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Digging for gold

A proposed gold mine at Timbarra plateau has been the subject of controversy for some months. Environmentalists complain that the method of gold extraction involves the use of highly destructive chemicals such as cyanide which, if released into the

Centrelink staff fight job cuts

By Jim McIlroy On November 19, stop-work meetings of Centrelink staff around the country voted overwhelmingly to walk out in protest at plans to cut 5000 jobs. Centrelink is the federal government's major welfare service delivery agency. Members of

Russian 'Communists' bend to anti-Semitism

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW 鈥 The setting could have been Germany in the 1930s. Over a period of about a month, a well-known parliamentary deputy claimed that "Yids" were responsible for the country's economic problems; vowed before media reporters

Life of Riley: Oink! Oink!

Oink! Oink! B.J. Habibie: It is unfortunately true that today in Indonesia the people have forfeited the confidence of the government. The recent spate of street heat during the meeting of the Consultative Assembly has only served to distance

Women, APEC and human wrongs

By Lynette Dumble KUALA LUMPUR 鈥 On the eve of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum here, two courageous women, feminist activist Irene Fernandez and eye surgeon Wan Azizah Ismail, occupied centre stage at the Asia Pacific People's

NSW Jabiluka Action Groups meet

NSW Jabiluka Action Groups meet By Justin Randell PEARL BEACH 鈥 Activists from Jabiluka Action Groups across NSW met on November 21 to discuss the way forward for the campaign to stop the Jabiluka uranium mine. Around 20 activists attended,

Resistance goes off!

By Sean Healy The first issue of Resistance inspired many Resistance members 鈥 new and old 鈥 to get out into the streets. In Melbourne, we sold more copies than we've sold all year 鈥 a record 260+. Other branches also had significant

Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor

Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor By Craig Cormick CANBERRA 鈥 Despite 23 years having passed, the deaths of the six Australian-based journalists killed in the

Actions against Jabiluka mine

By Ruth Ratcliffe BRISBANE 鈥 A day of action to protest against the Jabiluka uranium mine was held on November 21. Around 200 protesters gathered in Queen's Park for a rally addressed by Dave Perry from the Maritime Union of Australia and Pat

Kurds in Sydney support PKK leader

Kurds in Sydney support PKK leader By Rupen Savoulian SYDNEY 鈥 Activists with the Australian Kurdish Association here reject Turkish government charges that Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), is a "terrorist".

Indonesia: 'The radicalisation will spread'

Indonesia: 'The radicalisation will spread' Following the mass protests in Jakarta November 10-14, 91自拍论坛 Weekly's MAX LANE spoke to MA'RUF, a leader of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) who has been monitoring developments. Question: What

This week in history

This week in history November 28, 1820: Frederick Engels born The son of a wealthy Rhenish textile manufacturer, Engels took a position in a factory which his father owned in Manchester, England, in 1842. Two years later, he first met Karl Marx