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Women's rights violated in Middle East

Women's rights violated in Middle East By Kim Linden Only weeks before the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, women in the Middle East are paying a heavy price for speaking out for their rights,

The current account deficit: does it matter?

By Chow Wei Cheng You can hardly pick up a paper or watch the news without being bombarded with stories on the terrible state of Australia's current account deficit. The message is that we are all spending beyond our means, and therefore

The necessity of socialism

BORIS KAGARLITSKY, the internationally known writer on Russia and socialist activist, visited Australia at Easter, speaking at the Campaigning for Democratic Socialism conferences. He then visited South Africa before returning to Moscow. The

Harbury sues CIA

Harbury sues CIA US lawyer Jennifer Harbury filed suit on July 31 against the US Central Intelligence Agency for failing to respond to her repeated requests for information about her husband, guerilla leader Efrain Bamaca Velasquez,

Hands off Bosnia!

@edit = Croatia has the right to independence within its recognised borders — outlined in the 1974 constitution of the Yugoslav federation. From that standpoint, there can be no objection to the reclaiming of "Krajina" by the Croatian army.

Women's Party launched in Brisbane

Women's Party launched in Brisbane By Bill Mason BRISBANE — A new party, the Australian Women's Party, was launched here on August 11. AWP secretary Jenny Hughey, a former president of Queensland Labor Women, said equal

German metalworkers union wins 35-hour week

By Jane Slaughter On October 1, the 3 million member German metalworkers' union, IG Metall, will achieve the goal it set back in 1977 — the 35-hour week at 40 hours' pay. A strike in 1984 resulted in the first cut, to 38.5 hours, and

... and ain't i a woman?: Garner lashes back

Garner lashes back By Kath Gelber @column = It is the best thing that ever happened to her career. Plucked from relative intellectual obscurity, Helen Garner has become a darling of establishment circles. Invited to speak on

Treaties and nuclear tests

By Pip Hinman The complete irrationality of capitalism, the militaristic system which is based on making money from every single type of anti-human activity — including war — was dramatically highlighted for me again last week as I

CEPU elections in WA

CEPU elections in WA By Michael Bramwell PERTH — A group of left unionists is campaigning for election in the WA electrical division of the CEPU (Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union). Vince George, Owen Wood and Ken

Anti-nuclear campaign: people vs politicians

By Lisa Macdonald The results of a survey conducted by the NSW branch of People for Nuclear Disarmament, released last week, reveal that only 36 of the 221 federal politicians oppose nuclear weapons. All federal politicians were

East Timorese youth in struggle

A personal account by Nunu Santos The famous November 12, 1991, demonstration at the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili informed the whole world that the young people of East Timor are committed to winning independence. The massacre that day also