CANADA — Canada has topped the United Nations' Human Development Index for the past five years. However, a new report, released by the UN on December 4, condemns Canada's federal and provincial governments for exacerbating poverty and homelessness
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Activists create 'JAILS'
By Jim Green
In 1998, about 500 people were arrested at the Jabiluka uranium mine blockade in the Northern Territory. Many are to face court in coming months. JAILS (Jabiluka Arrestees Information and Legal Support) has
As schools decay, Russian teachers protest
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — When Russian authorities learned on December 15 that striking teachers had blocked an important rail line, it may finally have dawned on them that the situation in the
Resistance magazine spoke to Maurice Sibelle, coordinator of the Victorian TAFE Students and Apprentices Network (VTSAN), about how TAFE students plan to campaign against voluntary student unionism legislation (VSU). Question: What has been the
Gas commission highlights safety problems
By Chris Spindler
MELBOURNE — Witnesses at the royal commission to investigate the Longford gas disaster, in which two workers were killed and eight injured, have reported maintenance delays, poor
ERA denies Jabiluka postponement rumours
By Justin Randell Rumours that the Jabiluka mine has been postponed have been denied by Energy Resources of Australia. The rumours originated from a press conference for resource journalists in which ERA
Hotel approved despite protests
By Justin Randell
WOLLONGONG — The controversial $25 million Cliff Road hotel is one step closer to reality after Wollongong Council voted to approve the development application on November 30. The application
Write on: Letters to the editor
Beauty
Trisha Reimers' article "The ugly side of beauty" [GLW #343] links problems affecting women such as Anorexia and Bulimia to the beauty industry. I've heard and recited this argument many times but I now
Greek secondary students in revolt
By James Vassilopoulos
School occupations, mass demonstrations, mass school assemblies and roadblocks are tactics Greek secondary students have used in their militant campaign against the social democratic PASOK
Australia asked to 'please explain'
By Kim Bullimore
Australia will be the first western country asked to "please explain" its policies on race to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Australia, a
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