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East Timor: Will the ballot stop the bloodshed?

By Chris Latham Voter registration for the August 30 ballot on autonomy or independence for East Timor finished on August 6. Around 427,000 people registered. The large number of registrations is significant, reflecting the refusal of the East

Putting the mates back in the preamble

Putting the mates back in the preamble An alternative draft constitutional preamble by Graham Matthews With hope in the international financial markets, the wealth of 'stralia is constituted as a plutocracy with a federal mint to serve the ruling

Write on: Letters to the editor

Write on: Letters to the editor Referendum I am perturbed about "invisible ink" on thumbs of "those who have voted" in East Timor. How will the illiterate people vote? Signing a cross? In Nicaragua I thought they (the illiterate) voted by

Aborigines call for preamble to include their sovereignty

Aborigines call for preamble to include their sovereignty Aborigines call for preamble to include sovereignty By James Vassilopoulos CANBERRA — The Aboriginal Tent Embassy on August 10 demanded that any preamble to the constitution recognise

Looking out: Sex and education

Sex and education By Brandon Astor Jones "These kids knew that what they were doing was ... not right, but they did ... [not] know it was as bad as it was ... There was a naivete about the legal and moral consequences." — Bill Myers, police

CPSU tax section council debates 'second wave'

CPSU tax section council debates 'second wave' By Ben Courtice MELBOURNE — The tax section council of the Community and Public Sector Union met from August 6 to 9. The main discussion was the campaign for a new enterprise agreement. The council

Solidarity in northern NSW

By Nick Fredman LISMORE — Friends of East Timor (FET) groups and supporters of Green Left Weekly in northern NSW have organised successful events in solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor. In Byron Bay on July 4, 120 people attended a screening

and ain't I a woman: Gender roles for sale

Gender roles for sale Feminism is no longer necessary. Little girls are being taught that they can do anything that little boys can. Little boys are taught that they don't have to be confined to stereotyped male behaviour or interests. The next

Wrecking the oceans

Until recently, the oceans seemed so vast that no-one could imagine humans damaging them. Now, however, a decade of scientific research has shown that this view is mistaken. Human activities are degrading the oceans in numerous ways. The dominant

A night with Falintil

By Doris On the third attempt we made it — a meeting with some of the women guerrilla fighters in East Timor. These women are part of Falintil, the resistance army that has been fighting for freedom in Timor Loro Sae (East Timor) since the

Megawati, Habibie and political alternatives

Megawati, Habibie and political alternatives By Max Lane JAKARTA — On July 29, Megawati Sukarnoputri addressed a select group of supporters at the national office of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). The speech was to lay

ACT teachers mobilise

ACT teachers mobilise By Leigh Hughes CANBERRA — On August 11, more than 2000 teachers stopped work to discuss a new enterprise bargaining agreement. At the half-day meeting, attended by 85% of ACT teachers, the Australian Education Union