BY SIBYLLE KACZOREK
BAUCAU — On November 26-30, 40 or so members of the Asia Pacific Coalition for East Timor (APCET) met here to discuss international solidarity with East Timor. The international guests were joined by around the same number of
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BY DANIEL OOI
SYDNEY — Student activists have begun preparations for the Student Solidarity Conference to be held in Sydney next April. The conference will bring together solidarity activists from around the country, and the Asia-Pacific region,
BY JON LAND
Australian domestic demand for natural gas is projected to steadily increase over the next decade, with the fields off the coast of Western Australia and the Northern Territory — especially those in the Timor Sea — being the
BY JAMES SMITH
If federal education minister David Kemp gets his way, by 2004, public schools will receive only an estimated 32% of federal government funds, despite educating 70% of students.
To its credit, the Independent Education Union (IEU)
In late November, at least three former employees of Australasian Correctional Management (ACM), the private company contracted by the federal government to run Australia's immigration detention centres, revealed that child abuses and other crimes
BY RAY FULCHER
MELBOURNE — The National Union of Students (NUS) Victorian conference held at Monash University on November 25 adopted a number of progressive positions.
The policy motion condemning Labor Victorian Premier Steve Bracks over his
BY STUART MUNCKTON
The Earth is becoming a nastier planet on which to live. The growing hole in the ozone layer, increased global warming and the wholesale destruction of the world's forests are evidence of this. Moreover, according to the World
East Timor: The Price of Freedom By John G. Taylor
Zed Books/Pluto Press, 248ppTo Resist is to Win: The Autobiography of Xanana GusmaoEdited by Sarah NinerAurora Books/David Lovell Publishing, 256ppFighting Spirit of East Timor: The Life of
BY PETER JOHNSTON & KAREN CIERI
DARWIN — The announcement of the formation of an Aboriginal political party has understandably ruffled the feathers of both Labor and the Country Liberal Party (CLP). The Labor Party traditionally receives the
Capitalism In Crisis: Globalisation and World Politics TodayBy Fidel CastroOcean BooksMelbourne, 2000292pp., $29.95 (pb)
REVIEW BY SHANE HOPKINSON
There is no shortage of talk about globalisation these days. Cuban leader Fidel Castro paints a
BY EVA CHENG
Anti-capitalist protesters who succeeded in Seattle last November-December in helping block the launch of a new round of global trade negotiations under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) can proudly register their
BY ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ
BUENOS AIRES — When Francis Fukuyama declared the end of history, he was prematurely announcing the triumph of capitalism. The message was that there was no longer any point in resisting and workers around the world should
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