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ALP betrays WA sex workers

ALP betrays WA sex workers BY AMIE HAMILTON PERTH — After months of joining with the Australian Democrats and WA Greens to block a repressive new bill on prostitution, WA Labor has signed a deal with the Liberal Party to allow the bill's

Protests grow against Gold Coast cableway

BY BILL MASON BRISBANE — Residents of Springbrook, in the Gold Coast hinterland, have vowed to fight tooth and nail against a proposed Naturelink tourist cableway in the region. Thirty of them protested outside a June 18 meeting attended by

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,

INDONESIA: News briefs

Indonesia news briefs Newspaper survey critical of government Six hundred and eighty respondents to an internet survey conducted by the daily Media Indonesia said that the government has done little for the ordinary people and not enough to bring

Loose cannons

Bloated "Twenty per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia are the result of flatulence from cows and sheep [therefore] ... restrictions would have a dramatic impact on the farm sector." — National Party senior federal vice-president David

The "Brenner debate": an unfolding debate about the capitalist crisis

An unfolding debate about the capitalist crisis BY EVA CHENG Released hard on the heels of the 1997-98 Asian economic crisis, which was threatening to become a global meltdown of the capitalist system, Robert Brenner's book-size thesis, "The

Homophobia and Pride WA

Homophobia and Pride WA BY ELENA JEFFREYS PERTH — For 15 years the Pride WA parade has been based in Northbridge, which falls under the municipality of the City of Perth. It has been a successful event, with a steady increase in the number of

RUSSIA: Gusinsky's arrest: the oligarchy squabbles — Boris Kagarlitsky

MOSCOW — Immediately after Media-MOST head Vladimir Gusinsky was arrested, protests began. Particularly vocal were people who only a little earlier had been rushing to nominate Vladimir Putin for president, who had extolled his promised

Not good enough

Not good enough The ALP's persistent refusal to repeal the GST when it next forms federal government is not good enough. There is already abundant evidence that the GST, even accompanied by income tax cuts, will make most people worse off. For

Green Left is taking a two-week break

Green Left is taking a break Many of the activists involved in producing Green Left Weekly will be in Melbourne attending the Resistance national conference on June 29-July 2 (see article on page ?). We are therefore postponing the next issue of

Film reveals Saharawi people's long struggle

Film reveals Saharawi people's long struggle REVIEW BY NICK EVERETT The Forgotten War, a documentary about the struggle of the people of Western Sahara against the occupation of their country by Morocco, premiered to a packed audience in the NSW

Nike, on your bike!

Nike, on your bike! BY WILL WILLIAMS SYDNEY — Clothing and footwear giant Nike copped it from all sides on June 24 as 150 angry activists marched on and briefly occupied its George Street store in the city to protest against exploitative labour