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Changing the world?

Changing the world? By Lieszel Plumbe A small, conservative country town. A young woman viciously raped at gunpoint. The headline "RAPE HUNT!" screaming out on the front page of the local paper. And so begins what may be the last will

'We are going to do wonderful things in New Zealand'

Matt McCarten is president of the New Zealand NewLabour Party and chair of the Alliance (involving NewLabour, the Greens, the Maori party Mana Motuhake, the Liberals and the Democrats). In April, he visited the United States, speaking on the

Academy of struggle

The Fertile Prison — Fidel Castro in Batista's Jails By Mario Mencía Melbourne: Ocean Press. 241 pp. $22.95 Reviewed by Sean Malloy Honesty is the vigour with which one defends one's beliefs. — José Martí La

WA rail jobs to be cut

WA rail jobs to be cut By Stephen Robson PERTH — Westrail announced on July 13 that a further 460 jobs will be cut, in addition to the 750 to be lost with the planned closure of the Midland railway workshops. The 460 jobs will be

Community protests killing of Somalis

Community protests killing of Somalis By Sue Bolton MELBOURNE — "We are demonstrating to show Australian people and the international community how angry and upset we are with the continual killings of Somalians by the UN troops in

Canberra's war on Telecom — a union view

Every night television is flooded with ads for Telecom and Optus, part of the $150 million advertising war between the two telecommunications giants. Will all the hoopla lead to a better telecommunications system? Â鶹´«Ã½ asked Col Cooper,

The toy store and the jobless recovery

By Michael Rafferty The retail giant Coles Myer is pioneering a novel recruiting technique to deal with the flood of applicants for its new chain of toy stores. Job seekers will queue via their telephones, waiting on line for a preliminary

Laffer curves and corporate monsters

By Richard Staples Disputes surround proposed ocean outfalls at Coffs Harbour and Lennox Head. The authorities claim "there is no alternative". Opposition to new dam proposals is deep seated within many communities. Pacific Power has

Looking out: Australians care

Australians care Capital punishment is flourishing in many countries today. The United States of America is one of those countries. More than half of the states in the US are killing their citizens. America's death rows are morbid,

Africa Alive

For many Australians, Africa conjures up images of famine, war, poverty and helplessness. But now a campaign aims to show Africa's other face — its many achievements and the superhuman efforts that Africans are making to improve their lives.

Indonesian students challenging the military

By Arun Pradhan MELBOURNE — A highlight of the Resistance conference earlier this month was Didit T, a student activist from Indonesia. Her eyewitness reports gave a rare insight into conditions there. Didit became politically active when

Land rights issue at WA TLC

Land rights issue at WA TLC By Stephen Robson PERTH — Addressing the Western Australian Trades and Labour Council meeting on July 13, Rob Riley, the executive officer for the Aboriginal Legal Service, told the meeting it was important