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Homophobia in the UTS administration

BY SIMON BUTLER SYDNEY — Thirty students from the University of Technology, Sydney were arrested and charged on August 9 after occupying the acting vice-chancellor's office. They were protesting University Council's rejection of official UTS

Leaflet writer paid $2640 by Centrelink

Leaflet writer paid $2640 by Centrelink ADELAIDE — The Social Security Appeals Tribunal has ordered Centrelink to put Norm Barber back on the dole and pay him $2640. Centrelink had cancelled Barber's Newstart payments on March 30 after accusing

NOAM CHOMSKY: Unsustainable non-development

Unsustainable non-development By Noam Chomsky At a recent talk, Noam Chomsky was asked "What are the motivations of the US push for sustainable development in the developing world?" Here was his answer. It's the first time I ever heard of that

S11 forum discusses strategy

BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS BRISBANE — "The demonstrations in Seattle have opened a significant crack in the ideological stronghold of the international financial institutions", said Max Lane, addressing a public meeting of more than 100 sponsored by the

UNITED STATES: Race and class — Ralph Nader: 'Freedom is participation in power'

RACE AND CLASS IN THE UNITED STATES: Ralph Nader: 'Freedom is participation in power' SAN FRANCISCO — "Freedom is participation in power", Ralph Nader, US Green Party candidate for president, told delegates to the July national convention of the

COLOMBIA: US aid package for murderous military

Colombia: US aid package for murderous military US President Bill Clinton on July 13 signed into law a massive aid package for the Colombian government. Approximately 80% of the US$1.3 billion has been allocated to Colombia's security forces in the

'We were our own censors'

'We were our own censors' The First Casualty: The War Correspondent as Hero and Myth-Maker from the Crimea to KosovoBy Phillip KnightlyPrion, 2000574pp., $35 (pb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was in South Africa to report on

FIJI: Why Canberra is soft on military rule

Fiji: Why Canberra is soft on military rule The Australian government's expressions of delight and relief at the Fiji military's arrest of coup leader George Speight and hundreds of his supporters on July 26-27 signalled to the military brass that

Protectionism no answer — fighting for jobs in the global economy

BY DICK NICHOLS Every time the death knell tolls for some factory or industry in the old industrial towns of the advanced industrial world, the workers involved are torn between three basically irreconcilable reactions. The first is to fight for

EAST TIMOR: Militia attacks increase

Pro-Jakarta militia operating out of refugee camps and other bases in West Timor show no sign of scaling down their attacks upon refugees or United Nations soldiers and humanitarian staff. The increasing number of clashes between the militia and UN

Street sex work criminalised by new bill

BY BEATRICE LAUFER PERTH — Western Australia's infamous "prostitution bill" became law on July 29. Eagerly awaited by some and feared by others, the bill renders street sex work illegal. Any involvement in street sex work will bring heavy jail

Refugee forced into prostitution

Refugee forced into prostitution BY SIMON BUTLER A Colombian asylum seeker, who was forced into prostitution in Australia, has been refused a protection visa by the Refugee Review Tribunal. She may now be forcibly returned to her home country,