Former Queensland Democrat state leader PETER SYKES looks at the implications for small parties of a double dissolution election. Sykes admits to leaving the Democrats and joining the Greens in what he describes as "painful circumstances" after
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By Julia Perkins
BURNIE, Tasmania — On April 14, 300 people marched through the streets of Burnie in support of wharfies sacked by Patrick Stevedores. The 13 maritime workers in Bell Bay and the 17 in Burnie who were sacked have been offered
By Ben Reid
MELBOURNE — A delegates' and activists' meeting of Victorian Trades Hall Council affiliates on April 16 voted unanimously for a statewide stop work and rally on May 6 in support of the MUA and sacked maritime workers. Six thousand
Suharto steps up repression in East Timor
By Jon Land
Indonesian military and security forces have intensified efforts to suppress the people of East Timor. Resistance sources estimate that up to 10,000 additional Indonesian soldiers have been
By Theresa Moore
Changes to funding, due to take effect at the end of April, threaten the viability of many centres providing before- and after-school care and a return to the era of "latch-key kids". In the May 1997 budget, the Howard government
By Zanny Begg
The final report of the federal government's review of higher education was released on April 17. The review committee, chaired by Roderick West, was launched last year to recommend policy options for the next 20 years. The final
Historic conference begins new era in left cooperation
By Max Lane
SYDNEY — More than 750 people participated in a historic event, the first Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference, held here April 10-13. The conference was characterised by an
Pickets
Contact your local Trades and Labour Council or union if you want to be on the picket roster. Your local Democratic Socialist Party or Resistance branch also has relevant details.
Demonstrations, meetings and forums
Darwin: John Coombs
On the picket line
SYDNEY — Since April 8, hundreds of MUA supporters have turned back trucks, trains and efforts by the police to remove them from Patrick Stevedores' Port Botany terminal. Green Left Weekly's TESSHA MEARING spoke to SIMON FREW,
By Sean Healy
The crackdown against student protest by the Suharto regime in Indonesia requires a loud and clear show of solidarity by students in Australia. Suharto sees the current campus upsurge in Indonesia, and the students' commitment to
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