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CFMEU accused of breaching Workplace Relations Act

CFMEU accused of breaching Workplace Relations Act By Michael Bull MELBOURNE — The Construction and General Division of the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Engineering Union (CFMEU) is facing two separate court

Get Active! Stop Jabiluka! Stop uranium mining!

The campaign to stop uranium mining has a long and proud history in Australia. During the 1970s and '80s, thousands of people took to the streets to campaign against Australia's involvement in the nuclear cycle. In the early 1980s more than 300,000

Equality before the law?

Equality before the law? By Tony Iltis HOBART — On March 4, Robyn Scotney from Bridgewater was jailed for a year for "defrauding the commonwealth". Her actual crime? She had failed to notify Centrelink that she was in a "de facto" relationship.

Beckett's back to haunt us

Beckett's back to haunt us Burnt PianoWritten by Justin FlemingDirected by Richard WherrettBelvoir Street Theatre, SydneyFrom March 9 Review by Brendan Doyle The danger of having a monumental dramatist like Samuel Beckett as a major character in

Speak-out against anti-abortionists

Speak-out against anti-abortionists By Jenny Long SYDNEY — Around 30 activists attended a March 13 speak-out against anti-abortionists' harassment of patients at an abortion clinic in Sydney's inner west. As pro-choice activists described the

Struggle for 'sans papiers' and 'illegals' in Netherlands

By Bastiaan van Perlo Nederland Bekent Kleur, a national platform against racism in the Netherlands, is seeking international assistance in its work. At this moment, we are involved in a struggle with our government to legalise a group of "sans

Fighting racism on the Cox Peninsula

By Mick Lambe COX PENINSULA, NT — People Against Racism In Australian Hotels (PARIAH) was created to expose and challenge escalating racism and bigotry here. This is one of the few places in Australia where indigenous people are still in the

Washington's hidden war on Iraq

Washington's hidden war on Iraq Imagine the United States is involved in its most intense air war since the 1991 Gulf War, and its most protracted since the Vietnam War. As it bombs its “enemy” many times every day, it kills several dozen

Trotsky's theory of Permanent revolution: New relevance in a long debate

New relevance in a long debate Trotsky's Theory of Permanent Revolution: A Leninist CritiqueBy Doug LorimerResistance Books, 1998. 80pp. $6.95 Review by John Nebauer After Lenin, Leon Trotsky was the foremost leader of the Russian Revolution. His

The Works! — a day in the life of Kennett's Victoria

A short story by Dave Massey 6am: Home. That bloody clock, it's happened again! $8 at a garage sale was not money well spent. 6.20am: The street. Mounting those steps into the bus, sometimes I feel I'm stepping into the abyss. "How's it going"?

Loose cannons

Now you know "The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practise witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become

Why Howard wants zero tolerance policing

By Sue Boland Prime Minister John Howard's campaign against the dangers of heroin has focussed almost exclusively on advocating tougher law and order policies rather than treating drug-use as a health issue. "Zero tolerance" policing is Howard's