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Occupied Palestine: no peace in sight

By Jennifer Thompson A restrained state of war continues between Israel and Palestinians in the wake of the September 25 uprisings across the occupied territories. Palestine Report publisher and political commentator Ghassan Khatib described the

Day of protest for democracy in Indonesia

By Shane Bentley and Paul Benedek SYDNEY — Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) has issued an emergency appeal to activists around the world to defend the political prisoners arrested in Indonesia during the recent military

Monarchy in Australia

Monarchy in Australia by Johnny 'Rotten' Howard with Sid Fisher I yama monarchist Economic rationalist I know what I want and how to get it I got a mandate to DESTROY! Oh, I wanna be MONARCHY! Abos go home tear down their pleasure

Tongan king dissolves parliament

By Norm Dixon Tonga's absolute monarch, King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, suddenly dissolved parliament after it voted on October 1 to impeach the minister of justice for corruption. The move coincided with mounting local and international protests about

Student elections in Darwin

By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — Leading activists from the Education Action Group (EAG) have organised a ticket to contest the Student Union elections at the Northern Territory University. Under the banner "HEAT" (Higher Education Action Team), the

Resistance campaigns for Wollongong SRC

By Carl Gosper and Toby Hawker WOLLONGONG — To inform and mobilise more students in the campaign against the Howard government's attacks on higher education, Resistance is running for positions on the Wollongong University Student Representative

Trade union leaders on trial

By Francisco T. Sobrino BUENOS AIRES — In some provinces, the economic and social deterioration of life has pushed workers to resist and fight. Carlos Ménem's government has replied with harsh repression. Around the country, there are more

Getting serious about public sector defence

By Dick Nichols If ever there was an abused term in the lingo of the left, it's "sectarian". For most, it just means "small" or "irrelevant". So sleek Labor MPs and trade union potentates dub all left organisations "sects": they're big and

All-singing, all-dancing strike action

The Pajama GameNIDA production, directed by Tony KnightParade Theatre, Kensington, SydneyUntil 19 OctoberReviewed by Brendan Doyle Imagine a '50s Broadway musical about a strike in a pajama factory, performed by 23 spunky, energetic NIDA graduates

Gearing up to reclaim the night

Gearing up to reclaim the night By Kerryn Williams CANBERRA — Kamini Junankar, a Resistance member involved in organising this year's Reclaim the Night march here on October 25, told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly that the theme of the event is to reclaim

Urban fairytale

Beautiful ThingDirected by Hettie MacDonaldWritten by Jonathan HarveyFeaturing Glen Berry, Linda Henry, Scott Neal, Tameka Empson, Ben DanielsReviewed by Giovanna Castellani This aptly titled film is not only beautiful but leaves you replenished and

High school students protest youth

By Paul Howes SYDNEY — The recently formed United Secondary Students Union of NSW is calling on high school students across Sydney to walk out of school on October 22 to protest against the state government's "street safety" legislation. The