LINKS: International journal of socialist renewalNo 8, July-October, 1997Published by New Course Publications144 pp., $6.50 Review by Adam Maclean
Now in its eighth issue, the Marxist journal Links has emerged as a sounding board for a broad
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The Mortimer report
@box text intro = "Spend $21 billion on new jobs, Howard told", was the way the July 24 Australian headlined the Mortimer report on industry assistance. This reflects the Murdoch philosophy of journalism: if you have to
Private health insurance — preying on fear
By Cliff Baxter
Private hospitals and private insurance are on the nose for many Australians. Membership of private funds is declining, and complaints about private hospitals such as Mayne
'Fairwear' campaign active in Adelaide
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — Shoppers in Adelaide's Rundle Mall on July 20 were exposed to the appalling working conditions of outworkers providing garments for the fashion industry as part of a
Comment by Sean Healy
During the next two months, elections to many university student unions will be held around the country, elections that the activist student left will be heavily involved in. There has been little discussion about what the
By Adam Hanieh
The official ideology of Israel, Zionism, has always portrayed itself as a liberation movement for all Jews. But although Zionism claims to offer a home for all Jews, that home has never been offered equally. The question of Arab
Last week was momentous for 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly.
For the next six weeks, passers-by and visitors to the 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ production centre in Abercrombie Street in Sydney will encounter scaffolding, building supplies, paint tins and general hubbub as
Push for Tasmanian Hydro sale
By Tony Iltis
HOBART — The Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Trust Bank of Tasmania have released a report supporting plans by the state government to privatise all or part of the Hydro
Call for left unity at UQ
By Ruth Ratcliffe
BRISBANE — Resistance activists are calling for a broad left activist ticket in University of Queensland student union elections. Activists in the education anti-racism, feminist and
NTU students fight cuts
DARWIN — Around 70 students attended an urgent lunchtime meeting at the Northern Territory University on July 24 in response to cuts to the ceramics, sculpture and English departments. The meeting was attended
Work injuries increase
By James Vassilopoulos
Work injury rates are beginning to rise, according to a recently released publication by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission. The federal government last year cut the budget
91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's KAMALA EMANUEL visited the miners' picket line at the Hunter Valley No. 1 colliery on the July 22, the day of the mass meeting at which the miners voted to return to work. She reports here on some of her discussions with the
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