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AMWU secretary quizzed on 'fair trade'

BY PIP HINMAN SYDNEY — On September 5 some 250 trade unionists, students and campaigners were treated to a radical-sounding speech from Australian Manufacturing Workers Union national secretary Doug Cameron, the most prominent of the ALP's "fair

If you're not angry, you're not paying attention

BY RON BAKER If the Australian economy is in such good shape, why is it that poverty and disadvantage continue to grow at an alarming rate? The usual suspects are benefiting greatly, surpassing even their own levels of greed, while a large section

A song for an apology

BY JOHN FRAME BRISBANE — Simon Hunt, formerly known as Pauline Pantsdown, is fighting for his new single "I'm Sorry" (performed by his "Little Johnny" persona) to get airplay. Prime Minister John Howard's (unauthorised) voice, like Pauline

What after S11?

Adelaide S11 — an eyewitness account. What really happened & where to now? Resistance meeting. Sat Sept 16, 2pm. Resistance Centre, (upstairs) 34 Hindley St, city. Ph 8231 6982. Fighting globalisation. Socialist training camp. Sat

Action to support refugee rights

BY BRONWEN BEECHEY ADELAIDE — On September 3, a group of activists responded to a call by the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance to protest outside the Adelaide Remand Centre. A number of refugees are being held there awaiting trial on

The Howard government's vicious racism

BY SUE BOLAND Imagine that you are taken to an isolated prison. You have no idea if you are to be imprisoned for days, months or years. You are totally cut off from the outside world, denied access to newspapers, radio and television. You aren't

Parramatta march to defend refugees

BY SHANE BENTLEY SYDNEY — In the wake of protests by desperate asylum seekers, and the racist hysteria of the Australian government and commercial media, the Refugee Action Collective (RAC) here is stepping up the campaign for refugee rights.

FIJI: Constitutional review commission 'a racist fraud'

The Fiji Labour Party (FLP) has denounced the composition of the commission charged with "reviewing" the country's constitution. The seven-member body is dominated by individuals known to support a return to the provisions of the racist 1990

The ALP: The equally racist 'alternative'

BY SIMON BUTLER The recent escalation of racist rhetoric and policy from the Howard government naturally raises the question of whether the Labor opposition is an anti-racist alternative. The answer: not at all. The ALP and the Coalition government

Oppose corporate tyranny: the pamphlet

Oppose corporate tyrannyResistance Books, 2000$5.95, 58pp. REVIEW BY JONATHAN STRAUSS Oppose corporate tyranny: why the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO should be abolished is about the corporate takeover of the planet and the international

Conference discusses poverty, violence inflicted on women

BY LINDA KAUCHER SYDNEY — The World March of Women 2000 conference on September 2 brought together speakers on many factors contributing to women's poverty and many aspects of violence against women. The WMW 2000, initiated by women in Canada and

Networker: Where in the world is ... ?

Where in the world is ... ? In recent years it has become increasingly difficult to get lost, thanks to the use of the global positioning system (GPS). Covering the entire planet, GPS is based on signals from a network of 24