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Perth rocks against racism

By Stuart Munckton PERTH — More than 600 people turned up at the Ozone Bar on May 16 to a "Rock against Racism" band night organised by Green Left Weekly. The gig featured some of Perth's best bands. The large and diverse crowd helped refute

Fighting up-front fees at Melbourne University

By Alison Dellit and Jo Williams MELBOURNE — The May 8-9 occupation of the Melbourne University administration building was very successful. It has drawn dozens of new activists into the campaign, energised older activists and focused media,

A plea for tolerance

Empty ShellsBy Ramez TabitDirected by Patricia CorneliusStarring Nicholas Cassim, Nadia Coreno, Carmelina Di Guglielmo, Senol Mat, Ramez TabitForward Theatre at the Universal Theatre, Melbourne, until June 7 Review by Bronwen Beechey

Transport unions unite

Transport unions unite By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Transport unions in Queensland have formed an alliance to launch an industrial campaign to fight anticipated tougher workplace laws in the state. Transport Workers Union state secretary

High school students organise

SYDNEY — On May 8, more than 700 high school students here walked out of their schools to protest against the expected 23% funding cut to the education system and cuts to Austudy. MELANIE BULL interviewed LOU PASTRO and AARON BENEDEK from the

SRC sabotages Tas Uni picket

SRC sabotages Tas Uni picket By Mathew Munro HOBART — Tasmania University students picketed a meeting of the university council on May 23 to protest against university cutbacks. Unfortunately, the ALP-dominated students representative

Teachers demand new pay offer

Teachers demand new pay offer By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Around 120 angry teachers marched on the Broadbeach office of Queensland education minister Bob Quinn on May 21, as thousands of Gold Coast teachers held a 24-hour stoppage to demand

Justice before reconciliation

Justice before reconciliation Where is the dispute over native title heading, and where does it leave the reconciliation process? Green Left Weekly spoke, separately, by phone to Les Malezer, executive director of the Foundation for

Left On-line

Left On-line 9point = The Satire Workshop — Green Left Weekly's resident scallywag, Dave Riley, has established a presence on the Web. You can catch up with some of the best Life of Riley columns and enrol in his new satire project. With

The nuclear war of 1991

Metal of DishonorEdited by John CatalinottoPublished by Depleted Uranium Education Project $19.95 Review by David Muller A new generation of weapons is in place. These weapons contain a very dense material, depleted uranium. DU weapons give the

The energy of resistance

The following are excerpts from a statement issued by the People's Democratic Party (PRD) after General Syawn Hamid accused it of masterminding rioting during the election campaign. The call for the Mega-Star-People Coalition represents the

Latin American solidarity

Latin American solidarity BRISBANE — More than 50 people attended a forum titled "What Alternative for Latin America?" at the Resistance Centre on May 17. Keynote speaker Stephen O'Brien, who has recently returned from four years working with