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Jesus Montane Oropesa, 1923-1999

Jesús Montané Oropesa, 1923-1999 By Neville Spencer Cuban revolutionary Jesús Montané, a member of the central committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, died of a respiratory disease on May 7. He was one of the few

Democracy film premieres in Lismore

Democracy film premieres in Lismore By Nikki Sullings LISMORE — A highly enthusiastic audience of more than 70 attended the premiere of Indonesia in Revolt here on May 13. The showing raised $200 for the Indonesian solidarity

ALP sees family as social prop

By Jonathan Singer Federal ALP "policy development" and "rethinking" on welfare shows that the party intends to defend and extend the policy it carried out before the Coalition government was elected in 1996. In a speech to the Evatt Foundation on

Thousands march for independence and democracy

Thousands march for independence and democracy By Chris Latham On May 21 student protests in Jakarta marking the first anniversary of Suharto's resignation were attacked by the Indonesian military (ABRI). The protests reflected growing anger

Correction

Correction Due to a typing error, the article "Citizenship and nationality in fortress Australia" in GLW #360 stated that the US Supreme Court ruled in 1998 to uphold citizenship by birthplace. It should have said 1898.

Southern Cross staff reject 'joke' deal

By Nick Fredman LISMORE — A May 19 stop-work meeting of more than 200 unionists — the largest at Southern Cross University (SCU) for many years — unanimously rejected an enterprise bargaining agreement offer and discussed possible industrial

Arms dealer banned Kurdish TV station

By Norm Dixon "Despite the great sympathy in the UK for the Kurdish people, it is not in the public interest for any broadcaster to use the UK as a platform from which to incite people to violence", intoned the chairperson of Britain's Independent

Stop press: the rich get richer

Stop press: the rich get richer The London Independent on May 17 reported that the world's richest people are richer than was thought and are getting a lot richer every day. According to the World Wealth Report by investment bank Merrill Lynch

Mexican students stage huge demo

Mexican students stage huge demo By Paul Jenkins MEXICO CITY — On May 12, students from the strikebound National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) staged a demonstration in the central city which mobilised more than 150,000. This is the

Attempt to galvanise anti-Golkar sentiment

Attempt to galvanise anti-Golkar sentiment By Max Lane On May 17 a joint communiqué was signed in Indonesia by the leaders of the three high-profile anti-Golkar political parties. The National Awakening Party's (PKB) Abdurrahman Wahid, the

Fighting for democracy in China

Fighting for democracy in China HONG KONG — LEUNG KWOK HUNG and FRANCIS LAU, political activists in Hong Kong since the mid-'70s, talked to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's EVA CHENG about the current state of workers' resistance and the struggle for

... and ain't I a woman?: It's serious business!

... and ain't I a woman?: It's serious business! "It's serious business", said Australian Fashion Week founder Simon Lock as he talked up the week when the fashion industry invests millions to showcase "the latest daring and sexy designs".