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EAST TIMOR: Transition still painful

EAST TIMOR: Transition still painful August 30 is the first anniversary of East Timor's courageous act of self-determination, when, after 24 years of occupation, 78.9% of voters defied concerted Indonesian military and militia attempts to crush

PAKISTAN: Sugar mill workers fight to save jobs

PAKISTAN: Sugar mill workers fight for jobs LAHORE - More than 700 workers in sugar mills in Sind province were made redundant during July and August. At the Alnoor Sugar Mills and Shah Murad Sugar Mill, both owned by the same person, 240 workers

Workers draw line at Godfrey Hirst

Workers draw line at Godfrey Hirst BY TIM GOODEN GEELONG — A two-week strike at the Godfrey Hirst carpet factory looks set to escalate this week with textile workers likely to join members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU)

Kindergarten teachers call 'time out' on Labor

Kindergarten teachers call 'time out' on Labor BY SUE BULL GEELONG — Kindergarten teachers in Victoria are now paid 30% less than their primary and secondary school colleagues, making them the worst paid teachers in Australia, staff and parents

Refugee detention centres have to go!

Refugee detention centres have to go! BY PAUL BENEDEK SYDNEY — Chanting "Refugees yes, racism no, detention centres have got to go" and "Free the refugees now!", more than 1500 people marched on the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre on

Gore (not Al) without the dilemmas

Gore (not Al) without the dilemmas REVIEW BY MARK STOYICH The White DevilBy John WebsterSydney Theatre Company, at the Theatre Royal In Jacobean England, it was generally agreed that the end of the world would occur in the year 2000. How wrong

Fires of reconciliation

Fires of reconciliation CANBERRA — The walk for peace led by Arabunna elder Kevin Buzzacott arrived here on August 21. The walk left the shores of Lake Eyre on June 10 and has covered 2400 kilometres and passed through many towns, including

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 Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,

Campaign 2000 industrial action

Campaign 2000 industrial action BY MELANIE SJOBERG MELBOURNE — Industrial action associated with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union's (AMWU) "Campaign 2000" is on the rise as the union campaigns for employers to agree to its claims

Union women's conference a success

BY KATHY NEWNAM ADELAIDE — The bread and roses that adorned the meeting hall of the first South Australian Inter-Union Women's Conference on August 18 symbolised women's continuing struggle for their "basic needs and a rich cultural life",

PAKISTAN: Apology demanded for military atrocities

PAKISTAN: Apology demanded for military atrocities LAHORE — The Joint Action Committee for People's Rights Lahore (JAC) has demanded that Pakistan's military government give a formal apology for the atrocities committed by Pakistani military

S11: DSP, Resistance in the thick of it

DSP, Resistance in the thick of it BY CHRIS SPINDLER MELBOURNE — The September 11 protests here against the multinationals' World Economic Forum have gathered enormous steam; a diverse range of groups and individuals which have helped to turn