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ANU students go to the polls

ANU students go to the polls By Will Williamsand Erin Killion CANBERRA — Elections for the students' association at the Australian National University take place this week. Green Left Weekly spoke to Dave Gosling, Resistance activist and

Life of Riley: Chesty Bond's undies

Chesty Bond's undies The name's Bond, Chesty Bond. Ah yes. Finished textiles. Undergarments. That's me. In-built gusset. Double-stitched trim. Do not bleach. Hot iron. Made in Australia. Chest puffed out.

Tax Office workers protest

Tax Office workers protest By Chris Slee Members of the Community and Public Sector Union employed by the Australian Taxation Office have completed two weeks of rolling stoppages to protest management's plans to sack up to 50 workers in the

Doctors raise alarm over Jabiluka

Doctors raise alarm over Jabiluka By Tracy Snook A team of doctors from Sydney Children's Hospital on September 9 held a press conference opposing the Jabiluka uranium mine in Kakadu National Park. The team was headed by Dr Helen Caldicott,

Activists block Eastern Distributor

Activists block Eastern Distributor By Kerry Nettle SYDNEY — Greens councillor Tom McLoughlin from Waverley Council was among eight protesters arrested on September 9 for blockading the felling of trees on the Eastern Distributor route.

Are they merely paper tigers?

The sharp fall in currencies and stock markets in south-east Asia in recent weeks have raised serious questions about the future of the "newly industrialising countries" (NICs) or "Asian tigers". The article printed here, by CHOW WEI CHENG, is

Are unions ditching enterprise bargaining?

Are unions ditching enterprise bargaining? James Vassilopoulos If you believe media reports of the September 1-5 ACTU congress, unions are abandoning enterprise bargaining and are moving towards industry-wide bargaining. This,

Ewan MacColl: from theatre to folk club

By Al McCall Not many people know of Ewan MacColl. Those who do remember him as a folk singer and partner of Peggy Seeger. As a songwriter, MacColl is recognised as the author of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Dirty Old Town", "The

Looking out: Anger and honesty

Anger and honesty By Brandon Astor Jones "We live in two different Americas ... I've never felt American. I've only felt African-American. An American is suppose to have life, liberty, prosperity and happiness. What have my people

Pastoralists' land speculation undermines native title

JOHN HOLMES, emeritus professor of geography at the University of Queensland, spoke to Green Left Weekly's GRAHAM MATTHEWS about the Howard plan and its likely repercussions for Aborigines. Question: Could you identify the extent to which native

Greek teachers and students fight back

By Michael Karadjis ATHENS — Thousands of teachers and students blocked the city on September 4 in the first action of what promises to be a long campaign against the government's education "poly legislation". The centrepiece of this

Strike resumes at Hunter Valley mine

Strike resumes at Hunter Valley mine By Alex Bainbridge HUNTER VALLEY — Mine workers at Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley No. 1 coal mine resumed their strike on September 8 in response to continuing provocation by mine management. The miners had