Until recently ROBERTO ROBAINA was the first secretary of the Union of Young Communists. Now, this 39-year-old foreign minister is part of the new generation of Cubans leading socialist Cuba through a process of radical change. Robaina was
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By Michael Tardif Having failed to campaign effectively against the inclusion of changes to the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) and Austudy in the May federal budget, the National Union of Students (NUS) has, for the last two weeks, been
Calls for actions against ShellBy Norm Dixon As the Nigerian regime imposed death sentences on 19 more Ogoni leaders on November 26, calls for the federal government to take action have increased. The Canberra Young Christian Workers Movement (YCWM)
By Sujatha Fernandes The recent disendorsement of West Australian MP Graeme Campbell from his seat of Kalgoorlie by the national executive of the ALP for his comments on immigration and his association with the League of Rights and the Australians
By James Balowski In successful joint actions, Indonesian and East Timorese activists have managed for the first time to focus the spotlight — in the Indonesian press and public — on their demand that Indonesia withdraw from East Timor. The joint
Court ruling throws Qld ALP into crisis BRISBANE — A by-election for the north Queensland state seat of Mundingburra will take place early in the new year after a court ruled that the Goss government had not won the seat in the state election last
Revolutionary Industrial Unionism: The Industrial Workers of the World in AustraliaBy Verity BurgmannCambridge University Press, 1995.346 pp., $29.95 (pb)Reviewed by Jonathan Strauss In the first two decades of this century "the Industrial Workers of
Activist/author ZOHL de ISHTAR was the only Australian to sail 483 kilometres with the New Zealand peace flotilla to the French nuclear test sites at Moruroa and Fangataufa. She joined the Maohi campaign for independence while researching her next
CANBERRA — On December 8, around 1100 trade unionists attended an ACT Trades and Labour Council-organised stop-work meeting outside the Legislative Assembly. The meeting was called to discuss responses to the ACT Liberal government's enterprise agreement package for government workers.ember 8, around 1100 trade unionists attended an ACT Trades and Labour Council-organised stop-work meeting outside the Legislative Assembly. The meeting was called to discuss responses to the ACT Liberal
By Eddy Jokovich Amid the euphoric media reports that an overdue peace has arrived in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the United States-sponsored accord needs to be put in perspective, and the future ramifications for the region understood. The accord initialled
Pilger's prison interview with Xanana December 7 marked 20 years since Indonesia invaded East Timor. On August 18, 1983 former Prime Minister Bob Hawke gave de jure recognition to the Suharto government's occupation; the Australian Labor government
By Sue Bull The Industrial Relations Commission arbitration hearing on the Weipa dispute has exposed how the Labor government's industrial relations legislation is being used by employers to dismantle the award system and erode union coverage. CRA
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