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WA forest blockade debated

WA forest blockade debated By Mark Lockett and Anne Pavy PERTH — Western Australian Conservation Council president Beth Schultz has accused the department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) of running a disinformation campaign on

Campaign opposes privatisation

Campaign opposes privatisation By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Ian McLean, state secretary of the Communications Workers Union, and a former long-serving president of the state Labor Party, is prepared to fight the party's moves towards

Hiroshima — Never Again!

Hiroshima — Never Again! August 6 marks the 49th anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped by the United States on the Japanese people in Hiroshima. Since then the development of atomic weapons has continued at an alarming rate. Further, since

US abortion campaign: Victories for women

For years anti-choice terrorists in the United States have attacked abortion clinics with the government openly aiding their campaigns against women's right to choose. However, in the last few months, some Supreme Court decisions and national

Write on

Selling out It beats me when I receive a leaflet requesting support for a public rally against selling off public assets and sponsored by the people listed. It is hypocritical. I was reading about Tolpuddle when I was just eight years of

Campaign against Timor oil spoils

By Nick Everett BRISBANE — The oil company, Petroz N.L. in conjunction with BHP Petroleum, are about to start drilling for oil in the Timor Gap. While Petroz, which is based here, is not new to exploration in the Timor Sea, this latest venture

Marxism and 'postmodernist approaches'

By Doug Lorimer Iain Aitken (GLW #150) accuses Lisa Macdonald of dogmatism for arguing that in seeking to understand and combat capitalist domination socialists should rely exclusively on the scientific approach of Marxism. While

Student environment conference

Student environment conference By Carla Gorton SYDNEY — More than 350 students and environmentalists from around Australia attended the fourth annual Students, Science and Sustainability Conference, held at Macquarie University from July

ALP manipulates ethnic communities

By Robynne Murphy and Stefan Skibicki WOLLONGONG — In recent weeks, the media has devoted a fair amount of time to "multiple recruitment" or stacking in Labour Party branches, particularly in the Illawarra. The sudden growth of membership

Privatisation: railway cleaner anger overflows

By Peter Perry SYDNEY — On July 13 CityRail cleaning staff at Sydney Terminal and several other depots were called together an hour before "knockoff" to hear management's announcement that their jobs had been privately contracted. Many stood

Best catch in years

Best catch in years Go Fish Directed by Rose Troche Produced by Rose Troche and Guinevere Turner Reviewed by Kath Gelber The world of lesbian feature films is not very large. As a result, the community has tended to be fairly

Macedonians march against discrimination

Macedonians march against discrimination By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE — Forty thousand Macedonians and supporters marched on Parliament House on July 30, demanding that the federal Labor and state Liberal governments end their discrimination