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Tax Office workers protest

Tax Office workers protest By Chris Slee Members of the Community and Public Sector Union employed by the Australian Taxation Office have completed two weeks of rolling stoppages to protest management's plans to sack up to 50 workers in the

Brutal reaction to student sit-in

Brutal reaction to student sit-in By Will Williams CANBERRA — On September 11, after an Australian National University student general meeting, a small group of students held a brief, peaceful sit-in in the university chancellery.

Doctors raise alarm over Jabiluka

Doctors raise alarm over Jabiluka By Tracy Snook A team of doctors from Sydney Children's Hospital on September 9 held a press conference opposing the Jabiluka uranium mine in Kakadu National Park. The team was headed by Dr Helen Caldicott,

ANU students go to the polls

ANU students go to the polls By Will Williamsand Erin Killion CANBERRA — Elections for the students' association at the Australian National University take place this week. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly spoke to Dave Gosling, Resistance activist and

First death in private prison

First death in private prison By Brendan Greenhill BRISBANE — A 22-year-old white male serving a three-month sentence in Woodford private prison was found hanging by a video cord at 2.12pm on September 12. The prisoner, whose name has not

Correction

Correction The article "Hinchinbrook campaign in court and on the water" in GLW #289 said that land purchased by Williams' Cardwell Developments was granted development approval by Cardwell Shire Council in 1995. This approval was granted in

Looking out: Anger and honesty

Anger and honesty By Brandon Astor Jones "We live in two different Americas ... I've never felt American. I've only felt African-American. An American is suppose to have life, liberty, prosperity and happiness. What have my people

If you like country music

Doing Time for Patsy ClineStarring Matt Day, Miranda Otto and Richard RoxburghWritten, directed and produced, with John Winter, by Chris KennedyOpening nationally in Dendy cinemas on September 25 Preview by Jennifer Thompson This film opens, and

Pastoralists' land speculation undermines native title

JOHN HOLMES, emeritus professor of geography at the University of Queensland, spoke to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's GRAHAM MATTHEWS about the Howard plan and its likely repercussions for Aborigines. Question: Could you identify the extent to which native

Are unions ditching enterprise bargaining?

Are unions ditching enterprise bargaining? James Vassilopoulos If you believe media reports of the September 1-5 ACTU congress, unions are abandoning enterprise bargaining and are moving towards industry-wide bargaining. This,

Victory at RMIT

Victory at RMIT By Alison Dellit and Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE — In a significant victory for the campaign against fees for undergraduates, RMIT students and staff are to vote in the first "referendum" on fees ever held. The concession

The noose tightens around Palestine

The noose tightens around Palestine By Adam Hanieh RAMALLAH — On September 4, three bombs exploded within seconds of each other in the busy shopping area of Ben Yehuda Street, Jerusalem. The bombing happened a little over one month