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Greek teachers and students fight back

By Michael Karadjis ATHENS — Thousands of teachers and students blocked the city on September 4 in the first action of what promises to be a long campaign against the government's education "poly legislation". The centrepiece of this

Pastoralists' land speculation undermines native title

JOHN HOLMES, emeritus professor of geography at the University of Queensland, spoke to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's GRAHAM MATTHEWS about the Howard plan and its likely repercussions for Aborigines. Question: Could you identify the extent to which native

Asian activists address secondary students

Asian activists address secondary students By Kerryn Williams CANBERRA — Touring activists Edwin Gozal from the Indonesian People's Democratic Party (PRD) and East Timorese writer Naldo Rai addressed a packed lunchtime forum at

Strike resumes at Hunter Valley mine

Strike resumes at Hunter Valley mine By Alex Bainbridge HUNTER VALLEY — Mine workers at Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley No. 1 coal mine resumed their strike on September 8 in response to continuing provocation by mine management. The miners had

The scourge of Labor nationalism

The scourge of Labor nationalism By Iggy Kim One key reason that the Hanson and Howard show has hit high ratings is its deep connection to the history of capitalist Australia. Hanson's rhetoric invokes an ideology and tradition that

Critical 'realisasians'

Dangerous LiasiansDownstairs Theatre, Belvoir StreetSeptember 18-20 and 25-27Bookings 9699 3444 Review by Suneeta Peres da Costa A cabaret as anti-racist polemic? The work of the ensemble in Dangerous Liasians, performed as part of the fifth

Misinformation on new reactor

By Jim Green The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has released a "background information" document to justify the new reactor planned for Lucas Heights in southern Sydney. The only problem is that it's not very

TCF tariffs

TCF tariffs "It is designed to give people a greater sense of job security", John Howard said of his government's decision to freeze tariffs on textiles, clothing and footwear for five years from 2000. The prime minister chose his words

First death in private prison

First death in private prison By Brendan Greenhill BRISBANE — A 22-year-old white male serving a three-month sentence in Woodford private prison was found hanging by a video cord at 2.12pm on September 12. The prisoner, whose name has not

'The university has been forced to listen'

MELBOURNE — Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's RAY FULCHER and ALISON DELLIT spoke to a participant in the RMIT occupation, MARCEL CAMERON. Why did the university give way to the students' demands on the referendum? The student union had already put a lot of

Correction

Correction The article "Hinchinbrook campaign in court and on the water" in GLW #289 said that land purchased by Williams' Cardwell Developments was granted development approval by Cardwell Shire Council in 1995. This approval was granted in

Letter from the US: NY police torture immigrant

NY police torture immigrant By Barry Sheppard In the early morning hours of August 10, a Haitian immigrant in New York, Abner Louima, was outside a nightclub in a largely black and immigrant section of Brooklyn after a party. As the