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Olympic plan targets homeless

Olympic plan targets homeless By Sean Healy The NSW government plans to get homeless people off Sydney's streets during the September Olympic Games. Dossiers are being drawn up on individual homeless people and unused government buildings are

Beattie government under threat

By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — The Queensland Labor government will become a minority government, forced to rely again on the support of independent Peter Wellington, if it loses even one of the two by-elections for the traditionally safe Labor seats

Ethiopian's deportation a 'death sentence'

Ethiopian's deportation a 'death sentence' By Sean Healy Immigration minister Philip Ruddock has rejected an application for refugee status by an paraplegic Ethiopian man with HIV. Abebe Fekado's application was rejected by the immigration

Solidarity events

2000 student exposure tour — O'week Australian students are travelling to Indonesia in February to learn about political and social conditions, and meet with activists in the democracy movement. Reports from the tour will be held on most major

Networker: Modernising

Networker: Modernising Today ships are criss-crossing the oceans of the world, laying fibre-optic cables to meet the expected gigantic demand for communication services in the early decades of this century. New networks in the United States and

Chile's new 'socialist' president

By Jorge Jorquera In the January 16 second round of Chile's presidential election, the far-right Alianza Por Chile presidential candidate, Joaquin Lavin, was defeated by the Concertacion's candidate, Ricardo Lagos, with 51.31% to Lavin's 48.69%.

Jean Devanny: pioneer Marxist feminist

Jean Devanny: pioneer Marxist feminist Jean Devanny: Romantic RevolutionaryBy Carole FerrierMelbourne University PressMelbourne, 1999, 393pp., $49.95 Review by Jim McIlroy Jean Devanny was a leading figure in the Australian left in the 1930s and

We can't all be Ian Thorpe

We can't all be Ian Thorpe By Marina Carman Now don't get me wrong, Ian Thorpe is a great swimmer. But watching the media coverage of "our" new Young Australian of the Year made me want to puke. It might seem like this is just a little award, but

East Timor's future: solidarity is still needed

By Chris Latham The withdrawal of Indonesian troops from East Timor was a significant victory for the East Timorese resistance movement, and the international solidarity movement. But the struggle for independence came at a price. Since the

Indonesian generals stir communal unrest

By Max Lane The commander-in-chief of the Indonesian armed forces (TNI), Admiral Widodo, has met President Abdurrahman Wahid to assure him that the TNI is not planning a coup. Other key generals have given the same assurances in the wake of strong

In defence of reggae's 'overworked themes and topics'

In defence of reggae's 'overworked themes and topics' It's A New DayConfrontationConfrontation MuzikSend US$15 to 65 Hillside Drive, Apt. 121, Toronto, Ontario M4K 2M3, CanadaRAW 2000: Reggae for the New MillenniumVarious artistsRuff Stuff

Art of Resistance

Art of Resistance The art of Resistance paints the town reda carpet lining the streets for angry mourners to march onblood red of the butchers, Suharto, Habibie, Howard, Evansa list too long to read in three decades;it creates a collage of people,