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Abolish mandatory sentencing

Abolish mandatory sentencing By Sean Healy The massive public outcry against the Northern Territory and Western Australia's mandatory sentencing laws has forced the laws' proponents into a corner. But, rather than see reason, NT Chief Minister

South Korean Marxists regroup

By Iggy Kim The January Marxism 2000 conference in Sydney hosted the first overseas delegation of South Korea's newly formed Nodongja-euy Him, the Power of the Working Class (PWC). The delegation's presence was the first contact between South

California criminalises young people

By Iggy Kim SAN FRANCISCO, US — Overhead, a towering computer-image bull accompanies a gloating invitation to "Be Quick, Be Smart, Be Bullish". Around the San Francisco Bay area, these new billboards for stockbrokers Merrill Lynch come across

East Timor: solidarity still needed

By Jon Land DILI — Walking through the streets of the capital of East Timor, one thing is very evident: the reconstruction of East Timor is taking place at a snail's pace. The only buildings that appear to be repaired in any significant way are

Socialists launch council campaign

Socialists launch council campaign By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — The Democratic Socialists on February 26 launched their policy statement for the March 25 Brisbane City Council (BCC) election. The Democratic Socialists are standing Graham Matthews

Life of Riley: Next door

Next door I guess things have finally settled down next door. Next door? Indonesia. Looks like there won't be a military coup after all. I beg yours ... The standoff between General Wiranto and President Wahid has been resolved and

Write on: letters to the editor

Flat Earth Society on mandatory sentencing The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory and the Premier of Western Australia deserve accolades for their forbearance in dealing with the ill informed demands for tougher sentencing they themselves

SA nuclear dump: let the fight begin

SA nuclear dump: let the fight begin By Jim Green South Australians are gearing up for a crucial stage in their fight against a federal government plan to turn the northern part of the state into Australia's nuclear waste dump. A major

Statement against mandatory sentencing

Statement against mandatory sentencing The following statement is being circulated around Australia for opponents of mandatory sentencing to sign, e-mail to the decision-makers listed below, and pass on to others to do the same. For more

Indonesia — struggling for democracy and justice

Indonesia — struggling for democracy and justice By Kerryn Williams During the first two weeks of February, 11 Australian solidarity activists took part in a student exposure tour to Indonesia. We met with activists from various sectors and

How long does it take to change a child's mind?

How long does it take to change a child's mind? The Cuban government has published, as a new booklet titled How long does it take to change the mind of a child?, a round table discussion with psychologists and other specialists reflecting on the

Nepali communists plan defeat for Congress

Nepali communists plan defeat for Congress Nepal's communist movement is amongst the largest and most popular in Asia. A leading force in the 1990 people's power movement that ended the autocratic Panchayat system, the Communist Party of Nepal —