Workers First sweeps AMWU elections
By Chris Spindler
MELBOURNE — The Workers First team in the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union elections won positions in Victoria won by significant margins. Frank Fairley was elected state secretary;
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Comment by Graham Matthews
BRISBANE — The International Socialist Organisation (ISO) is presently touring Giles Ungpakorn around the country. Ungpakorn is billed as a visiting Thai socialist, speaking on "The Asian crisis and the struggle for
Savage/Love
Directed by Deborah Johnston
When the World Was Green (A Chef's Fable)
Directed by Diana Denley
Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
Until June 7
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Review by Sue Boland
Two plays by Sam Shephard and Joseph Chaikin
Northern Ireland
Dave Riley's article "Sinn Fein Says Yes" (GLW #318) misses the point.
According to Dave, the problem with the peace deal is that it accepts partition. He cites as evidence the changes to the Irish constitution. However,
By Reihana Mohideen
MANILA — With over 70% of the vote counted and a commanding lead of 4 million votes over his nearest contender, Joseph "Erap" Estrada has all but been declared the new president of the Philippines. He will be sworn in on June
Patrick seeks to deregister MUA
By James Vassilopoulos
In an attempt to smash the Maritime Union of Australia, Patrick Stevedores applied on May 22 to the Federal Court seeking massive damages and fines from the union and its deregistration.
By Jeremy Smith
For more than two years, the National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) has campaigned to restrict the use of contract staff in post-secondary education. On May 11, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission endorsed the
By Carla Gorton
SYDNEY — A seminar, organised by the neethi forum at Sydney University on May 16, aimed at educating people about the history of the conflict in Sri Lanka and the challenges in achieving peace with justice. Neethi means "justice"
Growing democracy movement in Thailand
Workers and the poor in Thailand took to the streets last year to reject the brutal attacks on their jobs and living standards brought about by the austerity imposed by the International Monetary Fund
Relaxed
"I think the Indonesian government would be quite relaxed about that. After all, it was the Indonesian government itself which established the HRC." — Foreign minister Alexander Downer, on the government's decision to give $2 million in
Portraying the stolen generations
In the Interest of Bennelong is an evocative display of photographs,
text and indigenous art around the themes of the “stolen generation” —
acknowledgment, unity and commitment. The exhibition will be
The poverty of social democracy
Civilising Global Capital: New thinking for Australian LaborBy Mark LathamAllen & Unwin, 1998. 391 pp., $24.95 Review by Allen Myers
Mark Latham is the federal member for Werriwa, Gough Whitlam's old seat, and
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