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Staff-student strike proposed

By Sarah Peart A national executive meeting of the National Tertiary Education and Industry Union on January 28 moved to support the National Union Students-organised national day of action (NDA) against education cuts on March 26. It also decided

Arguments for socialism: Social solution to a social problem

Social solution to a social problemSocial solution to a social problem By Sue Bolton Economic independence and equality are preconditions for the true liberation of women. While Australian governments feign support for these rights, the

Vanstone under pressure over Austudy

Vanstone under pressure over Austudy By Marina Cameron Education minister Amanda Vanstone was forced into another embarrassing situation on February 20, when pressure from the Senate and Liberal backbenchers forced a partial back-down on

Family day care under attack

Family day care under attack By Kylie Moon HOBART — The University of Tasmania administration in mid-January gave parents using the family day care scheme two weeks to find alternative child-care. Opposition has forced the university to delay

Socialist candidate calls for youth voice

Socialist candidate calls for youth voice By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Kathy Newnam, Democratic Socialist candidate for Central ward in the March 15 Brisbane City Council elections, has called for a greater voice on council for young people and

Victorian teachers stop work

Victorian teachers stop work By Mary Merkenich and Norrian Rundle MELBOURNE — Around 4000 Victorian teachers stopped work on February 27 and attended a mass meeting at the Sports and Entertainment Centre to show their anger at the continuing

Protests hit opening of Niketown

By Malik Miah SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of demonstrators chanted "Just don't do it!" at the opening of a Nike super-store in the main shopping area here on February 22. Nineteen protesters were arrested for blocking the door to the three-story

Swaziland union leaders freed

Swaziland union leaders freed By Norm Dixon @box text intro = As the pro-democracy general strike in Swaziland is set to enter its second month, workers celebrated the release of four senior leaders of the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions on

Action updates

CPSU protest CANBERRA — Members of the Community and Public Sector Union protested against the Liberal government's cuts and privatisation of the public service outside the "Innovations in Public Service" conference on February 25. Industrial

Armed forces accuse the PRD

By James Balowski For the second time in two weeks, the armed forces' chief of social and political affairs, Syarwan Hamid, has accused the People's Democratic Party (PRD) of being behind the riots which have been rocking the country over the last

Hinchinbrook protest raises tactical issues

By Pip Hinman The celebrated "failure" of a media stunt in John Howard's NSW electoral office, organised by Friends of Hinchinbrook a few weeks ago, raises some interesting tactical issues for the environment movement. A protest against the Federal

Innovative but too 'cleaned up'

@details 3 = TelekGeorge Mamua TelekOrigin through MDS Review by Norm Dixon It has been a long wait for those who were captivated by George Telek's Australian recording debut way back in 1991, when his collaboration with Melbourne-based Not