Protesters condemn Turkish government
By Arty Titiz
MELBOURNE — On May 14, some 100 Kurdish and Turkish people protested against the attempted assassination in Turkey of the Human Rights Association president, Akin Birdal. The attempt on
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Comment by Helen Jarvis
SYDNEY — More than 100 people, mainly Indonesians, packed into Burwood Community Centre on May 9 to hear Indonesian sociologist Arief Budiman speak on the topic "Can Suharto survive democratisation?" in a meeting organised
By Peter Gellert
MEXICO CITY — The government is stepping up attacks on Zapatista-led autonomous municipalities in Chiapas and is intensifying its war in the mass media against foreign observers. In the early hours of May 1, a national holiday in
Compelling outcasts
The ThiefDirected by Pavel ChukhraiWinner of the Venice Film FestivalShowing at Dendy and Cremorne cinemas from May 21 Review by Francesca Davis
Set in 1952 and seen through the eyes of six-year-old Sanya, The Thief is a
Join the campaign against the Indonesian dictatorship!
On May 15, emergency pickets were held in many Australian cities to demand that the government cut all ties with the Suharto dictatorship and the Indonesian military, and to show solidarity
The rule of law
By Allen Myers
"We will obey the law. Will the MUA obey the law by withdrawing its pickets from the docks in Sydney and Melbourne?" Words to this effect were part of the standard response of Patrick Stevedores and its partners in
MUA struggle continues
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Tensions on and off the waterfront continue to simmer here as the Maritime Union of Australia prepares for the next round of its confrontation with the federal government and Patrick. On May 15,
Is any job safe?
By Sue Boland
Increasingly, employers and their spokespeople are telling us not
to expect job security. In April, Business Council of Australia president
Stan Wallis was quoted as saying that job security was not a
TWU court victory
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — The Queensland Industrial Court on May 14 ruled that the Employment Advocate did not have the right to inspect a union's membership register. Justice Glen Williams found that the actions of the EA in
Green Left free speech campaign
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — Following attempts to ban Green Left Weekly distribution in Rundle Mall over the past two months and in Central Markets since May 8, GLW sellers and supporters are fighting back. A
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