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By Norm Dixon Despite their picket lines being raided by armed riot police and strikers being jailed, evicted from their company-owned houses and physically attacked by company thugs, 700 workers at the Vatukoula gold mine in Fiji remain on
By Steve Painter SYDNEY — Amid a poisonous hail of racial slurs, union-bashing, unsubstantiated allegations and red-baiting, the Royal Commission Into Productivity in the Building Industry in NSW issued its final report on May 26. The
SYDNEY — More than 230 people attended Green Left's "Big Night Out" on May 23. Entertainment was provided by Liberty Street (pictured) and Bicycle Thieves. Film maker Gil Scrine took up the issue of censorship and alternative media, and touring
A Thesaurus of LA Burning em = By Nicole Matthews So you've just purchased your own pushcart? How long did you think you could push down and put upon the put-upon before becoming their quarry? A burning rag in quart bottle is just quid pro quo
Timorese jailed in Dili and Jakarta By Norm Dixon While Indonesian authorities have yet to charge any military officer or soldier for their role in the massacre in Dili on November 12, several East Timorese who survived the killings or
International speakers at July conference By Sean Malloy A range of international guest speakers will be a feature of the 21st national conference of Resistance, to be held in Melbourne July 4-6. Speaking from the Indonesian National Youth
By Sue Bull SYDNEY — "The Australian government's attempts to eject 37 Cambodian boat people applying for refugee status is racist, heartless and uncaring", says Rosanna Barbero, a member of the Action Committee for Refugees in Australia.
Comment by Andrew Watson ADELAIDE — "Your vote will determine the future and viability of the company ... don't be selfish!" It's the assembly plant manager introducing workers to enterprise bargaining. Such views are to be expected from the
Paper minister After four years or so as the Minister for the NSW Environment, Mr Tim Moore says of Fitzroy Falls, "It's a very spectacular location. It's very different from seeing drawings on paper." (Sydney Morning Herald, 14/5/92) Well,
Hidden Things worth looking for Hidden Things Paul Kelly and the Messengers Mushroom through Festival RecordsAvailable on CD and Cassette Reviewed by Deb Sorensen If you're a Paul Kelly devotee and have most of his albums, you would have
A memo by the World Bank's chief economist recommending that polluting industries be concentrated in the Third World highlights the "economic logic" that selectively targets poor people and their countries for environmental devastation. The
Dancing or dreaming Inma Juju (Dance Music) Coloured Stone BMG Records Available on CD and Cassette Reviewed by Sean Malloy I first saw Coloured Stone at a semi-trendy, close to seedy, underground tavern in Sydney. I was into ska music at