The death of a 19-year-old Aboriginal man on October 27 at Cessnock while on home detention brings the number of deaths in custody in NSW this year to eight. Daniel Crossley died when he hung himself. A death in home detention falls well within the
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By Libby Connors
By early November, all Australians on the electoral roll will have received a ballot paper to elect candidates for a 1998 constitutional convention to discuss whether Australia should become a republic. John Howard did not want
By Lisa Macdonald
In response to US State Department criticism of his visit to Libya on October 23, South African President Nelson Mandela has accused the US administration of racism and condemned its "arrogance to dictate" where South African
By Bronwen Beechey and Ben Courtice
MELBOURNE — The campaign against the Victorian government's amendments to the WorkCover scheme has moved into higher gear following a stop-work and rally of 60,000 people on October 29 and a 24-hour stoppage by
By Norm Dixon
Zimbabwe's impoverished farm workers have won a hefty wage increase as a result of their first organised national strike against the country's 4000 wealthy, predominantly white, commercial farmers. Farm workers, who walked out at the
Workers Health Centre celebrates
SYDNEY — More than 200 people celebrated 21 years of activism at the Workers Health Centre's Birthday Dinner Dance on October 24. The centre was founded in 1976 by a group of doctors and left-wing trade unionists
Why the stock market's on a roller-coaster
Comment by Allen Myers
You can tell that capitalism is going through an unusually rough patch when the Financial Review's editorials take on a philosophical tone. The one in the paper's October 30
This and next weekend, thousands of people in Australia will show their solidarity with the people of East Timor by marching to commemorate the anniversary of the Dili massacre.
The events of November 12, 1991 were far from the only atrocities
By James Vassilopoulos
"The Hunter Valley miners are fighting for secure, permanent jobs, for the maintenance of long service leave and recreation leave — the same conditions that many working people are fighting for. They deserve our full
Victorian teachers to stop work
By Mary Merkenich
MELBOURNE — Victorian state school teachers will stop work on November 12 as part of a campaign for a certified agreement with the government. The Australian Education Union (AEU) is seeking
Terra Australis Proprietary Limited
The Reserve Bank in conjunction with the federal Treasury is making arrangements for turning the whole country into a limited liability company. Every Australian citizen will be offered shares in the float.
East Timor November 12 commemoration actions
Adelaide: Vigil at Victoria Square. Wednesday, November 12, 4.30-6.30pm, speakers. Vigil continues on Thursday and Friday, 10.30-6.30pm. Phone 8410 1022 or 8344 3511.
Brisbane: Rally outside Defence
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