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London protest for Aboriginal rights

London protest for Aboriginal rights LONDON — In a March 26 "Sorry Book" protest outside the Australian High Commission, a group of Australians, including celebrities Mark Little, Kathy Lette, Jonathon Coleman and Peter Tatchell, and British

Racism and the Hindmarsh decision

Editorial: Racism and the Hindmarsh decision In its decision in the Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) case, announced on April 1, the High Court found a way to evade the central issue. This was the government's claim that it has power, under the

Why Australia props up the Suharto regime

By Pip Hinman As international pressure mounts against the Suharto regime, spurred on by the growing protest movement inside Indonesia, the Australian Coalition government and Labor opposition have gone in to bat for Indonesia's corrupt ruling

Fiji ANZ workers fight for jobs

Fiji ANZ workers fight for jobs By Norm Dixon Workers in Fiji employed by Australian banking giant ANZ have gone on strike to protect their jobs. More than 80% of the bank's 700 staff, members of the Fiji Bank Employees Union, have walked out.

US covered up Somalia massacre

By Norm Dixon US "peacekeepers" in Somalia in 1993 massacred more than 1000 people, including civilians and children, in a single afternoon. While western media reports focused on the deaths of 18 US soldiers, broadcasting shocking pictures of a

Five years of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation

By Boris Kagarlitsky MOSCOW — In February the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) celebrated its fifth anniversary. In their commentaries on this event, Moscow's right-wing newspapers showed a striking unanimity: all were full of

Rally for the forests

By Kamala Emanuel LAUNCESTON — Seven hundred protestors braved the rain on March 28 to demonstrate their opposition to logging of old growth forest in Kooparoona Niara/Great Western Tiers. The rally followed a picnic of 1000 people at the

Bougainvilleans wary of Australian 'peacekeepers'

By Norm Dixon The Bougainville Freedom Movement is concerned at the New Zealand government's announced intention to scale back its role in the truce monitoring group (TMG) on Bougainville, and offer Australia leadership of the force. Under the

Abortion rallies

Abortion rallies Public actions were held around the country on April 3 and 4 to demand the repeal of all abortion laws. The actions were in solidarity with the pro-choice movement in WA, where parliament is debating legislation to change the legal

News briefs

Newcastle Resistance Centre to move NEWCASTLE — The Resistance Centre in Newcastle will relocate following a successful fundraising campaign. The new centre, located in unit 19 of the same arcade as at present, will open on April 16. A launch on

Up-front fees at Curtin University

By Chris Latham The speech and hearing faculty at Curtin University has approached the vice-chancellor for permission to charge up-front fees for domestic undergraduate students. The threat of up-front fees is not new at Curtin. In 1997, the

We're taking a break

We're taking a break Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly is taking a break from publication next week so that the activists involved in the paper's production and distribution can attend the Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference in Sydney over the Easter weekend