By Danny Fairfax
Seattle, November 30, 1999: The summit of the World Trade Organisation, a gathering of world leaders and corporate chief committed to implementing a new round of pro-business trade talks is stopped by 80,000 protesters blockading
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Women still only get on average two-thirds the average wage of men. — Susan Austin, Brisbane.
It's always women who bear the brunt of capitalism's attacks. Feminism is about getting out there and doing something about it, whether you're a man or
BY ALISON DELLIT
In GLW #479, Leon Parissi from Workers Liberty, an affiliate party to the Socialist Alliance, accuses me of "cheering on those voices who are in favour of decreased union influence in the ALP". But what I, and the Democratic
BY BRONWYN JENNINGS
Since its formation in October, Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) has organised hundreds of people to campaign in defence of refugees. With 16 RAR groups having been formed, the network has boosted the fight to close refugee
BY SARAH STEPHEN
A five-day fact-finding mission to the Woomera detention centre,
conducted by Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission (HREOC) officers,
has produced a damning report.
The February 6 report, produced as part of a
BY BOB BURTON
In an extraordinary move the Papua New Guinea government has passed legislation that prevents any government agency from taking or supporting "in any way" proceedings against BHP-Billiton "in respect of an environmental claim" over
Museworthy: Advertising Works (for Morris Dees)
The ad said "Soft On Crime"the black man was out of prisonon work release and did what prisonersdo on that, committed a crimeAttacked a white woman in a photoon telly in a wedding dress (white)
Spy GameDirected by Tony ScottWith Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack and Marianne Jean-BaptisteAt major cinemas
REVIEW BY ZANNY BEGG
Tony Scott's new film, Spy Game, is an intriguing investigation into how to construct a spy film
By Leigh Hughes
"Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United
BY GARY MEYERHOFF
DARWIN — Socialists, youth workers and human rights activists are alarmed at proposals by Northern Territory police and businesspeople for curfews to be placed on young people aged under 16 in Darwin. Proponents of "zero
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