The view from Cipinang prison
By John Roosa
We are inside Jakarta's fortress-like Cipinang prison for a Sunday afternoon potluck lunch. The families and friends of the political prisoners have brought specially prepared home-cooked
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[This letter has been sent to the Melbourne Sunday Age.]
On July 13 Melbourne's Sunday Age ran an article which made some serious allegations, accusing the Campaign Against Racism of being "the group behind
Abstudy cuts decimate Batchelor College
By Marina Cameron
A report from Batchelor College, a university in the Northern Territory, to education minister Amanda Vanstone predicts that budget cuts to Abstudy will lead the institution to
At the time of Green Left Weekly's 200th issue, published in August, 1995, John Pilger said: "In a world where the mainstream media has become like an echo chamber, Green Left is outstanding as a consistently reliable, informed and incisive source of
Bosses on the offensive against awards
By James Vassilopoulos
On July 23, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission will begin arbitration in a case that may result in the removal of dozens of conditions from awards. The case is being
By John Wilson
The NSW Labor government is allowing a private company to destroy an irreplaceable public asset, risking downstream communities, industries and jobs. Near Tenterfield, in northern NSW, Ross Mining has all but final approval for
Students and youth in struggle
AZURAMANN CEKA is an AND JEF/PADS student leader and a member of the bureau of the Youth, Student and Pupils Movement. He was interviewed by FRED SPENCER Question: What's the nature of your movement? What are the
By John Gauci
SYDNEY — As part of its campaign against racism, Resistance has organised a Rock Against Racism night at the Harbourside Brasserie on Thursday, August 28. Performers include Tim Finn, Leonardo's Bride, Cactus Child, Holly Go
Antibiotics, big business and super germs
By Robyn Marshall
At a private hospital in Brisbane, two patients were admitted with a bacterial infection that had multiple resistance to antibiotics, in particular, resistance to the last
By Lisa Young
LONDON — The longest trial in English history came to an end on June 19. It centred on the distribution of a six-page fact sheet, titled "What's Wrong With McDonald's — Everything They Don't Want You To Know", produced by
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