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South African union appeals for solidarity

By Norm Dixon The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) has appealed for international support in its struggle against the privatisation of basic services. The union has been waging a bitter fight against the privatisation of water and

Students rally against fees and cuts

Students rally against fees and cuts By Sean Healy A week of action called by the National Union of Students against cuts to tertiary education and student fees featured rallies and actions across Australia last week. From Sydney, Mel Bull

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne community

University of Canberra left polls well

University of Canberra left polls well By Nick Middleton CANBERRA — Students at the University of Canberra went to the polls on October 21-23 to elect next year's Students Association. They gave a good vote to left and progressive candidates,

Indonesia: anti-Suharto protests grow

Indonesia: anti-Suharto protests grow A few Australian foreign correspondents in Jakarta, such as the Sydney Morning Herald's Louise Williams, are writing about "the mood turning" in Indonesia. Green Left Weekly asked MAX LANE, national

Mexican hurricane spotlights social inequalities

By Peter Gellert MEXICO CITY — A week after Mexico's worst storm in recorded history, the country's Pacific coast has barely started picking itself out of the rubble and destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Paulina. The hurricane lashed the

Conference discusses abortion rights

Conference discusses abortion rights By Margarita Windisch MELBOURNE — The Royal Women's Hospital Pregnancy Advisory Service, in conjunction with the Abortion Providers' Federation of Australia, hosted a conference on October 11-12 which

Bob Brown: Kernot to move ALP 'back toward centre'

By Jon Land The defection of Cheryl Kernot has posed the role of the "alternative" to Labor and the Coalition much more sharply for the Democrats and the Australian Greens. Greens leader Senator Bob Brown stated the day after Kernot left the

and ain't I a woman: A woman's touch

A woman's touch It seems that these days women can do anything. Cheryl Kernot can leave the Democrats, transform the Labor Party and possibly even become the next PM. Senator Natasha Stott-Despoja can exert her youthful charm as the probable

Life of Riley: Our greedy seniors

Our greedy seniors The bold offensive that the government is waging against the elderly is to be applauded. What sort of nation would it be if there wasn't someone to defend us from these greedy bastards? As Tim Fischer, a vocal leader of the

Write on: Letters to the editor

CPSU officialdom In the lead-up to the 24-hour strike on October 17 by CPSU members in Telstra, the actions of the Northern Territory branch officials in Darwin revealed a sad state of affairs in the trade union movement. The week before the

Rape — who is to blame?

By Kylie Moon and Sarah Stephen Earlier this century, rape was something nobody talked about. If your husband forced himself upon you, it was your duty as a wife to comply. If you were raped by someone you didn't know, you were likely to be