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Women in revolutionary movements

Women in revolutionary movements By Maureen Sexton ADELAIDE — Inspired by International Women's Day, women members of Committees in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean organised an event on April 9 on the topic of women in

Cops obstruct 'Millions for Mumia' march

Cops obstruct 'Millions for Mumia' march Mayor Ed Rendell and the Philadelphia Police Department are attempting to interfere with the April 24 "Millions for Mumia" march. The Millions for Mumia Mobilisation, a coalition of more than 500

CPSU members reject performance-based pay

CPSU members reject performance-based pay By Nick Everett — On April 14 the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) Centrelink Section Council voted to recommend to its membership the introduction of a new "performance-based" pay system within

Stop press: Attack on Dili

The following is abridged from a statement issued from Dili by the HAK Foundation, a non-government human rights organisation, on the afternoon of April 17. "In the front yard of the Governor's office, a grand ceremony was held to inaugurate the

Western hypocrisy hit

Western hypocrisy hit By Martin Iltis MELBOURNE — A speak-out against the Balkans war on April 9 was chaired by Resistance organiser Kerryn Williams, who explained that the United States and other Western powers are hypocritical when they claim

University pulls plug on community radio

University pulls plug on community radio By Corinne Batt-Rawden and Ritchie Logan LISMORE — Around 120 people gathered on April 13 at a public meeting to show their support for the future of 2NCR, after the local community radio station's

Eyewitness account from Liquisa

Eyewitness account from Liquica Following is an eyewitness account from Liquica priest RAFAEL DOS SANTOS. It is a translation by Human Rights Watch of a report in the Dili daily paper Suata Timor Timur on April 8. At about 13:00, members of Besi

Roxby Downs expansion to cause irreparable damage

Roxby Downs expansion to cause irreparable damage By Emma Webb ADELAIDE — On March 26, the $1.9 billion expansion of Western Mining Corporation's (WMC) Roxby Downs mine in the north of South Australia was launched by Prime Minister John Howard.

Picket calls for disarming of militia

Picket calls for disarming of militia By Liam Mitchell SYDNEY — A picket outside the Sydney offices of Garuda Airlines on April 15 demanded that the Indonesian government disarm the pro-integration militias responsible for massacres in Liquica

How a mass movement defeated uranium strategy

How a mass movement defeated uranium strategy By Greg Adamson By early 1979, the Australian anti-uranium movement had grown rapidly for more than two years. Millions of people were now convinced of the dangers of the nuclear fuel cycle. Hundreds

Ireland: impasse on the Good Friday agreement

Ireland: impasse on the Good Friday agreement The Irish peace process is again in crisis following the failure to meet a third deadline for the formation of a power-sharing executive before Easter. Loyalists are refusing to agree to the formation

MUA: A crucial election for the union

MUA: Rank and File challenge warmly received By Dick Nichols For Dave Cushion, the National MUA Rank and File candidate for Victorian branch secretary, the Maritime Union of Australia election, which began on April 14, is about "reestablishing