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Is Howard on the ropes?

Kerryn Williams Since winning leadership of the federal ALP, Mark Latham's profile has sky-rocketed. An extensive campaign by the establishment press has branded him the "new generational leader" with "vision" and "ideas", who has "rattled" the

UC endorses Nelson Review fee hikes

James Caulfield, Canberra The University of Canberra became the first institution to endorse implementing domestic full fees since the Nelson Review "reforms" were passed in parliament last year, after a motion put by vice-chancellor Roger Dean was

Women workers win landmark deal at Sydney Uni

Kathleen Scott, Sydney After almost 18 months of bargaining and three strikes, University of Sydney staff have secured a landmark agreement that includes one of the best paid maternity packages in the country. Enterprise bargaining at Sydney

Doco exposes the human impact of deportation

The DeportedA BBC and Arte France co-productionSBSTuesday, February 24, 7.30pm REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN The Deported follows what happens to five asylum seekers, some from Afghanistan and some from Mali, after being deported from France. Most Air

IRAQ: War makers' WMD cover-up continues

Rohan Pearce Since the January 28 testimony of David Kay, the retired head of the US "weapons inspections" team in Iraq, before the US Senate's armed services committee, the war makers in Washington, Canberra and London have been scrambling to

BRITAIN: New Labour expels founding union

Marcus Greville, London On February 7, British PM Tony Blair's New Labour expelled the Railway and Maritime and Transport Union from its ranks. The RMT, involved in the British Labour Party's 1900 founding, is the first union ever to be booted from

Our common cause: People's power

One year ago, on and around February 15, 1 million people marched in Australia against the impending invasion of Iraq. This was the biggest ever simultaneous global protest — more than 30 million around the world — and the biggest in Australian

Socialist candidates: 'Roll back privatisation!'

Leigh Hughes, Adelaide Tom Bertuleit and Amy McDonell, the Socialist Alliance's Senate candidates in South Australia, have pledged to not only do everything they can to stop further privatisations, but to also to fight to return essential services

PAKISTAN: How Washington helped create a nuclear 'rogue state'

Norm Dixon As proof continues to mount that US President George Bush's administration systematically lied about Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to justify invading the oil-rich Persian Gulf country, it has been revealed that

News Briefs

Women students conference planned LISMORE — Organising is well underway for the annual Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) conference, to be held at Southern Cross University on July 12-16. The theme "Women making it real" has been chosen

WA workers' comp 'worst in Australia'

Nikki Ulasowski, Perth "The workers' compensation legislation in this state is the worst in Australia, and what's being proposed will make sure that it remains the worst in Australia", Kevin Reynolds told Green Left Weekly on February 10.

Support for train drivers

SYDNEY — The Socialist Alliance is campaigning in support of train drivers and against the NSW government's destruction of public transport. See the activist calendar on page 23 for details of upcoming campaign events or go to