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Human rights body criticises embargo

Human rights body criticises embargo The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, a legal tribunal within the Organisation of American States, is urging the US government to end restrictions on the shipment of medicine and basic foods to

Labor, Liberals 'target youth living standards'

MIKE KARADJIS, a youth worker in Sydney's western suburbs, is the Democratic Socialist candidate in the seat of Fairfield in the NSW election. He spoke to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's DAVE WRIGHT about the major parties' law and order push and its

Tony Vison: 'No crime wave'

Professor Tony Vinson, former head of the NSW prisons system before he was sacked by the Wran Labor government, works in the Department of Social Work at the University of New South Wales. An outspoken advocate for progressive reform of the criminal

Protest for East Timor

Protest for East Timor By Jon Lamb ADELAIDE — A noisy and vibrant crowd protested against military aid to Indonesia outside the Australian Defence Force Recruiting office here on March 17. The action was organised by Resistance, Aksi —

In the slums of Jakarta: workers fight to organise

In January and February, JO BROWN travelled in Java and met activists in the Indonesian students' and workers' movements. Here she describes visiting the slum areas around Jakarta that are home to the new urban working class. The contrasts and

We have to rely on ourselves

We have to rely on ourselves Kamala Emanuel Women are still facing oppression, manifest in many ways, in spite of the undisputed gains of the first and second waves of feminism. Domestic work is still carried out mostly by women, and in

Loose cannons

Dear Santa ... "The enduring values and beliefs my parents instilled in me as a child are what sustain me today." — NSW Premier John Fahey. Bulldoze 'em! "There is nothing valuable on that peninsula ... It is substandard, inhabited by

Sinn Fein condemns embargo

Sinn Fein condemns embargo Sinn Fein, the Irish Republican party, passed the following resolution at its February 25-26 national conference (Ard Fheis). "That This Ard Fheis unreservedly condemns as a disgrace the Dublin government's

Beyond the elections

Beyond the elections At a time of rising anger against the two major parties, in particular the Labor Party, many people are looking around for a progressive alternative. The many Labor betrayals on so many important issues will, we hope, result

Buka figure disappears

Buka figure disappears A prominent leader and pro-secessionist on the northern Bougainville island of Buka, Dennis Sareke, has disappeared. Great fears are held for his safety. The news of Sareke's disappearance was bought to the attention

Europe's new forum for greens, left

JIM O'DONNELL is a member of the Democratic Left (DL) in Ireland and an organiser of the New European Left Forum. He was interviewed for Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly in Brussels by SARAH STEPHEN and CHOW WEI CHENG. Can you describe how the New European

Privatising public business

The Contract State: Public Management and the Kennett Government Edited by John Alford and Deirdre O'Neill Deakin University Press: 1994 Reviewed by Chris Slee "Two years after being elected, the Kennett government has already begun to