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Police brutality at community picket

Police brutality at community picket By Rina Anticich FREMANTLE — The Richard Court WA government has come under fire over its massive mobilisation of police and their violent behaviour. On April 20, more than 400 police were bussed into

'Increased productivity': they really mean exploitation

By Sue Boland The current discussion about labour productivity is not new. Ever since trade unions began organising last century to restrict the ability of capitalists to exploit workers, capitalists have been trying to persuade (or force) workers

Blow to Hinchinbrook legal fight

Blow to Hinchinbrook legal fight By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Friends of Hinchinbrook, the group spearheading the campaign against developer Keith Williams' environmentally destructive Port Hinchinbrook resort, may be crippled after the full bench

Dancing on Arab graves

Editorial: Dancing on Arab graves Dancing on Arab graves Television news viewers last week saw hundreds of thousands of Israelis fill the streets to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the state of Israel. As the cameras focused on boisterous,

Bigger May Day marches support MUA

Solidarity with the Maritime Union of Australia and uniting to fight the Howard/Reith government were the key themes of May Day marches around Australia last week. The marches were bigger and broader than in recent years, clearly due to the

Poem: Those Whales of Wharfies

Those Whales of Wharfies The wharfies are powers of men whose strain of hard fought gains isculling the flock.In fact those blokes are whales of males who have seen the tide turnedWebb and dock. Cranes, and craniums,Cargo holds and crusty

Write on: Letters to the editor

Left unity Your coverage of the MUA dispute in GLW #314 was excellent as to fact, background and political economics. It must surely have won us a large new readership among the wharfies and those who showed solidarity with them. We must, of

Indonesia solidarity magazine launched

By Edwin Gozal A new magazine, Free Indonesia, was launched during the Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference. The publication is intended to provide a background to the Indonesian people's fight against the Suharto dictatorship, and the role the

Residents target CityLink

Residents target CityLink By Marie Roberts MELBOURNE — More than 250 residents from Moreland and Moonee Valley attended a public meeting on April 26 to express their concerns about the continued failure of CityLink/Transurban to consult them on

Boycott Burma!

By Jon Land The ruling military junta of Burma, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), continues to suppress pro-democracy groups and activists. Detention, torture and murder are used systematically against these campaigners, and there are

Asia Pacific women link up

Asia Pacific women link up By Pip Hinman The currency crisis in Asia and the International Monetary Fund's "rescue packages" are having, and will continue to have, a devastating effect on the peoples of the Asia Pacific region. Already at the

Zimbabwe cops shoot student

Zimbabwe cops shoot student By Norm Dixon Riot police shot and seriously wounded a University of Zimbabwe student in Harare on April 23. The shooting followed two days of escalating tension as students and staff attempted to protest against the