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Meeting opposes 'Ocean wart'

By Tony Iltis HOBART — Hobart Town Hall was filled to capacity for a meeting organised by the Denison branch of the Tasmanian Greens to oppose the proposed Oceanport retail and residential development at Princes Wharf. The proposed six-story

'We can run the country without employers'

By Norm Dixon The Danish parliament voted on May 7 to impose a settlement to bring the country's private sector general strike, which began on April 27, to an end. Social Democrat prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said the strike for a shorter

100,000 rally against Workplace Relations Act

By Ben Reid and Michael Walker MELBOURNE — More than 100,000 people rallied against the Howard government's Workplace Relations Act (WRA) and attack on the maritime workers here on May 6. The rally was part of a day of action adopted by

Maori march against MAI

A Maori protest hikoi (march) against the Multilateral Agreement on Investment is sending shock waves through official circles in New Zealand.

'Stop the rot!'

'Stop the rot!' SYDNEY — On May 8, as federal health minister Michael Wooldridge arrived at Westmead Hospital in Sydney's west, he was confronted by 100 health workers chanting "Stop the rot! Save our teeth!". The NSW Public Service Association,

Second national day of action called

Second national day of action called By Sean Healy Student organisations, activist groups and the National Union of Students have called a second national day of action against education cuts and attacks on students. The day is scheduled for May

NSW: 26 deaths in custody in 10 months

On May 3, a 21-year-old man became the 26th person to die while in a NSW prison since July 1, 1997. The apparent suicide by hanging at the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre was the fourth prison death in NSW in the last three weeks. "Members

Left on-line

Left on-line Voice of Guatemala — An interview with Josi Solis Jordan who has been charged by the US government with "conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States" and faces 25 years in a federal prison if convicted. At

Keep the lines open

The growing protests throughout Indonesia against the Suharto dictatorship are worrying for the imperialist powers. Due to the failure of the IMF package, foreign investors are leaving Indonesia in droves. The May 7 Financial Review editorial

Loose cannons

Sounds good "People are coming from all over the place, and when there is a mass of people gathered, anything can happen." — An Indonesian National Police spokesperson on anti-Suharto demonstrations. The things that matter "Political reform

Australia belatedly aids West Papua

By Linda Kaucher The news that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will use $10 million from AusAID for a famine relief program in West Papua (Irian Jaya) is welcome. Such an effort has been needed for many months. Ninety defence personnel, three

Action updates

Free speech attacked ADELAIDE — 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly sellers on May 8 were ordered to stop selling the paper at the Adelaide Central Markets. Since its inception, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ has had a presence at the markets. Distributors were given no convincing