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Vanuatu: Land fight intensifies

Australian property developers are pushing the Indigenous people of Vanuatu, the Ni-Van, off their land.

Wesfarmers did it again

A bulk carrier with the name Ipanema arrived at Port Fremantle, Western Australia, on April 15. The ship carried phosphates from occupied Western Sahara, in violation of international law.

More jobs or higher profits?

Telstra has once again started to sack staff. The communications union fears up to 2000 workers will be 聯let go聰 by mid-year. This makes a total of close to 12,000 job losses over the four years since CEO Sol Trujillo took the helm.

On the box

Spinifex Man 鈥 The life of the Indigenous theatre and film actor, Trevor Jamieson. ABC, Friday, May 1, 6pm. Guests of the Ayatollah 鈥 In the Iran hostage crisis, the military was authorised to rescue the hostages by force. The mission failed

Let's hope this gift keeps on giving

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
By Eduardo Galeano
25th anniversary edition, Monthly Review Press, 1997
317 pages, $40 (pb)
Available from

Summit of the Americas: Left governments condemn capitalism, back Cuba

The fifth Summit of the Americas, bringing together all the nations of the Americas except Cuba, occurred in Trinidad and Tobago over April 17-19. In the lead up, a meeting was held in Caracas of the nations that make up the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas (ALBA 鈥 Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Honduras and Dominica).

Power to the people campaign builds

The successful April 18 聯Stop the Sell-Offs!聰 public meeting of the Sydney Power to the People coalition (pictured) gave the campaign against the privatisation of NSW public services a strong boost.

Latin America: Summit reveals a changing continent

The fifth Summit of the Americas was held over April 17-19 in Trinidad and Tobago, bringing together representatives from all countries of the Americas except Cuba.

Cubans celebrate declaration of socialism

On April 16, Cuba celebrated the 48th anniversary of the proclamation of the socialist nature of its revolution. This step came out of the need to publicly embrace a fair and uniting doctrine.

Who pays for the recession?

On April 21, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd finally conceded that 鈥渋t鈥檚 inevitable that Australia 鈥 will be dragged into recession鈥.

Basque Country: Spanish chauvinists oust nationalists

In the regional elections held on March 1 in the south-west Basque region (Bascongadas), the Spanish state banned left-wing Basque nationalist parties from taking part.

United States: Support for capitalism limited

Just 53% of US adults believe capitalism is better than socialism, a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey revealed.