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Directions for the No Fees campaign

This is an abridged version of a discussion paper by Alison Dellit, Jorge Jorquera and Natasha Simons on behalf of the Resistance National Executive. The No Fees campaign on campuses has a number of challenges before it. The ANU occupation

Loose cannons

Remember them? "The trouble is, the interest in Afghanistan has waned." — A UN official on the civil war that has raged in Afghanistan among US-backed "freedom fighters" since they overthrew a leftist government two and a half years ago.

Aborigines occupy Qld national park

Aborigines occupy Qld national park By Bill Mason BRISBANE — More than 30 Aborigines are occupying the Lawn Hill National Park, about 240 km north-west of Mount Isa, in support of their demand for involvement in the management

South Africa's struggle over reconstruction

The theme of the recent Chris Hani memorial tour of three leading South African labour leaders was "Labour and Women in the New South Africa". Charles Nqakula, general secretary of the South African Communist Party and ANC national executive

'50 anos bastan!'

By Norm Dixon MADRID — "50 años bastan! FMI-BM asasinos!" (50 years is enough! IMF-WB are assassins!) was the chant that resounded through the streets of the Spanish capital on October 2 as an estimated 20,000 demonstrators marched to

PSU Challenge in SA

PSU Challenge in SA The position of assistant branch secretary of the Public Sector Union in South Australia is being contested by the PSU Challenge, the first time this position has been contested for some time. Barry Cockram,

On the box

Tabloid Truth — This program looks at how far reporters will go to get the ever elusive "scoop" in Britain's tabloid press. ABC, 9.30pm, Wednesday, October 19. Frontline: Smaller Fish to Fry — When Mediawatch accuses Frontline of not

Philippines students for socialism

Kamalayan, a newly formed student organisation in the National Capital Region (Metro Manila area), held its 1st congress September 9-11. CARLA GORTON from Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly spoke to JUDY ANN CHAN, newly elected secretary general of Kamalayan, about

Bougainville nurse describes suffering

Bougainville nurse describes suffering By Jim Green WOLLONGONG — Ruby Mirenka, deputy matron of the Arawa General Hospital in Bougainville, addressed a lively meeting here on October 12. Her visit was designed to raise

Can we be ethical without being revolutionary?

How Are We To Live? By Peter Singer Text Publishing. $24.95 Reviewed by Dave Riley It's been one helluva century! No sooner are we free of the placenta than we are sentenced to our role in history. But what does it all

Colin O'Brien

Colin O'Brien Colin O'Brien died in early September. Colin had been an apprentice chef and a member of Resistance and the Socialist Workers Party in Sydney in the early 1980s. He worked in Europe for a number of years before

The drought and the market

The drought and the market From November 1, the drought which has been crippling much of rural Australia will come to the city. The NSW minister for planning has announced mild water restrictions for all households in Sydney.