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Actions against Jabiluka mine

By Ruth Ratcliffe BRISBANE — A day of action to protest against the Jabiluka uranium mine was held on November 21. Around 200 protesters gathered in Queen's Park for a rally addressed by Dave Perry from the Maritime Union of Australia and Pat

Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor

Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor By Craig Cormick CANBERRA — Despite 23 years having passed, the deaths of the six Australian-based journalists killed in the

Indonesia: 'The radicalisation will spread'

Indonesia: 'The radicalisation will spread' Following the mass protests in Jakarta November 10-14, Green Left Weekly's MAX LANE spoke to MA'RUF, a leader of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) who has been monitoring developments. Question: What

Kurds in Sydney support PKK leader

Kurds in Sydney support PKK leader By Rupen Savoulian SYDNEY — Activists with the Australian Kurdish Association here reject Turkish government charges that Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), is a "terrorist".

Tell us something new

A national survey conducted by NUS has revealed that (surprise!) universities are charging students an increasing level of fees. The survey revealed that students are being charged for course materials, reading lists, workbooks and assignment

This week in history

This week in history November 28, 1820: Frederick Engels born The son of a wealthy Rhenish textile manufacturer, Engels took a position in a factory which his father owned in Manchester, England, in 1842. Two years later, he first met Karl Marx

Carr's north-east forest sell-out

By Dailan Pugh NSW Premier Bob Carr claims that his decision to protect 375,000 hectares of public forests, as an outcome of the upper north-east and lower north-east comprehensive regional assessments, is a great one for the forests. Conservation

No 'natural' disaster: El nino and global warming

By Peter Snowdon In Indonesia last year, the air was filled with a dense pall of acrid smoke which as far afield as Japan. More than a million hectares of forest burned uncontrolled. Meanwhile, the drought which had begun as far back as April last

Second national strike stops Zimbabwe

Second national strike stops Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's workers on November 18 again brought the country to a standstill with the second of their weekly national strikes. The strike, called by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, was held to protest

ETU to challenge Labor's industrial policy

ETU to challenge Labor's industrial policy By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — The leadership of one of Victoria's more militant unions, the state branch of the Electrical Trades Union, is attempting to force the state Labor Party to endorse an alternative

Indonesia: The rise of a movement

1996 July 27 — Suharto cracks down on a protest at the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) after Megawati Sukarnoputri was deposed as PDI leader by the military. Riots break out and the regime blames the People's Democratic

Worldwide protests demand asylum for Ocalan

Worldwide protests demand asylum for Ocalan By Norm Dixon A Rome court on November 20 ordered the release on bail of Abdullah Ocalan, general secretary of the left-wing pro-independence Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), while his appeal for