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The future of school privatisation

By Marina Cameron Since taking office, the federal Liberal government has implemented a number of measures to further deregulate the school system and shift funding away from public schools. New legislation has removed restrictions on the number of

GST: the New Zealand example

By Marina Cameron Despite appeals from big business for Australian government to look across the Tasman at the New Zealand example, the reality is that tax "reform" there has led to an increase in social inequality and yielded no significant

Write on: letters to the editor

Chiapas Peter Gellert's article (GLW #260) on recent events in Chiapas focused on the "two texts" and the differences between them. This may have given some readers the impression that the president's "counter proposal" was a legitimate response to

Strong lyric style

Strong lyric style Yes Sir, No Sir3 Bags FullOracle Records, 1996 Review by Stuart Martin Having heard the band live at the Invasion Day rally at the Aboriginal tent embassy on the lawns of Old Parliament House in Canberra, I looked forward to

How to plug the real black holes

How to plug the real black holes By Dick Nichols The following measures, which would fall most on those most able to bear them, would readily rake in funds needed to fund public health care, education and other welfare spending: Lifting the

Two more PRD activist to go on trial

Two more PRD activist to go on trial By James Balowski On February 4, the Jakarta daily Kompas reported that the trials of People's Democratic Party activists I Gusti Anom Astika and Wilson bin Nurtias have begun. Twelve PRD members are now being

Indonesian activist addresses meetings

Indonesian activist addresses meetings By Bernard Wunsch BRISBANE — Robby Hartono, a pro-democracy and labour activist with the PRD (People's Democratic Party) in Indonesia, addressed several meetings in Brisbane last week. In a four-day tour,

Loose cannons

@columhead = No-one told us before "Police often have very difficult decisions to make in the course of their work, and a code which gives them practicable and sensible guidelines will be very helpful." — Phil Tunchon, president of the NSW Police

Latrobe Valley campaign to save hospitals

By Kevin Taylor MOE — Victoria's Latrobe Valley has three substantial public hospitals: a modern 150-bed hospital in Moe, one in Traralgon and the Hobsons Park psychiatric hospital. There are also two publicly owned nursing homes. For six years

The tax 'reform' we don't need

By Jennifer Thompson and James Vassilopoulos What do Graeme Samuel, president of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), the Young Liberals and Jeff Kennett all have in common? Well, if you believe the establishment press, they are

ATSIC supports 'Block' relocation

SYDNEY — On February 3, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission announced that it would contribute $6 million to "alleviating the social and environmental problems of Sydneys Redfern Aboriginal Community" by funding a proposal for

Pepsi withdraws from Burma

Pepsi withdraws from Burma A six-year campaign has ended with PepsiCo's announcement that it will totally withdraw from Burma by May 31. PepsiCo sells Pepsi and 7-Up in Burma under the brutal State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC).