Margaret Gleeson

  • Rally against Olympic rent increases

    Rally against Olympic rent increasesSYDNEY — Rentwatchers, a coalition of community groups (including Redfern Legal Centre, Tenants Union of NSW, Tenants Advice Services and Shelter NSW) has called a demonstration outside

  • Sydney tribute to Che Guevara

    Sydney tribute to Che GuevaraSYDNEY — Six hundred people packed a University of Technology hall on October 11 to celebrate the life and ideas of Ernesto "Che" Guevara on the 30th anniversary of his death. The evening

  • NSW ALP conference votes down power sell-off

    SYDNEY — Amid unprecedented scenes of booing and heckling of a premier, delegates at the NSW ALP annual conference in Sydney on October 4 gave the thumbs down to the plan of Bob Carr and treasurer Michael Egan to sell off

  • Privatisation report ignores rank and file opposition

    SYDNEY — There were few surprises for opponents of the Bob Carr/Michael Egan plan to privatise NSW electricity generation and distribution in the committee of inquiry report released on August 28. The committee, chaired by

  • NSW ALP government plans power sell-off

    SYDNEY — Emulating Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett, NSW Labor treasurer Michael Egan announced on May 22 that the government intends to sell the state's power generation, transmission and distribution system for a $22

  • Peruvian revolutionaries murdered

    On April 22, Peruvian president Fujimori ended the 127-day occupation of the Japanese ambassador's residence by Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) guerillas. "The end of the crisis showed that Fujimori exclusively

  • Peruvian hostage crisis enters second month

    When communications were renewed on January 10, the Peruvian government refused to provide a concrete response to the demands of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) which occupied the Lima residence of the Japanese

  • A recipe for homelessness

    Nearly 25% of the Australian population lives in rented accommodation. Almost all will be affected by the federal government's proposal to slash $500 million (50%) from its housing budget. The government

  • Sandinistas speak

    In their final appearance of a one-week tour which included meetings in Melbourne and Brisbane, Nicaraguan FSLN members Alejandro Bendana and Zoilamerica Ortega addressed a meeting of 70 in Sydney on July 12. Bendana, former

  • Unions oppose SA local government restructuring

    ADELAIDE — In what the Advertiser hailed as a "radical blueprint for local government reform" the long-awaited report of the ministerial advisory group (MAG) on local government reform was released on July 26.

  • Metal workers vote on enterprise agreements

    ADELAIDE — An amendment to the Metal Trades Federation of Unions' (MTFU) national executive recommendation, which would have set a minimum of 15% for wage increases sought in enterprise agreements, was narrowly defeated at

  • FMLN women in legislature

    SAN SALVADOR — Four women former comandantes are among the FMLN deputies elected on March 20. They are Lorena Pena Mendosa (Rebecca Palacios), Ana Guadalupe Martinez, Nidia Diaz and Norma Guevara. Speaking to Green