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Clinton: more arms to Indonesia

Clinton: more arms to Indonesia By Jon Lamb A report recently released in the United States exposes the myth that the Clinton administration has become tougher on the Suharto regime over human rights abuses in Indonesia and East Timor. In

Russian unions begin to fight back

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Driven by increasing rank and file ferment, Russia's trade union bodies have united around a call for a day of work stoppages and demonstrations to force the government and employers to pay spiralling wage debts. Set

Korea: the unfinished revolution

By Gim Joong-gen In the aftermath of counter-revolution and the 1950-53 war, southern Korea was subjected to massive anticommunist scare campaigns, fervent indoctrination of citizens from childhood and a distorted official history to shore up

Write on: letters to the editor

Unionism in the public service The feature on "Reith's 'compete or perish' plan for the public service" (GLW #264) was spot on in its analysis of the current agenda of both the Howard government and APS management. Many CPSU members see the

and ain't i a woman?: What's in a name?

and ain't i a woman?: What's in a name? Geek girls, tank girls, net chicks, guerilla girls ... these are the new labels for women who, in this "post-feminist era" are self-confident, assertive and independent enough to "do it for themselves".

Sydney University sells economics course

Sydney University sells economics course By Emily McCosker SYDNEY — There was widespread student concern last week over the news that Sydney University's Economics 1 course has been sold to a private college. Up to 50 students who

University of Melbourne to introduce fees

University of Melbourne to introduce fees By Alison Dellit The University of Melbourne Council announced on March 13 that, despite student protest, it would introduce up-front fees for selected courses in 1998. Melbourne is the first

Life of Riley: The story so far

The story so farThe story so far Synopsis, being a summary of what has gone before, for the benefit of those who have only recently joined us: THE HIRED HELP arrive in Port Moresby only to be told to take their bat and ball and go

Freedom for Bougainville!

By James Vassilopoulos Moses Havini, the Australian representative of the Bougainville Interim Government (BIG) has grave concerns about the deals negotiated at a meeting between Prime Minister John Howard and PNG PM Julius Chan in Sydney on

All-dancing Aboriginal and Islander fun

All-dancing Aboriginal and Islander fun Gammon Old YarnsBy Naroo Dance Company Review by Brendan Doyle "Naroo", meaning "shake a leg", is an Aboriginal dance style from north Queensland. Naroo are a performing troupe who present traditional

FMLN gains in Salvadoran elections

By Jenny Francis SANTA MARTA, El Salvador — In national and local elections held here on March 16, the Salvadoran people punished the ruling National Republican Alliance (ARENA) and gave a solid mandate to the Farabundo Martí National

Gay law reform and the High Court

Gay law reform and the High Court "Gay Victory": this was how the February 27 edition of the Burnie Advocate referred to the unanimous High Court decision to allow our case to proceed. When we originally lodged our case, the Tasmanian government