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Socialists: 'Expect more airport protests'

By Jenny Long Marina Carman, Democratic Socialist candidate for the seat of Port Jackson in the March 27 NSW election, warned on February 13 of more protests against Sydney Airport before the Olympics. "Yesterday's announcement by transport

'Slow-burn' anti-VSU campaign

By Bronwyn Jennings MELBOURNE — The Student Unionism Network held a teach-in on fighting voluntary student unionism on February 3. The final plenary session was a discussion about strategies for fighting the government's attack on student

For a real opposition to the GST

For a real opposition to the GST The first report of the Senate committee hearings on the GST will be released this week. Predictably, the establishment press is attempting to water down criticism of the Howard government's so-called tax "reform

Britain keeps silent on state violence in Ireland

Britain keeps silent on state violence in Ireland By Stuart Ross On January 30, 1972, 13 unarmed civilians were gunned down by British soldiers on the streets of Derry. Another 14 were seriously wounded. One later died of his injuries. To this

NSW teachers strike for increased funding

By Sam Wainwright SYDNEY — More than 4000 teachers braved pouring rain to rally outside Sydney's Town Hall on February 9. The action was part of a statewide one-day strike called by the NSW Teachers Federation to pressure the Labor and Coalition

Industrial action at Sydney Uni

Industrial action at Sydney Uni By Tyrion Perkins SYDNEY — Staff at the University of Sydney voted on February 10 to take industrial action over problems with the latest round of enterprise bargaining. At a meeting of 300 National Tertiary

Walkout from Brisbane anti-VSU meeting

By Kate Carr BRISBANE — On February 9, the first Cross-Campus Education Network (CCEN) meeting took place in Queensland, attended by around 20 people. During 1998, the CCEN was an open, activist-based collective which directed the National Union

Life of Riley: Details

Details Why didn't anyone tell me that the line had been changed? I just made a complete fool of myself in front of everyone! What are you talking about? Haven't you heard? An independent East Timor is now OK. It isn't, is it? It is.

The Real Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam: * Supported Australia's intervention in Vietnam in 1965. * Met Suharto over dinner during his first year as Indonesia's president. During that year, up to 1 million people were massacred. Decades later, Whitlam still referred to

Fighting attacks on young people's rights

By Katie Broadbent ADELAIDE — Resistance is organising a protest against the federal government's attacks on Centrelink workers and the unemployed. With "initiatives" like literacy tests and work for the dole, the Howard government is trying to

Arrests on Timbarra Road

Arrests on Timbarra Road By Olivier Maxted NORTHERN NSW — Protesters against the Timbarra goldmine staged the largest action for some time on January 19, with the erection of four tripods on Timbarra Road, 30 kilometres south-east of

Hanson warns 'traitor' MPs

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The crisis in Pauline Hanson's racist One Nation party has deepened. Hanson attacked the Queensland state MPs who resigned recently as "traitors", and warned that One Nation candidates would stand against the defectors.