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School cleaners strike for jobs By Tony Iltis HOBART — Most of Tasmania's 300 government schools were closed for a week after cleaning and maintenance staff went on strike on July 7. The dispute started when the government announced that
Cuba at the crossroadsBy Fidel CastroOcean Press, 1996. 179 pp., $21.95 Review by Roberto Jorquera Cuba at the crossroads is a collection of speeches by Fidel Castro between November 1994 and April 1996. They open up the entire history of the
Downsizing "In the era of downsizing, we are getting rid of subordinates and not management." — Professor Phyllis Tharenou of Monash University, author of a study on white collar workers in the private and public sectors. Endorsement
Anti-nuke protests By Jennifer Thompson Aboriginal traditional owners protested at the gates of the Orebody No. 3 of Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu in the NT on July 8. On the same day, the first anniversary of the International Court of
By Sharon Pereira Rumours have been circulating for several months of a split in the Manila-Rizal Regional Party Committee (MRRPC) of the Communist Party of the Philippines. The split between the underground and legal leaderships of the party
Ratbags in the ranks: Hanson, the Coalition and the far right The rise of the virulently racist and xenophobic Pauline Hanson has provided Australia's small and divided — sometimes warring — far-right organisations the opportunity to
NUS National Education Conference By Ray Fulcher BRISBANE — More than 100 people attended the NUS National Education Conference here July 5-6. The conference was organised around seminars featuring talks on aspects of the attack on higher
By Gina Neff "If we can come up with a system which allows everybody access to credit while ensuring excellent repayment — I can give you a guarantee that poverty will not last long", proclaims Mohammed Yunis, guru to market partisans seeking
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne
By Barry Sheppard One of America's longest-standing political prisoners was finally released on US$25,000 bail on June 10, when a judge found that his conviction on a murder charge was seriously tainted. The frame-up of Geronimo Pratt was part
Resistance solidarity @box text intro = [The following message to striking coal miners was sent by the Resistance 26th National Conference, meeting in Melbourne, on July 5.] We read today of your success [preventing Rio Tinto from moving
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — This is "a great day for Australia in terms of civil rights", visiting US former Black Panther Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin told a media conference here on July 11, after his release from jail. Earlier that day, the