An national strike has been called for November 5 by the Russian miners' union ROSUGLEPROF. At issue is the growing wage debt owed to Russia's miners. Already massive, the debt has soared by 89% since January.
By Sue Brooke
MELBOURNE — "Our people fought for the right to land, for the Land Rights Act. We don't want to be managers for any more destruction on our land. We will not agree to this mine and we'll take whatever action is necessary to stop
By Dennis White
Nothing short of a total political turnaround can save Australian National from its imminent break-up and disappearance from the rail industry. The election of the Howard government guaranteed AN's fate, but the situation AN finds
By Marina Cameron
Figures published on October 22 reveal that one in three year 9 students do not have basic literacy skills. They also show that literacy problems have increased in Australia since 1975, and that literacy among disadvantaged
By Peter Johnston and Carl Gosper
WOLLONGONG — On October 15-17, elections for the Student Representative Council were held at Wollongong University. Left tickets received strong support, reflecting the level of student opposition to the
By Norm Dixon
"I have no confidence there can be justice in South Africa", Mbusi Ntuli said bitterly following the October 11 acquittal of former apartheid regime defence minister Magnus Malan and other senior police and security force officers
By Beavis Marks
BRISBANE — A public outcry has erupted over a police attack on an outdoor fundraising concert for community radio station 4ZzZ on October 19. More than 95 people were arrested and many members of the crowd injured. A storm of
In early October, the AFGHAN WOMEN'S NETWORK — active in Peshawar and Islamabad in Pakistan and Mazar-I-sharif and Kabul, Afghanistan — released a statement asking for support against the imposition of repressive laws against women in areas of
By Jennifer Thompson
SYDNEY — Two Palestinians visiting from the Ma'an Development Centre based in Ramallah in the West Bank spoke at a public meeting organised by the ACTU overseas aid organisation, APHEDA, on October 15. Among other community
Resisting the Virtual Life: The Culture and Politics of InformationEdited by James Brook and Iain A. BoalCity Lights Books, 1995. 289 pp., $15.95Reviewed by Stan Thompson Media, governments, academics and more all have heralded the close of the 20th
By Bernie Brian
DARWIN — More than 50 students delayed a meeting of the NT University's planning board on October 24 to express their opposition to cuts to faculty funding contained in the university's draft budget. Arts will be the worst hit,
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