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Theatre that proves a point

By Dave Riley Earlier this year, I set up New World Order Theatre in Brisbane. There was no manifesto to mark its birth, nor raving reviews to greet its first production. It happened, like so many things, because it seemed like a good idea at the

Mining still threatens Great Barrier Reef

Mining still threatens Great Barrier Reef By Francesca Davis On August 19, federal environment minister Robert Hill announced new regulations to ban mining and drilling on the Great Barrier Reef. The move will not, however, stop three proposed

Indian students chart way forward

Indian students chart way forward By Sean Healy PATNA, Bihar

Stop the attacks on ATSIC

Stop the attacks on ATSIC The federal government has been busy preparing the ground for another round of attacks on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), and Aboriginal people in general. Recent new allegations of rorting

PNG court sacks radical MP

By Norm Dixon Controversial Melanesian Solidarity (Melsol) MP and Eastern Highlands provincial Governor Peti Lafanama was stripped of his seat in the Papua New Guinea parliament on August 28. The PNG Supreme Court ruled that statements made by

...and ain't i a woman?: Every worker's right

...and ain't i a woman?: Every worker's right On August 23, a strong campaigner for equal opportunity for women in the workplace died of cancer. Clare Burton's research and writings — some of the most influential of which are collected in The

Militant's anti-racist student 'united' front

Militant's anti-racist student 'united' front Comment by Kerryn Williamsand Jorge Jorquera MELBOURNE — The recent growth in anti-racist organisation among high school students has been set back here by the sectarian political intervention of

For actions, not words, against racism

For actions, not words, against racism MARINA CARMAN, Resistance national anti-racism spokesperson, answers questions about Resistance's approach to fighting One Nation and racism. Question: Why is fighting racism a political issue? Why doesn't

Unions and the One Nation threat

By James Vassilopoulos The rise of the racist, anti-worker One Nation presents a big challenge to the union movement. The federal election will be a further test after the 23% statewide vote One Nation received in the Queensland elections. Unions,

Diana fever

Diana fever Welcome to Green Left Weekly — a paper that is a Diana-free zone. If you were hoping to find a seven-part series on the life and times of Di as you scanned these pages, along with glamour posters and special details on how to win a

Students put Kennett on spot

Students put Kennett on spot By Brendan Meilak MELBOURNE — On September 2, TAFE students from across Victoria assembled at the Peninsula TAFE in Frankston to tell premier Jeff Kennett what they think of his funding cuts to the TAFE system. More

Socialists accept Baldwin's challenge

By Stephen O'Brien NEWCASTLE — The Democratic Socialists will accept the challenge issued by Bob Baldwin, Liberal MP for the Hunter Valley seat of Paterson. Baldwin warned last month that if Resistance ran in his seat he would buck Liberal Party