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By Peter Boyle On the eve of the ACTU Congress, Democratic Socialist Party national secretary John Percy urged the unions to break its Accord with the Keating Labor government because it had proved to be a millstone around the neck of the
By Norrian Rundle MELBOURNE — The Victorian Directorate of School Education's new staffing formula, recently sent to all primary and secondary schools in the state, has provoked industrial action by teachers. The new formula will cut staff
Students rally against Groom's education cutbacks By Ben Courtice HOBART — Over 250 students from Hobart's four secondary colleges rallied at Parliament House on August 24 to protest against the Groom Liberal government's cutbacks to
Successful 1993 Queer Collaborations conference By Tom Flanagan SYDNEY — Sydney University was the scene of a very successful Queer Collaborations conference from August 13-15. Three hundred and forty students registered for the
Police 'beat wars' against gays By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — An increase in the number of gay men being arrested by police decoys in Clifton Hill's public places has highlighted what is an ongoing outrage for Melbourne's gay community.
By Zanny Begg "I just love being on stage", Lucky Dube told Green left Weekly as he prepared for his third tour of Australia. "I love what I do for the people and because of the people." Anyone who has been to a Lucky Dube concert before will
Qld toxic waste dump site 'not safe' By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Two recent scientific reports on Queensland's toxic waste dump at Gurulmundi, 390km west of Brisbane, have questioned its location and impact on underground water systems.
By Allen Jennings MANAGUA — "They've taken Doris Tijerino", was the first news in a frightening chain of events which brought Nicaragua, once again, to the verge of civil war. Although Nicaragua's political polarisation is renowned, the
South Africa election fund launched By Chris Spindler ADELAIDE — Speakers at the launch of Australians for Democracy In South Africa (ADISA) made an impassioned plea for funds for the ANC election fund and the voter education campaign
By Pip Hinman Senator Christabel Chamarette is bemused by the recent flood of attention that the two federal parliamentary representatives of the Greens (WA) have received from the mass media. She and fellow Green (WA) Senator Dee Margetts

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