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A voice in the wilderness

A voice in the wilderness By Melissa Hammett Jane Howarth received a warm welcome when she stepped off the bus in Baghdad. She found herself alone, without a backpack, in war-torn Iraq. Despite being a lone woman in a devastated country, Jane

Poem

How To Attract Capital Take a pageFrom Auschwitz Auschwitz attractedPlenty of Capital Two huge factoriesKrupps and Siemens Why was AuschwitzSuch a beaconFor Capital? The reason is simple:Labour at AuschwitzCost nothing. Denis Kevans

Looking out: Guiding light

Guiding light By Brandon Astor Jones HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MAYAHow quickly your lovely presence has grownYes, into your own greatness you must aspireBecause the roots of your knowledge are knownHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MAYA Maya, at 6.14 pm, on

9-9-99: freedom for Burma

By Sean Healy Actions all around the world are planned in solidarity with the Burmese freedom struggle on September 9 this year (9-9-99). The global day of action will include protests and activities in at least 14 countries, including Britain,

Camel trek fights nuclear dump

Camel trek fights nuclear dump By Alistair Spong and Mel Bull In mid-July, nine women — Humps not Dumps — will start a 1000-kilometre camel trek through the South Australian desert in order to raise awareness about the national radioactive

News briefs

University of Melbourne manoeuvres on wages MELBOURNE — University of Melbourne management announced on June 9 that it would unilaterally grant a 2% pay increase to all staff as a "reward" for meeting previous revenue targets. The National

Jazzed up, anti-racist and danced out

Jazzed up, anti-racist and danced out By Arun Pradhan MELBOURNE — More than 400 people packed the Prince of Wales Hotel on June 16 to hear a range of artists perform in Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's Jazz Against Racism. The audience was treated to

Solidarity from AMWU workers for East Timor and Indonesia

Solidarity from AMWU workers for East Timor and Indonesia By Sarah Lantz MELBOURNE — East Timorese independence activists Alex Tilman and Gil Santos from Fretilin and Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) member Bronwyn

Double-speak: the reality of youth exploitation

Flexible: The high level of youth unemployment acts as a pressure on young people to accept extremely poor workplace conditions and low wages. This means young people are more easily forced to accept jobs which are largely casual positions with

Washington's other war aims at provoking coup in Iraq

By Norm Dixon While the world's capitalist media have been dominated by the massive US-directed NATO air war against Serbia, Washington's other terrorist war has been all but expunged from the airwaves and newspaper columns. Throughout the Balkans

Victorian unions face jobs fight

By Chris Spindler More than 200 members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union at Dorf Industries are on strike and staffing a 24-hour picket line. They are opposing the company's attempt to relocate to Sydney and their treatment. The

Behind the West's double standards on Iraq

By Graham Jenkin On February 18, a young substitute teacher from Columbus, Ohio, faced off with one of the most powerful people in the world. Dressed neatly in a white shirt and tie, Jon Strange was given the freak opportunity of putting a question