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Flinders Uni elections

By Sam King Activists at Flinders University have formed a "Broad Left" ticket to contest the May 19-22 elections for the Student Association Coordinating Group (COG) and National Union of Students (NUS) delegates. The Broad Left's platform

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Phone 9565 5522. Access News —

Mum Shirl: fighter for Aboriginal rights

Mum Shirl: fighter for Aboriginal rights "Mum Shirl" was born Colleen Shirley Perry on November 22, 1924, at Cowra, into what many whites accepted as preordained penury. Even the two surnames she bore were borrowed from an alien culture —

Racism in sentencing confirmed

Racism in sentencing confirmed By Sarah Peart SYDNEY — Young Aborigines and Pacific Islanders are subjected to harsher sentences in NSW courts than young white people, a study just released has found. This confirms the direct experience of

The president the right prefers

By Marina Carman SYDNEY — On May 1, Luke Whitington from the Labor left was declared the new president of the University of Sydney Students Representative Council. An electoral appeal had previously removed the conservative Adair Durie, elected

Maritime union campaign briefs

MUA alleges sabotage BRISBANE — Waterside workers who triumphantly returned to work at Patrick's wharves at Hamilton and Fisherman Island on May 8 have alleged that the non-union work force damaged facilities, including the boom of a

Patrick attempts to thwart High Court decision

Patrick attempts to thwart High Court decision By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — With most Patrick wharves back in operation, the previously quiet docks in Adelaide were swarming with people who had responded to a call from the Maritime Union for a

Activists discuss why Russia needs another revolution

By Nick Everett BRISBANE — "The past eight years have provided Russians with a refresher course in the evils of capitalism", declared Green Left Weekly journalist Renfrey Clarke at a public meeting here on May 6. Clarke was addressing around 60

Conservation Council's funding cut

Conservation Council's funding cut By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Queensland Conservation Council chairperson Carol Booth has accused the Coalition state government of campaigning against outspoken conservationists, following natural resources

Nigerian police attack anti-Abacha protest

By Norm Dixon Nigerian riot police killed at least seven people protesting against dictator General Sani Abacha on May 1 in the Oyo state capital of Ibadan. In the days following the shootings, prominent opposition politicians, including a former

Liberals waver on One Nation preferences

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Under intense criticism, including from within its own ranks, the Queensland Liberal Party has hesitated over its plan to allocate preferences to Pauline Hanson's racist One Nation party ahead of the ALP. On May 8, the

Life of Riley: Regarding the last 30 years

Regarding the last 30 years And so we go ever forward sentenced to make the best of what we find. The years pass and with their passing we may sometimes forget what we have won and lost. Yet, I cannot help feeling ... — Is this going to