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Action Against Racism PERTH — After giving Pauline Hanson "the worst 24 hours" of her life, the Action Against Racism coalition has organised a speak-out against racism. Spokesperson Ana Kailis commented that PM John Howard had clearly
TAFE students organise against restructuring By Jenny Forward HOBART — Students opposed to restructuring recommended in a recent education review have called for the resignation of the state education and vocational training minister.
NUS affiliation at University of Queensland By Kathy Newnam BRISBANE — A referendum on whether to affiliate to the National Union of Students will be held on the University of Queensland from May 26 to 30. Over the past week of
Reconciliation 'past its use-by date' PERTH — John Howard's "Ten Commandments" regarding the Wik judgment "are just 10 ways of saying 'no' to Aboriginal Australia", says Yaluritja (Clarrie Isaacs). The well-known anti-racist activist
By Chris Spindler SYDNEY — Jenny Munro, chairperson of the Metropolitan Lands Council, traces the reconciliation process back to one of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Black Deaths in Custody. "It was one of the first things
Iraq regime executes political prisoners According to the Worker-Communist Party of Iraq (WCPI), the ruling Ba'ath regime of Iraq has started mass executions of political prisoners. More than 260 political prisoners — most of them in Abu
Phew! "I don't think you'd find, after 13 years' experience in government, that the Labor Party intends to produce soviet Australia." — ALP leader Kim Beazley, arguing that it isn't really necessary to remove the word "socialism" from the
Poem: The Fool When I was youngI had a young man's dreams.And they were good dreams,dreams to warm the heartand guide the brain.Now I am no longer youngthose dreams still seem so fine to me.They do not dim,they deepen.They make more sense,take
CRA hunts for uranium By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Mining giant CRA is prospecting near the Century Zinc deposit in north-west Queensland, opening the possibility of the first uranium mine in the state since the closure of the Mary Kathleen
Kurdish rebels hit back at Turkey Kurdish fighters were reported on May 19 to have struck back against Turkey's military assault on Kurds in Iraq. The Kurdish rebels struck in south-east Turkey, blocking a highway and attacking government
By James Vassilopoulos A bonus for racists contained in the recent federal budget is the savaging of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, which will lose 40% of its funding over two years. The commission has been a strong
By Allen Myers Here we go again. For the second time this year, business, media and politicians are bombarding us with propaganda for tax "reform". The word has to be put in inverted commas, because they don't really mean reform — i.e.,