popo's dream
Can a dream ruin your life?One that begins like a train rideWith you stepping off the platformIn your travelling clothes, a vagrant,the fabric, a story, in which youwander 'til wearied, and far off ...The wheels turning, far off a
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Queensland TAFE cuts hit
By Daniel Lambert
BRISBANE — The Borbidge government's $113 million TAFE funding cuts, brought down in the last state budget, are beginning to show their effects as angry students mobilise to fight these attacks
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Just in case anyone thought democracy and the rule of law were coming to Yeltsin's Russia, the country's security police in mid-June brought additional charges against nuclear safety campaigner Aleksandr Nikitin.
On Hanson's trail
By Helen Cunningham
GEELONG — The battle continued against the growth of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party in Geelong on July 18. Organised by the Geelong People for Multiculturalism and Democracy (GPMD), a protest rally
Mystery surrounds death of David Alex
By James Balowski
Mystery still surrounds the death of David Alex, deputy chief of staff of the East Timorese armed resistance, Falintil, who was shot and captured in Kaibada, Bacau, on June 25. The
By Graham Matthews
TOWNSVILLE — Around 600 students from campuses all around Australia and Papua New Guinea attended the Students and Sustainability Conference, held at James Cook University here July 14-18. "The conference has been a great
Cuts to Aboriginal arts committee
By Chris Latham
PERTH — A protest was held on July 16 against cuts to Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation — the Western Australian Aboriginal arts advisory committee. Protesters read letters of support
Rally against One Nation in Werribee
By Paul Miller
MELBOURNE — Around 700 protesters organised by Campaign Against Racism rallied outside the Werribee West Family Centre on July 14 to protest against Pauline Hanson's One Nation party
Professional foot soldiersProfessional foot soldiers
Life can be bitter. Did you ever notice how easily the amateur can eclipse the good standing of an industrious professional like myself?
There I was, gnawing on my muesli (I find
Conference to fight racism set for Sydney
By Jo Brown
SYDNEY — A national anti-racism conference is being organised here with the support of the NSW branch of the National Union of Students. The conference, called "Fighting Racism", will
Bosses on the offensive against awards
By James Vassilopoulos
On July 23, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission will begin arbitration in a case that may result in the removal of dozens of conditions from awards. The case is being
The view from Cipinang prison
By John Roosa
We are inside Jakarta's fortress-like Cipinang prison for a Sunday afternoon potluck lunch. The families and friends of the political prisoners have brought specially prepared home-cooked
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