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Ideas for winning indigenous rights

Ideas for winning indigenous rights A good idea waiting to happen: regional agreements in Australia Proceedings from the Cairns workshop, July 1994 $15 from Colleen Burfitt, Cape York Land Council, PO Box 2496, Cairns Qld 4870 Reviewed by

SA prison officers, police in wage claims

SA prison officers, police in wage claims By Melanie Sjoberg The two industrial disputes currently making headlines in South Australia are actions of the police and prison officers. On July 20 the government was ordered by a compulsory

Corporatisation in Canberra

Corporatisation in Canberra By James Basle Here we go, here we go, here we go again. A Liberal government is elected because people are angry with Labor. The Liberals cut the public sector, corporatise or cut health and slash education. The

Write on: letters to the editor

Queensland elections Thank you to the people of Queensland for giving Labor a timely kick up the arse. Special thanks to the electors of the electorates in the Brisbane-Gold Coast corridor who put the rights of Nature above yet another

Kashmir: 'pawn in a vicious game'

By Kathryn Hamilton "When shots were fired outside the bus, people inside started to scream and cry. The bus stopped to let the BSP [Border Security Force] aboard. They yelled at the passengers as they searched them, guns pointed in their faces.

Melbourne MUDfest 1995

Melbourne MUDfest 1995 By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — Melbourne University has been an artistic springboard for many performers, from Barry Humphries to the D Generation. Since 1990, the Melbourne University Drama Festival — MUDfest —

Regional unions plan action campaign

By Pip Hinman A regional trade union conference of delegates from Pacific Island nations, New Zealand and Australia was held in Brisbane on July 16, hosted by a subsidiary of the ACTU, the South Pacific and Oceanic Council of Trade Unions.

'East Timor's struggle must inspire pro-democracy movements'

DARWIN — During April and May, East Timor activist JOSE GUSMAO visited Portugal to take part in discussions with the East Timorese independence movement. On his return, Gusmao, who is the representative of CNRM (National Council for Maubere

Life of Riley: Party preferred

Party preferred By Dave Riley @column = They've gone and done something they're not supposed to do. They were warned. They knew the consequences. But the people of Queensland got carried away and have protesteth too much. @column =

World War II — Was it right to fight?

By Phil Shannon Was World War II the continuation of World War I, i.e. an imperialist war that the international working class should have opposed? Or was World War II an anti-fascist war that everybody in the Allied countries should have

No Fees Campaign plans conference, day of action

No Fees Campaign plans conference, day of action By Emma Webb ADELAIDE — The South Australian Education Network (SAEN) will be coordinating the second National No Fees For Degrees Conference, to be held at Adelaide University on September

One year after Cairo

One year after Cairo In a statement issued by the International Planned Parenthood Federation on World Population Day, July 11, secretary general Halfdan Mahler decried the gap between promises made at the Cairo International Conference on