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Solidarity with students in East Timor

Solidarity with students in East Timor By Minh Tan MELBOURNE — Last month I travelled to East Timor as part of a six-member student delegation, which had the support of the National Union of Students, solidarity groups and East Timorese

Macquarie students organise against cuts

Macquarie students organise against cuts By Lachlan Malloch More than 200 Macquarie University students at a general student meeting on March 18 voted to condemn proposals to charge fees for basic services. Planned fees include $25 to have

Homeless Aborigines take to the streets

Homeless Aborigines take to the streets By Bill Day DARWIN — Homeless Aboriginal people in Darwin have grown impatient with NT government inaction. Since the chief minister has called the chairperson of the Northern Land Council,

Totally rocked by women's bands

Totally rocked by women's bands By Corinne Glenn PERTH — "Totally Frocked" on March 15 was a special night for West Australian women in rock. Sixteen performances by woman-fronted or all-women bands were held in three rooms at the

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

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

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".

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