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NSW election a setback for privatisers

By Peter Boyle SYDNEY — You wouldn't know it from the establishment media's coverage of the result of the March 27 NSW state election, but its greatest significance was the rebuff of the ruling class's privatisation drive by a whopping 56% of

Kosova genocide: made in USA

Kosova genocide: made in USA By Michael Karadjis "Kosovo is to Serbs what Jerusalem and the West Bank are to Israelis — a sacred ancestral homeland now inhabited largely by Muslims ... the Kosovo issue may have to be settled one day by some

Indonesia in Revolt — Democracy or Death

Advertisement Premiere screenings of Indonesia in Revolt — Democracy or Death! Made in Indonesia and Australia between August 1998 and March 1999 in cooperation with activists from the Indonesian political underground. Sydney 6.30pm,

Nigerian environmentalists arrested

Nigerian environmentalists arrested Those who think there is now freedom in Nigeria should rethink. The crackdown against environment and indigenous rights activists is continuing, says Environmental Rights Action (ERA). Three environment activists

Loose cannons

Struth! "On the GST question, the [public] doubts are again growing as to whether a new tax is really a reform at all." — Pollster Rod Cameron, complaining that the Howard government is doing enough to "educate" us in economic orthodoxy.

Bridging the divide

Bridging the divide HAVANA — On April 1, the Baltimore Orioles became the first US major league baseball team to play on Cuban soil in 40 years. After the game, musicians from both nations danced the night away at an all-star concert to bridge

Looking out: One world

One world By Brandon Astor Jones "Poetry is the breath and finer spirit of all knowledge; it is the impassioned expression which is in the countenance of all Science." — William Wordsworth In the same way that I have chosen sisters and

Rabelais victory

By Jackie Lynch MELBOURNE — After five years of campaigning and several appearances in the Federal and High courts, the Rabelais case is finally over. On March 24, the Victorian director of public prosecutions dropped the charges against the four

Government's 'feel good' cover-up

By Kim Bullimore The federal Coalition government's hypocrisy was again evident when immigration, multicultural affairs and reconciliation minister Philip Ruddock launched its multi-million dollar "Living in Harmony" program. The program, which

Teachers say 'negotiate'

Teachers say 'negotiate' By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Hundreds of education workers gathered in Victoria Square on March 30 to call on the state government to negotiate genuinely on an enterprise agreement. High school principal and Australian

Mission exposes WMC in the Philippines

By Emma Webb ADELAIDE — Last year, Adelaide academic and president of the Conservation Council of South Australia, Dr Tim Doyle, participated in an international fact-finding mission to examine the impact of Western Mining Corporation operations

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. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —