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Police close Aboriginal concert

Police close Aboriginal concert BY KAREN FREDERICKS BRISBANE — Police have been accused of racism after 12 officers raided the Melbourne Hotel in the suburb of West End on July 7, shutting down a National Aboriginal and Islander Day of

Tasmanian government uneasy about GM food

BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE HOBART — While it poses as the heroic opponent of federal government support for genetically modified organisms, the Tasmanian Labor government is yet to take any concrete measures against it, or even against controversial

ARGENTINA: Mothers of Plaza de Mayo attacked

ARGENTINA: Mothers of Plaza de Mayo attacked The following statement was issued by Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo on July 3 to support groups around the world. The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo campaigns for the disappeared. In the early hours of

EAST TIMOR: Hostage in West Timor

Up to 120,000 East Timorese are still languishing in refugee camps throughout West Timor 10 months after the post-referendum rampage by the Indonesian military and their pro-integration militia proxies forced around 290,000 East Timorese across the

PAKISTAN: Journalists appeal for help

PAKISTAN: Journalists appeal for help LAHORE — Police raided the Lahore Press Club on July 10 in an attempt to arrest a small traders' leader holding a press conference inside the building. Twenty-four journalists who sought to deny the police

NOWSA vox pops

NOWSA vox pops Evelyn, NSW: I've always had an interest in feminism, and when I came to uni I joined the women's collective there straight away ... There should have been more workshops [at NOWSA] on organising actions. Sharon, Vic: I first

The spectre of Frantz Fanon

The spectre of Frantz Fanon DURBAN, South Africa — July 20 is the 75th anniversary of Frantz Fanon's birth but his spirit lives on. A few days after McDonald's opened its first branch here, some large and bold graffiti appeared on the

Students, staff demand VC resignation

Students, staff demand VC resignation BY ROHAN PEARCE HOBART — Students and staff at the University of Tasmania have called for the resignation of the vice-chancellor, Don McNichol. One hundred and fifty students and staff marched on the VC's

Unionists oppose unjust world economic order

Unionists oppose unjust world economic order BY MELANIE SJOBERG The protests in Seattle and Washington against the global corporate rich have become a catalyst for activity in the struggle for a more humane and just world. In Melbourne on

Spotlight on Indonesia

Spotlight on Indonesia Right to form unions The Indonesia House of Representatives passed a bill on July 10 easing restrictions on workers' right to form unions. The law also allows public servants to form and join unions; for decades they were

Hospital dispute grows bitter

Hospital dispute grows bitter BY STAN THOMPSON BRISBANE — Despite early signs of a breakthrough, the hospital workers' pay dispute escalated last week, with stop-work meetings and 24-hour strikes in dozens of hospitals across the state. Labor

ZIMBABWE: ISO MP — 'We hope to influence events'

MUNYARADZI GWISAI, a member of the International Socialist Organisation (ISO) Zimbabwe, was elected to the national parliament in the June 24-25 general election as a Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP. PETER MANSON, from the British Weekly