Stop the logging! Regional Forest Attack
By Lara Gurgone and Marce Cameron
Public outrage over the destruction of old-growth forest in the south-west of Western Australia is growing. At the time of the European invasion, the magnificent tall
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East Timor: Indonesian troops out now!
East Timor solidarity activist ANDREW McNAUGHTAN visited East Timor earlier this month, his third visit since 1994. He spoke to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's JON LAND about his impressions. Question: What is the
Industrial action at Sydney Uni
By Tyrion Perkins
SYDNEY — Staff at the University of Sydney voted on February 10 to take industrial action over problems with the latest round of enterprise bargaining. At a meeting of 300 National Tertiary
Razor-sharp cabaret
Cabaret PolitiqueTrio Gusto with accompanist Philip RobertsSydney 8pm Tuesday-Saturday until February 26 at Imperial Hotel, Erskineville. Wollongong 6.30pm March 3-5 and 8pm March 6 at Performance Space, Wollongong University
Gough Whitlam:
* Supported Australia's intervention in Vietnam in 1965.
* Met Suharto over dinner during his first year as Indonesia's president. During that year, up to 1 million people were massacred. Decades later, Whitlam still referred to
By Anthony Benbowand Bronwen Beechey
ADELAIDE — For the last 12 months, the Olsen Liberal government has been trying to privatise the state Electricity Trust (ETSA). A community and industrial campaign has so far thwarted Olsen's plan to ram the
Thousands expected for anti-Jabiluka rally
By Emma Webb
ADELAIDE — Thousands of people are expected to turn out for the anti-Jabiluka uranium mine rally planned to coincide with the WOMADelaide festival on February 21. The rally will start at
Arrests on Timbarra Road
By Olivier Maxted
NORTHERN NSW — Protesters against the Timbarra goldmine staged the largest action for some time on January 19, with the erection of four tripods on Timbarra Road, 30 kilometres south-east of
Britain keeps silent on state violence in Ireland
By Stuart Ross
On January 30, 1972, 13 unarmed civilians were gunned down by British soldiers on the streets of Derry. Another 14 were seriously wounded. One later died of his injuries. To this
Carr caves in to forest industry
By Simon Kenny
SYDNEY — Prior to the last NSW election, Premier Bob Carr promised to "end all export woodchipping of native forests by the year 2000". Given that the level of export woodchipping in NSW has
By Kathy Newnam
ADELAIDE — As part of preparations for International Women's Day, a forum on February 6 featured a range of speakers on the theme chosen by the 1999 IWD Collective, "Women Unite For Your Rights". Melanie Sjoberg, an industrial
For a real opposition to the GST
The first report of the Senate committee hearings on the GST will be released this week. Predictably, the establishment press is attempting to water down criticism of the Howard government's so-called tax "reform
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