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Row divides Queensland ALP Socialist Left

@FM24 WIDE = Row divides Queensland ALP Socialist Left By Bill Mason BRISBANE Four federal Labor MPs who are members of the Socialist Left faction in Queensland have publicly dissociated themselves from the SL's newspaper Keep Left, as the

Surprise result in Victorian ETU

@FM18 WIDE = Surprise result in Victorian ETU By Dave Mizon Last week's election for the Victorian branch of the Electrical Trades Union, which replaced state secretary Gary Main and assistant secretary Dick Gray by the leaders of the

ANL workers lose out

By Jennifer Thompson The federal government on August 31 announced a two-month "cooling off" period before the sale of the publicly owned Australian National Line (ANL) to British-based multinational P&O. This is to allow P&O to reach agreement

Write on: letters to the editor

Write on: letters to the editor Write on: letters to the editor CEPU elections I write to you on behalf of myself and my other comrades who were recently in the middle of our elections when your weekly #198 came out. Our

PLO agrees to partial redeployment

By Jennifer Thompson The PLO executive council met in Tunis from August 14-16 to discuss the partial redeployment document agreed at Taba by PLO Chairman Yassar Arafat and Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres on August 11. Attended by ten of

ACT horror budget likely

By Tim Gooden and James Vassilopoulos Canberra — The ACT budget, due on September 19, promises public sector cuts, corporatisation, job losses and privatisation. Immediately after the minority Liberal government was sworn in, two senior

Hip Hopera

SYDNEY — Death Defying Theatre is celebrating its move into a new home at the Casula Powerhouse with Hip Hopera — 12 weeks of workshops and rehearsals for young people in western Sydney. The program, beginning September 4, is free and open to

Privatisation is theft

Privatisation is theft Privatisation is theft By Dave Holmes Throughout the western world, governments are engaged in a veritable orgy of privatisation of state assets and functions. In the poor and dependent countries of the Third World,

Women and Labour Conference revived

Women and Labour Conference revived Women and Labour Conference revived The fifth Women and Labour Conference, the first for 11 years, will be held at Macquarie University from September 29 to October 1. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's KATH GELBER spoke to

*Mexican economy shrinks

The Mexican government announced on August 14 that the country's gross domestic product fell by 10.5% in the second quarter of the year in comparison to the same period in 1994. This was about double the 5-6% contraction economists had predicted.

Action updates

NTU picket DARWIN — Resistance members led a small picket at the Northern Territory University open day on August 27. The official theme of the day was "Open your mind". Activists titled the day "Open your mind ... but pay the

Radio highlights

The Listening Room: Pacific Moments — By Gary Bryson and Donna McLachlan. The eyes of the world are turned to the tiny island of Moruroa. The Pacific Ocean is whirling with currents of dissent. Sound pictures of Pacific culture in