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Loose cannons

Hard to understand "Many people here find it hard to understand how holy brothers can stoop to this." — Thierry Arnal, head of one of three ferry companies operating between Cannes and Ile Saint-Honorat. The island is owned by Cistercian monks,

Unionists respond to Reith's second wave threat

By Jonathan Singer On May 20, federal industrial relations minister Peter Reith announced that "pattern bargaining" between unions and employers, in which unions negotiate a single wages and working conditions structure for an industry, will be

The Kosova conflict and the CPA

The Kosova conflict and the CPA By Doug Lorimer The April 7 issue of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly carried a two-page statement by the national executive of the Democratic Socialist Party condemning NATO's bombing campaign against Serbia and supporting the

Native title win in WA

By Rupen Savoulian PERTH — A 10,000-square kilometre native title claim covering the Perth metropolitan area has successfully passed the federal government's stringent registration test. A number of native title claimants united their efforts to

Write on

Kosovars' rights At a May 6 Melbourne meeting of the newly formed Coalition to Stop the Bombing, we were outraged to find ourselves alone in arguing for the need to support Kosovar self-determination. Representatives from Committee for

University Olympic suite scam

SYDNEY — Despite recent funding problems which may force the closure of some of its most prominent faculties, the University of New South Wales has purchased a corporate suite at the Olympic Stadium. UNSW pro-vice-chancellor Jane Morrison, when

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —

Liberal and radical democracy in Indonesian elections

Liberal and radical democracy in Indonesian elections By Max Lane It took the Suharto regime five to seven years to become firmly established in Indonesia after Suharto seized power in the 1965 coup. The process required the slaughter of more

Serbian oppositionists condemn NATO and Milosevic

By Michael Karadjis A declaration condemning the NATO attack on Serbia was released in April by 17 organisations which have long opposed the Serb national chauvinist regime of Slobodan Milosevic. Their stance reveals how little NATO's

Axe the tax: reject Democrat deals on the GST

By Sue Boland "Crime against democracy" was how the Australian's May 15-16 editorial described Senator Brian Harradine's May 14 decision to reject the goods and services tax (GST) as "inherently regressive". Other newspaper editorials and

Organising the working class

Organising the working class WOLLONGONG — Fifty people attended a meeting organised by Broad Left titled "Organising the Working Class" on May 16. Speakers included Dick Nichols from the Democratic Socialist Party, Anna Pha from the Communist

Workers' football match for Korean unification

Workers' football match for Korean unification With a clear goal of helping to end the division of Korea, South Korea's Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the North's Korean General Confederation of Labour have scheduled a historic football