Care provisions for HIV/AIDS patients unclear
SYDNEY — NSW community services minister Ron Dyer came under fire from HIV/AIDS groups on July 23, which claim that he has failed to clarify whether people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH/A) are
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Comment by Sean Healy
During the next two months, elections to many university student unions will be held around the country, elections that the activist student left will be heavily involved in. There has been little discussion about what the
PC or no PC, that is the questionPC or no PC, that is the question
It may be thought, and often said, that your run-of-the-mill leftie is very hard to amuse. They look for overtones, undertones, sub-tones, grunts and "philosophy"; they
Last week was momentous for Green Left Weekly.
For the next six weeks, passers-by and visitors to the Green Left production centre in Abercrombie Street in Sydney will encounter scaffolding, building supplies, paint tins and general hubbub as
'Fairwear' campaign active in Adelaide
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — Shoppers in Adelaide's Rundle Mall on July 20 were exposed to the appalling working conditions of outworkers providing garments for the fashion industry as part of a
By Eva Cheng
According to the western media, Hong Kong's Democratic Party and a few vocal elected legislators are the guardians of the struggle for democracy in Hong Kong. Such a view is simplistic and overlooks the broader social movements and
By Adam Hanieh
The official ideology of Israel, Zionism, has always portrayed itself as a liberation movement for all Jews. But although Zionism claims to offer a home for all Jews, that home has never been offered equally. The question of Arab
Work injuries increase
By James Vassilopoulos
Work injury rates are beginning to rise, according to a recently released publication by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission. The federal government last year cut the budget
Salsa for Cuba
By Lynda Hansen
BRISBANE — More than 120 supporters attended the Committee in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean (CISLAC) annual fundraiser here on July 19, supported by the Australia Cuba Friendship Society
Hanson: neo-Nazis' 'Joan of Arc'
By Norm Dixon
"If I said, 'Joan of Arc', you'd think immediately of an inspired, young patriotic girl, rising from peasantry, leading her people gloriously into battle. If I said, 'Pauline Hanson',
NTU students fight cuts
DARWIN — Around 70 students attended an urgent lunchtime meeting at the Northern Territory University on July 24 in response to cuts to the ceramics, sculpture and English departments. The meeting was attended
By Tony Iltis
HOBART — The signing of the Tasmanian regional forest agreement (RFA) has been postponed for a second time. Originally scheduled for June 30, then postponed until July 18, it is now due to be signed in early to mid-August.
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