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Woman wins pregnancy discrimination case

Woman wins pregnancy discrimination case By Robyn Marshall In 1997, Colette Johnson, then 28 years old, was hired by the Ipswich office of Gloria Marshall Australia, the infamous weight-loss firm. Three weeks later she found out she was pregnant.

Gordonstone miners still 'standing tall'

Gordonstone miners still 'standing tall' By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The miners' union is considering a High Court appeal after the Federal Court ruled on June 25 that, while sacked mineworkers at the Gordonstone mine in central Queensland were

Australian Democrats: Hopes for a democratic party crushed

By Sue Boland Membership ballots to determine party policy and select party leadership — surely these measures guarantee party members' control over elected politicians? It seems not: the Australian Democrats have such a structure but have

Victory in the anti-VSU campaign

By Kate Carr SYDNEY — On June 29 it was revealed that, despite the federal Coalition government's efforts, its proposed "voluntary student unionism" (VSU) legislation will not be debated during this sitting of the Senate. With the changed balance

Women's struggle in East Timor: an eyewitness report

By Jill Hickson DILI - In June, three 10 year-old boys found a grenade in their playground in Dili, the capital of East Timor. They pulled the pin and it exploded. Two of the boys were blow to pieces. The third was rushed to the church clinic in

Indonesian farm workers reestablish peasants' union

By Emily Citkowski YOGYAKARTA — More that 80 Indonesian farm workers and organisers met here on June 25-27 to re-establish the National Peasants' Union (STN — Sarakat Tani Nasional). This was the STN's second congress. The founding

Pakistani workers condemn war

Pakistani workers condemn war By Farooq Suleria LAHORE, Pakistan — On June 25, 500 workers attending the annual general meeting of Itehad (Unity) Carpet Industry Workers Union of Pakistan condemned the war efforts of the ruling classes of both

Colombia features in Comrades Bar

Colombia features in Comrades Bar By Vannessa Hearman MELBOURNE — The second Green Left Weekly Politics in the Pub at the Electrical Trades Union's Comrades Bar on June 30 focused on Colombia. It discussed whether Latin America's next

Looking Out: Reflection's hard truth

Reflection's hard truth By Brandon Astor Jones "The violence of today's society has little to do with the shunning of God and much more to do with a glorification of guns, [intolerance] and ... a lack of parental supervision." — Jeff Joseph

Exposing the G7 lies

Exposing the G7 lies By Eric Toussaint Was last month's G7 Summit (bringing together the United Kingdom, United States, France, Japan, Italy, Canada and Germany) in Cologne a move towards cancelling poor countries' debts? Don't believe all you're

Helen Todd's battle for justice

Helen Todd's battle for justice Punitive DamageDirected by Annie GoldsonSydney Film Festival Review by Michael Goldstein Punitive Damage, recently shown at the Sydney Film Festival, is an inspiring and most moving testimony to the courage and

Isaiah Berlin: The liberal gilder of dung heaps

Isaiah Berlin: A LifeBy Michael IgnatieffChatto & Windus, 1998. 356 pp., $49.95 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon Since the death of Sir Isaiah Berlin in 1997, there has been a publishing flurry of Berlin's philosophical and historical essays,