Pilbara unions dispute over members
By Geoff Spencer
PERTH — The United Mine Workers Union (UMWU) says its decision to recruit in the Pilbara is aimed at re-establishing unionism in the region after eight years of steady decline in
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By Norm Dixon
"When we, as one people, act together decisively, with discipline and determination, nothing can stop us ... Let us rededicate ourselves to bringing about the democracy he fought for all his life: democracy that will bring real,
'Left Connection' formed
By Brian T. Carey
The 140 people who had survived as members of the New Left Party decided at their dissolving conference on March 20-21 to replace that organisation with a body called Left Connection. This would
ALP
Janet Burstall is dead right! (Write On, GLW, April 7). Experimenting with political possibilities outside the ALP can only lead to disaster (e.g. the drift of preferences). Socialists should accept that fact and stop dabbling in
JEREMY CRONIN is a member of the African National Congress' National Executive Committee and a central leader of the South African Communist Party. He is the editor of the African Communist, theoretical journal of the SACP. He was interviewed for
By Miriam Tramer
Most people outside Israel, especially the Palestinians, would see the closure of the occupied territories as an appalling disaster. Without a viable economy, the territories have been transformed into giant prison camps,
By Michael Rafferty
The alternating cycles of drought and flood, scarcity and abundance, good seasons and bad, are part of the rhythms of rural life. But the current rural crisis is unlike any other since the 1930s depression.
Two events
Fred Hollows Foundation dinner
SYDNEY — The late Dr Fred Hollows, gravel-voiced, irreverent champion of people's right to see, always loved a good food and wine nosh-up with friends.
Following this tradition, the Australia Vietnam
Let slip the dogs of film
Reservoir Dogs
Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
Coming soon to Kino, Melbourne
Reviewed by Mario Giorgetti
A pretty explosive first film by Quentin Tarantino, who may well fancy himself Scorsese's
Hunger strike seeks to save Penan
On April 15 Swiss rainforest activist Bruno Manser completed his 45th day of a hunger strike calling for a boycott of all imports of tropical timber from the Malaysian state of Sarawak. Manser shared the life
By Frank Noakes
BUDAPEST — East and central European Social Democratic parties met here on March 12-13 to discuss the problems confronting the region. "For the new Europe" was the latest in a series of conferences hosted by the Hungarian
In response to the rapidly worsening crisis in Cambodia, an appeal has been initiated urging the Australian government to take action to help avert the pending disaster.
Signers of the appeal include a range of individuals and organisations
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