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Victorian school closures force drop-outs

Victorian school closures force drop-outs By Lachlan Anderson MELBOURNE — A report released on September 1 has identified serious disruption of students following school closures by the Kennett government. Fifty-five schools were closed

Salvadoran left announces candidates

Salvadoran left announces candidates By Stephen Marks MANAGUA — The first National Convention of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front has endorsed Ruben Zamora and Francisco Lima as the presidential and vice-presidential

Why Israel decided to negotiate

By Sean Malloy Israel's recognition of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation and preparedness to negotiate on the occupied territories reflect contradictions and pressures within Israel and the Middle East according to Joe Stork, editor of the

New team slams ACT PSU leadership

By Steve Rogers CANBERRA — A well-attended September 16 press conference here heard plans for a new direction for the ACT branch of the Public Service Union (PSU). In the face of current job losses and union leadership failures, PSU Challenge

New issue of CEFTAA magazine

New issue of CEFTAA magazine By John Tognolini Framed is the quarterly magazine of the Campaign Exposing Frame-ups and Targeting Abuses of Authority. It was born during the fight against the frame-up of Tim Anderson. Issue 22 takes the

The real thing

The real thing Seventy-two of Australia's "bidding elite" are descending upon Monte Carlo to hear the International Olympic Committee's decision on which city will host the Olympic Games in the year 2000. Asked to explain the purpose of the

Study finds rapid rise of inequality

By Sean Malloy Inequality in Australia is increasing rapidly. The gains during the postwar period in reducing inequality were lost between 1980 and 1990, argues Phil Raskall, coordinator of social and economic inequality studies at the

Democracy and the 'destruction' of Israel

By Mike Karadjis In recent debate in Green Left Weekly over the Zionist-Palestinian conflict, two of the PLO's profoundly democratic positions have been raised: the 1974 position of an independent Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank and

... and ain't i a woman?: Frictions over Refractory Girl

Frictions over Refractory Girl Controversy has erupted over the Spring, '93 edition of Refractory Girl, the Sydney-based feminist quarterly which recently celebrated its 20th birthday. The latest issue, with its cover story on "New Wave

Amcor takes over APPM mills

By Dave Wright HOBART — APPM's Burnie and Wesley Vale paper mills will be sold to the giant multinational Amcor Ltd. The deal, worth $415 million, guarantees Amcor — owners of APPM's domestic rival APM — a monopoly of the fine paper market

Political science — 1

Political science — 1 "If we get up tomorrow at daybreak and Australia has been declared a republic tonight by referendum but with no other change — just a change of name — then there is actually no difference." — Governor-General Bill

Seminar defends public sector

Seminar defends public sector By Bill Mason BRISBANE — State teachers' campaign to defend the public education system will be a "long-term struggle", Shane Groth, Queensland Teachers Union vice-president, told a seminar here on September