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Sri Lankan workers fight 'free market' policies

By Chris Slee Sri Lankan workers are suffering badly under the free market policies of the United National Party government, which has ruled the country since 1977. Anton Marcus, joint secretary of the Industrial, Transport and General Workers

Opposition press, parties suspended

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Following on its suppression of the parliament-sponsored newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the regime of President Boris Yeltsin on October 4 suspended publication of a long series of opposition journals. At the same

Blockade tries to save state forest

By Glenn Phillips and Kevin Verkerk The Wilderness Society has concluded a peaceful blockade of forestry operations in compartment 1402 of the Nalbaugh State Forest. The blockade followed a denial by State Forests Inc (formerly the Forestry

Solidarity theme of North-South dialogue

Solidarity theme of North-South dialogue By Sean Healy NEW DELHI — A round-table discussion on "North-South dialogue: youth perspectives" was held here September 22-23. Organised by the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), the

Ho-hum for the republic

Ho-hum for the republic Ignoring calls from Prime Minister Paul Keating for an unemotional and non-inflammatory debate on the prospects for a republic as the findings of the government's Republic Advisory Committee were handing down on October

Adelaide rally against racism

Adelaide rally against racism By Col Smith ADELAIDE — As a response to the racist backlash against the High Court decision on native title, a new alliance called People Against Racism (PAR) held a rally on October 1 outside the offices of

Cath Phillips speaks on lesbian and gay media

By Susan Price BRISBANE — Sydney lesbian and gay rights activist Cath Phillips was guest speaker at the annual general meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Welfare Association here on September 23rd. Much of the theoretical basis for her talk,

Troops beat demonstrators outside parliament

Troops beat demonstrators outside parliament By Kirill Buketov MOSCOW — Protesters against the coup d'etat by Boris Yeltsin suffered vicious beatings on the night of September 28, as club-wielding police drove them away from the building

Aborigines reject Keating's Mabo Mark 2

By Tony Iltis and Kristian Whittaker CANBERRA — More than 600 Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders arrived at Boomanulla Oval in south Canberra on September 26 for a three-day conference aimed at formulating a national response to the High

Youth Cultural Dissent

Youth Cultural Dissent By Taryne Laffar PERTH — For a young person, trying to escape the mainstream culture thrust upon us, is difficult. Now Cultural Dissent has given us a chance to express our own music, literature, poetry, film and

Democrats call for opposition bloc

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — A group of Russian academics and political activists has called for the formation of a new bloc of democratic opposition to the regime of President Boris Yeltsin. A statement released by the group begins by

Good turnout for GLW

Good turnout for GLW dinner ADELAIDE — One hundred and seventy people packed into the Eastwood Community Centre for the annual 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly dinner on September 24. Guests were treated to an array of Indonesian and African food, and heard