By Norm Dixon
The results of Turkey's April 18 national, provincial and local elections signal increased repression against the country's Kurdish minority and greater austerity for the working class. However, the strong vote in the south-east of
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Jailed PRD leader: 'We want to empower the people'
Since March 21, when the radical People's Democratic Party (PRD) relaunched itself as a political party that campaigns openly, rightist groups and political figures have campaigned for its banning.
Reason #179 to be a socialist
Each weekday morning, several million people around Australia make their way, like zombies, to work. And like zombies, we return home at the end of the day. Some struggle in traffic, others cram into buses or trains.
'Fact and fantasy' at Lucas Heights reactor
By Jim Green
SYDNEY — The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), which operates the nuclear reactor in southern Sydney, is distributing a document called "Lucas Heights —
VUT tries to silence critics
An industrial dispute is brewing at the Victorian University of Technology (VUT). Three staff members, one a member of the University Council, have been denied access to their e-mail, in breach of award agreements,
Statement of solidarity with East Timor
The following statement drafted by Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor is being circulated for endorsement. To add your name to the statement, please contact ASIET (details below). Cut all
Residents say no to loss of parkland
By Vannessa Hearman
MELBOURNE — Residents in the Parkville and Carlton areas have united to protect permanently reserved parkland at Royal Park near the Royal Melbourne Zoo which is being threatened by the
Youth wages
By Nicole Berrell
As we approach another May Day, young workers in this country face a huge attack on their rights. The Liberal Party's proposed Youth Wages Bill legislates permanently lower wages for young people. The ALP has
Organising Jakarta's factory workers
JAKARTA — Earlier this month, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's SAM KING spoke to AGUS from the radical Jakarta factory workers' organisation Komite Buruh untuk Aksi Reformasi (Kobar — Workers' Committee for Reform
By Jim Green
Western Australian energy minister Colin Barnett told the WA parliament on April 20 that there may be as many as 11 uranium mines in the state within five years. Barnett also raised the possibility that WA could become a site for
By James Vassilopoulos
David Beniuk will perform songs from his latest CD, UnAustralian Folk Songs, at the Canberra 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly May Day dinner on May 1 at the Pensioners Club in Acton. Beniuk describes his music as "dysfunctional/
By Patrick Bond
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's June 2 national and provincial elections
will be won by the African National Congress (ANC) government with two-thirds
(or possibly more) of the vote. Nelson Mandela will hand the presidency
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