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The 12-hour work day

By James Vassilopoulos Twelve-hour shifts are increasingly being put into new enterprise agreements. Also increasingly common are cuts to penalty rates and the averaging of working hours over a month instead of a week. The five-day, 40-hour

Women for Wik: 'The ground swell will build'

Women for Wik: 'The ground swell will build' Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's CARLA GORTON spoke to WIN CHILDS, national co-convener of Women for Wik about the growing community opposition to Howard's Wik bill. Question: How did Women for Wik form?

On the box

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

Dili massacre commemorated around Australia

Dili massacre commemorated around Australia The sixth anniversary of the Indonesian military's massacre of mourners at Dili's Santa Cruz cemetery on November 12, 1991, was commemorated in many parts of the country. From Brisbane, report Roberto

'Certainty' still there for the big landholders

'Certainty' still there for the big landholders By Chris Spindler Confidence in the value and profitability of land clearly remains strong in the eyes of big property holders, despite claims from the National Farmers Federation and the

Little help for West Papuan drought victims

By Linda Kaucher President Suharto is refusing to declare West Papua a disaster area despite calls from within his own government to do so. More than 400 people have died from the drought, mainly in the Jayawijaya highlands district, adjacent to

Ken Saro-Wiwa remembered

Ken Saro-Wiwa remembered By Dr Willie Nwido Two years ago, on November 10, we were treated to the terrifying shock of the judicial murder of our beloved leader and compatriot Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others. This murder prompted widespread

Campaign for the right to sell Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly

Campaign for the right to sell Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly By Keara Courtney SYDNEY — After weeks of harassment of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly sellers by security guards in Town Hall tunnel, three sellers at the regular Friday Resistance stall at the corner

Palestinian hunger striker protests detention

Palestinian hunger striker protests detention By Adam Hanieh RAMALLAH — Palestinian prisoner, Itaf Alayan, has entered the third week of a hunger strike in the Israeli prison, Neve Tirza. Her hunger strike entered a critical stage last

Cancer inquiry presents findings

Cancer inquiry presents findings By Alex Bainbridge NEWCASTLE — Fifty people attended a public meeting here on November 8 called to discuss cancer and industrial pollution. Findings were presented from the Workers' Inquiry into Wollongong

Life of Riley: Mum

Mum Did I tell you about me mum? She's a widow woman, isn't she? That's the one. Me dear old mum's 84 come next month. That's a fine age. Sure is, but age hasn't slowed her down any. Still gets about does she?

Island residents support ferry strike

By Tony Iltis HOBART — On November 14, as tenders closed for the privatisation of the vehicular ferry that provides the only link between Bruny Island and mainland Tasmania, a strike and picket by ferry workers ended its seventh day. Nine