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...and ain't i a woman?: East Timor

East Timor May 20 was the 20th anniversary of the formation of Fretilin. There could have been few more appropriate events to mark Fretilin's struggle for freedom and justice in East Timor than the forced resignation of Indonesian dictator

Jabiluka struggle intensifies

Jabiluka struggle intensifies By Tom Flanagan DARWIN — Aboriginal opposition to the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine was highlighted on May 19 when senior traditional owner Yvonne Margarula was arrested and charged with trespass on her own land.

ASIET gears up for post-Suharto solidarity

ASIET gears up for post-Suharto solidarity By Karen Fletcher BRISBANE — "This morning when I wrote this speech, I wrote 'Suharto must go'. Tonight I can say 'Suharto is gone'", East Timorese exile Alfonso Corte Real told a forum organised by

Scab ship stopped from unloading in US

Scab ship stopped from unloading in US By James Vassilopoulos International solidarity, has stopped the Columbus Canada, one of 23 ships loaded by non-union labour during the wharves dispute, from unloading its cargo in Los Angeles.

Campaign against library cuts

Campaign against library cuts By Tony Iltis HOBART — On May 21, 50 people rallied at the University of Tasmania to protest against plans to amalgamate the two science libraries. The university administration wants to close down the bio-med

Joke of the week

Joke of the week Modern management practice has just added new insight to an age-old question: When we have a half glass of water, is it half empty or half full? Down the ages it was answered thus: half empty if you were a pessimist; half full if

International briefs

International briefs Soyinka calls for 'complete embargo' against Nigeria Nigerian writer and Nobel prize winner Wole Soyinka has called on governments and peoples of the world to impose a "complete embargo" against General Sani Abacha's military

Students debate how to win democracy

By Max Lane Over the last two weeks, the Indonesian New Order regime has been forced into emergency measures to try to stop the momentum of the massive street demonstrations initiated by the student movement. First came the panic statement by a

70,000 demand cancellation of Third World debt

70,000 demand cancellation of Third World debt Around 70,000 people gathered on May 16 in Birmingham, where the Group of Eight countries met, to press for the cancellation of the debts owed by the poor nations and which they have little hope of

Pilger reveals the 'new' South Africa

Apartheid Did Not Die: a Special Report by John PilgerABC-TVTuesday, June 2, 8.30pm. Preview by Norm Dixon John Pilger's documentaries have the uncanny ability to provoke howls of outrage and indignation from the defenders of the status quo because

IMF gets new power to plunder Asia

By Eva Cheng In March, on the heels of new falls in the Indonesian currency and eight months after the Asian economic crisis first exploded, the International Monetary Fund started pressing for "a new financial architecture" for the world economy

Angry ANU students storm dean's office

Angry ANU students storm dean's office By Will Williams CANBERRA — After a successful strike and rally on May 20, 250 Australian National University students occupied the dean of arts' office. Students questioned the dean about the absurdity