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Great result for Labour Party of Pakistan

By Farooq Sulehria LAHORE, Pakistan — Local body elections took place in Punjab province on May 20. They were one of the bloodiest elections in the history of Pakistan, with 40 people killed and hundreds injured during riots around Punjab. The

Poem: Maureen

Maureen You ask me not to clench my fiststo hold my anger down.You ask me not to purse my lipsnor swear nor wear a frown.You tell me — let my anger gothat I should reconcile that it is me that I must knowto feel at one, and smile. It's not what

and ain't i a woman?: A costly compromise

A costly compromise On May 21, the Western Australian parliament passed a bill to change that state's abortion laws. The bill, which was initially intended to remove all references to abortion from the criminal code, was, through numerous

Lessons of the 1968 revolt

By Doug Lorimer The French revolt of May-June 1968 began in December 1967 with a strike in eight Paris high schools to support a demonstration against government cuts in social security. This was followed by another high school walkout in January

Young socialists to hold national conference

By Sarah Peart "When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty." This is the theme of the 27th national conference of the socialist youth organisation Resistance, being held in Melbourne from July 11-13. "This theme really captures what

Victory against Rio Tinto

Victory against Rio Tinto By Alison Dellit NEWCASTLE — Workers at Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley No. 1 coalmine have rejected management's Australian Workplace Agreement proposal in a secret ballot. The Construction, Mining, Forestry and Energy

Taking on the bovver boys

Taking on the bovver boys Cleary, IndependentBy Phil ClearyHarperCollins, 1998. 298 pp, $19.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon Phil Cleary, a product of a Christian Brothers schooling, could have been expected to know all about human sin and divine

Five days of solidarity

Five days of solidarity Activists throughout Australia held actions in solidarity with the movements for democracy in Indonesia and freedom in East Timor. The marches, rallies, speak-outs and forums were part of five days of solidarity

Killings continue in East Timor

By Jon Land Indonesian soldiers continue to carry out brutal acts of torture, murder and arbitrary detention throughout East Timor. Many of the worst incidents have occurred in the town of Baucau and surrounding districts. The East Timor Human

Public works key to jobs, say socialists

Public works key to jobs, say socialists By Bill Mason BRISBANE — "A large-scale program of public works, including schools, child-care centres, public transport and leisure facilities, is the key to creating thousands of new jobs", the

Goolengook threatened by illegal logging

By Yael GIPPSLAND — The Goolengook forest, situated in East Gippsland, north-east Victoria is threatened by unsustainable logging practices. The only government study of Goolengook forest, conducted in 1991, recommended that, to maintain

Democratic forces' victory in Hong Kong

By Eva Cheng Pro-democracy forces won an impressive victory in Hong Kong's May 24 legislative council election, its first since the former British colony reintegrated with China almost a year ago. Beijing restricted the number of popularly elected