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VIETNAM: The inspiration hasn't faded

VIETNAM: The inspiration hasn't faded When, on April 30, 1975, a single tank of Vietnam's National Liberation Front (NLF) rolled over the gates of the presidential palace in Saigon, it not only ended a decades-long war, it also ended any idea of

The war against the disadvantaged

BY SEAN HEALY Whether the setting is a remote Aboriginal community, a New York ghetto or a housing estate for Algerian migrants on the outskirts of Paris, the governments of all the major industrialised countries are turning to outright repression

Moya Farrell, 1940-2000

Moya Farrell, 1940-2000 BY ZENY GILES NEWCASTLE — Moya Farrell's activism began at university when she joined a protest outside a hotel in South Yarra, Victoria, which refused to serve Pacific Islanders. She proudly held up a sign which said,

Union rank and file ready for elections

BY STUART MARTIN CANBERRA — Members First, the rank-and-file group challenging the incumbents in the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), believes it is ready for the union's national office bearer election, which opened on May 5 and run

Bosses cry poor

BY MELANIE SJOBERG A May 1 decision by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission has granted a $15 per week safety-net increase to those awards applying to workers forced to rely on the basic rate. The decision caused a collective whine from

Big end of town demands more cuts

BY JONATHAN SINGER Establishment economic analysts and media commentators are concerned that the federal government's 2000-01 budget surplus, projected three years ago to be $10.7 billion, was only $500 million in November. Some economists have

Olympics: 'the world will be watching'

Olympics: 'the world will be watching' BY ARUN PRADHAN MELBOURNE — All those who want to see justice for Aboriginal people should raise their voices and protest during the Olympic Games in Sydney in September, veteran Aboriginal activist Gary

Networker: I want my MP3

Networker: I want my MP3 "I want my MP3" is allegedly the cry of consumption maddened, music-loving teenagers in Japan. For internet marketeers, this is the stuff of fantasies — a commercial purpose for the internet. For those who have missed the

Australia's Billy Bragg

Infotainment LifestyleDavid BeniukUm & Ah through PhantomAvailable from Fish Records, order at <http://www.davidbeniuk.com> or send $29 to PO Box 29, Wollongong East 2520 Review by Grace Eliot Many 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly readers will be

INDONESIA: Texmaco workers seek support from FNPBI

BY JULIA PERKINS JAKARTA — After marching with thousands of other workers on Parliament House here on May 1, 1500 workers from the Indian-owned textile company Texmaco camped outside overnight to protest against their treatment by their employer

Tax workers start industrial campaign

Tax workers start industrial campaign BY CHRIS SLEE MELBOURNE — Unionists at the Australian Taxation Office have voted in favour of a campaign of industrial action, including bans and a part-pay stoppage on May 11. Members of the Community and

and ain't i a woman?: Dangerous dating

Dangerous dating Nearly one-third of 12 to 20 year olds participating in a 1999 federal government survey reported experiencing some form of physical violence during dating relationships. Almost half of those aged 19 to 20 reported violence.