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Killer cops go free

Killer cops go free By Norm Dixon On February 25, residents of New York City's African-American, Latino and immigrant neighbourhoods were stunned to hear that a jury had acquitted the four police officers who shot Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo

Greens' candidate challenges mandatory sentencing

DARWIN — On March 11, a by-election will be held in the seat of Port Darwin following the resignation of Shane Stone, former Northern Territory chief minister and the architect of the NT's notorious mandatory sentencing legislation. ANDY GOUGH is

Students, workers organise after the battle of Seattle

By Marina Carman "The supposed invincibility of the free market and capitalism was dealt a big blow last December in Seattle as thousands of trade unionists, environmentalists, anti-sweatshop activists, students and others effectively shut down the

Curry, rice and globalisation

Curry, rice and globalisation By Gerard Greenfield The special on today's menu is #072829214 and #5,663,484 — a traditional favourite, Indian curry with basmati rice. No, the numbers are not the bar code at the supermarket checkout or the price

Women of the world unite!

Women of the world unite! Since its beginnings, IWD has been a day of unity, solidarity and action. On February 28, 1907, women socialists in the United States organised huge demonstrations and meetings around the country to demand political rights

Victorian, ACT unions condemn centralisation

By Stuart Martin CANBERRA — The ACT and Victorian branch executives of the Community and Public Sector Union have reacted angrily to undemocratic changes thrust on the union by its national management committee. Conferences have been called to

Write on: letters to the editor

East Timor solidarity It was with regret that I read about the WA Friends of East Timor (FOET) deciding to call it a day after two decades. I am sure that many felt the same way. While 139,000 East Timorese are held hostage in Indonesia, East

Australia signs new Timor Gap treaty

Australia signs new Timor Gap treaty The Australian government has signed a new treaty with the United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor for the disposition of gas reserves in the Timor Sea. The Byun Undan Gas Recycling Development

Don't diet!

Don't diet! By Bea Brear SYDNEY — Protesters gathered outside the Sydney Town Hall on February 26 to vent their anger at the increasing quantity of sexist advertising visible in the city. The action, organised by Resistance, was aimed at

CPSU members defend delegate

CPSU members defend delegate By Chris Slee MELBOURNE — Twenty members of the Community and Public Sector Union attended the inaugural meeting of a committee to defend Marcus Banks. Banks, a CPSU delegate at the Moreland Centrelink office, was

Racism is a feminist issue

Racism is a feminist issue Despite successive governments' rhetoric about reconciliation, many indigenous people in Australia live in Third World conditions and, across the board, Aboriginal people have lower levels of health, education employment,

Pro-loggers go on violent rampage at Goolengook

By Ben Leeman Thirteen anti-logging protesters were injured in an attack by 50 pro-logging thugs in East Gippsland on the night of February 20 and the early morning of February 21. The thugs attacked the long-established protest camp at 11.30pm.