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Strike threat at Olympic site

Strike threat at Olympic site By Shane Bentley SYDNEY — Members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union at the Olympic site at Homebush Bay have threatened to take industrial action if their concerns over workplace safety

Chomsky: Palestinian leadership in 'dream world'

By Adam Hanieh JERUSALEM — Well-known political commentator Noam Chomsky spoke to a packed lecture theatre on June 7 at Bir Zeit University, near the Palestinian town of Ramallah. Chomsky has been a consistent critic of US policy in the Middle

Festival Records picket continues

Festival Records picket continues By Shane Bentley SYDNEY — Picketers outside Festival Records have entered their sixth week on the picket line established by members of the National Union of Workers after Festival issued redundancy

Opposition to nursing home legislation

James Vassilopoulos In an unprecedented move, eight community and church aged care provider groups have issued a joint paper highly critical of the federal government's changes in aged care. The organisations include the Alzheimers Association

International campaign against disappearances

By Lisa Young LONDON — The first public meeting of the International Committee Against Disappearances (ICAD) British section was held here on May 21. The use of "disappearances" as a means of intimidation and oppression against indigenous

Loose cannons

In-expressways "Things introduced by decadent capitalism have made inroads into our country, penetrating all sectors in the party and society." — Hou Zongbin, vice-chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party's discipline commission, in an

Action updates

Stonewall anniversary BRISBANE — The pinnacle event of the annual Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival, the Stonewall rally and march, will be held on June 29. The rally will begin at King George Square at 11am and march to Musgrave Park for a

Conservationist defects to mining lobby

Conservationist defects to mining lobby By Nick Everett BRISBANE — Frances Herbert, former Queensland Conservation Council spokesperson on the Stradbroke Island anti-sand-mining campaign, took up the position of public policy officer with

US culture in the popular front years

The Cultural Front: the Laboring of American Culture in the Twentieth CenturyBy Michael DenningVerso, 1996. 556 pp., $55.00 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon Swimming against the stream all the time can be tiring and unrewarding, for Marxists as much

Indonesia, East Timor public meeting

Indonesia, East Timor public meeting By Janet Parker SYDNEY — "How long can Suharto Survive?" was the theme of a public meeting held by Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) on June 19. An audience of 50 people heard

Why we must keep up the anti-Hanson protests

Comment by Peter Boyle Since May, when Pauline Hanson began holding public meetings around the country to build her One Nation party, some 45,000 people have taken to the streets against her racist movement. Protesters have far outnumbered those

Pakistani carpet workers strike

Pakistani carpet workers strike On June 11, 20,000 members of the United Carpet Industries Labour Union struck in Lahore, closing all 130 workplaces in the city. Red flags were flying outside the occupied factories and above the four strike