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"People are coming from all over the place, and when there is a mass of people gathered, anything can happen." — An Indonesian National Police spokesperson on anti-Suharto demonstrations.
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Tax cheats
Whatever the final outcome of the government versus the wharfies and the unions, one thing is clear — that as wharfies are PAYE taxpayers, they do pay their taxes. Contrast this with the situation revealed in the Age newspaper at the
Communist Party's vision to change Japan
KIMITOSHI MORIHARA, vice-head of the Japanese Communist Party's international
department, took part in the Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference in Sydney
over Easter. He outlined the JCP's analysis
North coast solidarity with the MUA
By Nick Fredman
LISMORE — More than 80 people attended a public meeting in solidarity with the Maritime Union of Australia here on May 7. Organised by the Lismore Wharfies Support Group, the meeting was
By Jon Land
The Timorese National Convention, held on April 23-27 in the Portuguese town of Peniche, has been hailed by participants as an overwhelming success. The 218 delegates, representing the main East Timorese political and cultural
By Peter Montagu
A new study concludes that this has been the warmest century in 600 years, and that the hottest years during this century have been 1990, 1995 and 1997 (New York Times, April 28; Nature, April 23). This is further evidence that
Solidarity with Indonesia
By Sean Healy
Three days of solidarity with the people of Indonesia have been called for May 28-30 under the slogan "Stop supporting the dictator Suharto". The diplomatic support offered by the Australian government is
Palestine: Story of a landThree-part documentary seriesPart 1, SBS, Monday, May 18, 8pm (7.30pm in SA) Preview by Jennifer Thompson
In a sea of versions of the Arab-Israeli conflict, timed for Israel's 50th year, this collection of rare pictures
May Day has been a day of celebration of working-class struggles and victories, and of protest against the ongoing exploitation of working people, for 112 years. This year it was marked amidst an economic crisis across Asia, general strikes in
By James Vassilopoulos
After a month of mass pickets, wharfies are back at work at the major Patrick operations, following the Maritime Union of Australia's win in the High Court. Mick O'Leary, national organiser of the MUA, told Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly
Strike leader to challenge Hoffa Jr in Teamster election
By Barry Sheppard
Ken Hall was a key leader, along with former Teamster president Ron Carey, of the victorious strike the Teamsters Union waged against the United Parcel Service (UPS)
German solidarity against Jabiluka uranium mine
The following "Declaration of Solidarity" was adopted at an April 17-19 conference of the German anti-nuclear movement attended by activists from more than 40 cities. The Nationwide Conference of the
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