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UN$W to charge up-front fees

UN$W to charge up-front fees By Helen Jarvis SYDNEY — The council of the University of NSW decided on June 2 by the slimmest of margins (10 votes to eight) to accept fee-paying local undergraduates from 1998, and so to join the

Life of Riley: Identity

IdentityIdentity Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I mean that. I am determined to become the person I always wanted to be. When I woke this morning from troubled dreams I decided to transform myself. I was lying on my

Campaign to defend Tasmanian forests

Campaign to defend Tasmanian forests By Sarah Stephen and Kylie Moon HOBART — The Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement, due to be signed in the next month, was the major focus for activities around World Environment Week this year. It is

'Why we are protesting against Hanson'

'Why we are protesting against Hanson' @box text intro = Green Left Weekly spoke to people at the anti-Hanson rally about why they were publicly protesting. Sarah, 15, high school student: "I just think racism is wrong, and we need to

Albania: The new face of eastern Europe

By Nicos Yannopoulos The Albanian insurrection is on the defensive. Since March 10, the insurrection has been waiting. Unfortunately, this is probably not a "war of position", but a significant decline in the movement. This is partly due to

Traditional owners fight Jabiluka mine

By Tom Flanagan DARWIN — The Aboriginal traditional owners of the site of the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine have taken their struggle to stop the mine to the Federal Court. The validity of the Jabiluka mineral lease is being challenged by

Good karma

Good karma Last Stop Heavenly HeightsKarma CountyTWA Records Reviewed by Iain Clacher Last Stop Heavenly Heights is a striking debut CD for Sydney band Karma County, a strange bar-band which seems to inhabit its very own original space in

Torture by UN 'peace keepers'

Torture by UN 'peace keepers' By Norm Dixon Italian television on June 6 broadcast photographs of Italian troops torturing detainees during the US-led United Nations "Operation Restore Hope" occupation of Somalia in 1993. The photographs,

A comic look at a state in serious trouble

A comic look at a state in serious trouble By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — Rod Quantock has made a huge contribution to Australian comedy. He wrote and performed in the ground-breaking TV series Australia, You're Standing In It, opened and

First lockout under Workplace Relations Act

First lockout under Workplace Relations Act By Rob Graham ADELAIDE — All 20 workers, members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, at Radco Crane Hire have been locked out and subsequently sacked after the collapse of

Tasmanian upper house vote records far right's decline

Tasmanian upper house vote records far right's decline By Tony Iltis LAUNCESTON — On May 31, in elections to Tasmania's Legislative Council, voters rejected the homophobic, religious fundamentalist conservatives who have traditionally

ETU: tough talk, no action to stop privatisation

By James Vassilopoulos Green Left Weekly has obtained documents from the Electrical Trades Union which indicate that the union is not serious about campaigning against the $22 billion privatisation of the NSW power industry. The ETU is