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MELBOURNE — Resistance held a stall on January 21 in Bourke St Mall to campaign in solidarity with the Pilbara workers who are fighting attempts by BHP to introduce individual contracts. Participants sold many copies of Green Left Weekly and
By Marina Carman With all the politicians' and mass media talk of "aliens" and "illegals", it can be easy to forget that they are referring to human beings. The passage of the federal Border Protection Act on November 25 made Australia one of the
Action for workplace safety Workers covered by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union at the Western Australian government's Belltower project walked off the job for seven days from January 25. Black flags were hoisted over the
A chimpanzee that chose her portfolio of internet stocks by chucking darts at a list of companies has been hailed a financial whiz kid by her keeper. Six-year-old Raven delivered a 213% gain on 1999, outperforming most of the yuppies on Wall Street.
Adelaide lord mayor defects to ALP By Philippa Stanford ADELAIDE — The ALP announced on January 26 that it had wooed Adelaide Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith into contesting Labor pre-selection for the marginal seat of Adelaide. In an echo of
Will Indonesia's generals get away with murder? On January 31, the investigation by the Indonesian National Commission for Human Rights into atrocities and human rights abuses in East Timor will release its report. It is likely to implicate dozens
By Malik Miah OAKLAND, USA — Some 50,000 people, 90% African-American, marched in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 17, the federal holiday honouring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The protest was organised by the NAACP [National
Mauritius government outlaws dissent By Sean Healy The president of the island republic of Mauritius assented on December 31 to the new Public Security Bill. The bill, introduced to parliament by Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam on December
Seventy-three people deported to China By Sean Healy The federal government has deported 73 people back to China after only five weeks of investigation. The group arrived at Christmas Island, off Australia's north coast, in December and has since
Bridge of Courage: Life Stories of the Guatemalan Companeros and CompanerasBy Jennifer HarburyCommon Courage Press, 1995. Review By Martin Schenke "Don't talk to me about Gandhi: he wouldn't have survived a week here ... For Gandhi's methods to
'Pink capitalism' can't avoid the rules By Daryl Croke Once upon a time, setting up a club for gays and lesbians with a sensible business plan was a licence to print money — but not now. Look around today and you'll see the considerable road
By Lachlan Malloch SYDNEY — Members of the NSW Public Service Association (PSA) will be presented this week with a televised message from their union leaders urging them to vote for the state Labor government's offered pay rise of 16% over four