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Public servants vote for industrial action

Thousands of public servants from around the country attended stop-work meetings of the Community and Public Sector Union on May 9 to decide on strategies to fight the Howard government's attacks on the public service. From Sydney, Sarah Harris

Indonesian solidarity with East Timor

Indonesian solidarity with East Timor Indonesian solidarity with East Timor In December 1995 a group of East Timorese independence activists and Indonesian supporters occupied the Dutch and Russian embassies in Jakarta. They climbed the embassy

Students rally for representation

Kathy Newnam BRISBANE — Three hundred students rallied at the University of Queensland on May 9, demanding proper representation by the Liberal-run student union. In response, 60 police were called onto the campus, eight students were arrested

Looking out: 'Gethin, please remember me'

'Gethin, please remember me' By Brandon Astor Jones This essay was tearfully written for Gethin Bryn Roberts, a six-year-old Welsh boy. I hope that one day he will fully understand the meaning in each word. Weekends are especially difficult

and ain't i a woman: Making the laws work

Making the laws work Making sexual harassment an offence under the law has been a positive step for women. However, as we are constantly reminded, it is only one step in creating a society free of sexual harassment. On April 24, the Australian

Loose cannons

But I'll try "It's difficult to say that the [human rights] trend is getting better." — Allan Taylor, Australian ambassador to Indonesia, on the situation in East Timor. Willing "There seems to be, compared to last time I was here [East

NZ power price rises 'caused by corporatisation'

New Zealanders have recently been hit by electricity price rises of up to 29%. The opposition Alliance says these rises are a consequence of the corporatisation and privatisation of power companies. Alliance energy spokesperson and deputy leader

Write on: letters to the editor

Gun control #1 A few comments on Pip Hinman's thought-provoking article "Gun control: are tougher laws enough?" in GLW #230. First, a correction of fact. Pip states that "most of the 500 or so gun deaths in Australia a year are due to careless

* Six months in prison for protesting

In a blatant attack on civil rights, on April 29, 13 people were sentenced to prison terms for protesting at the US Army School of the Americas (SOA) in Columbus, Georgia. The protest, held on November 16 annually, is part of the SOA Watch's campaign

Ralph Nader and the elections

While most of the left and the trade union movement are lining up behind President Clinton's bid for re-election, there are important signs that sectors of the left and even part of the union leadership are beginning to discuss breaking out of the

The attack on ATSIC and Aboriginal self-determination

About 5000 Aboriginal organisations have been under attack by the federal Coalition government and the establishment media for being given too much money and for the "misuse" of funds. Many of these organisations, like regional councils in the bush,

Left on-line

Basque struggle Web site (http://www.knooppunt.be/~euskadi/) — A site devoted to spreading information about the struggle of the Basque people for self-determination is up and running again after the Swiss internet provider closed the site. This