By Marina Cameron
Submissions to the federal government's West review into higher education have begun. Any alternative view is being drowned out with calls for universities to develop strategies to cope with further funding cuts, be more
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By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — "We need united action against racism and the other attacks on the poor in our community — that's the answer for Aborigines, for migrants, and for workers", Jorge Rodriguez, coordinator of the Migrant Workers'
By June McKay
CANBERRA — Electioneering by national officer incumbents in Australia's largest union, the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), shifted into full swing in early April. In addition to finally preparing a response to national
Beijing curbs Hong Kong rights
By Eva Cheng
The Beijing-appointed chief executive of Hong Kong after the British withdrawal on July 1, Tung Chee-hwa, on April 9 announced plans to curtail basic democratic rights. Under the sweeping cover of
By Peter Montague
In 1987, about 45% of US residents were living with one or more chronic conditions (a term that includes chronic diseases and impairments). In 1935, the proportion was 22%, so chronic conditions have approximately doubled
Mutiny on air!
Sydney community radio 2SER-FM has launched a new radio program called Mutiny. Each week it will examine protest and rebellion, here and abroad. A team of program makers interested in an in-depth analysis of how change is achieved
By Al McCall
Sometimes I wonder why I bother to visit the lounge room. Each week when I sit down with my local TV guide, there's less and less that takes my fancy. Days may go by without a program item worth circling in biro or the remote
Whaling foe faces extradition
Paul Watson, president of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and long-time proponent of direct-action environmentalism, was seized on April 2 by Netherlands police acting on behalf of the Norwegian government.
Call for Foster's boycott
MELBOURNE — The Ethical Investment Group has called for a boycott of Foster's beer and other Carlton United Brewery products because of the company's involvement in Burma. Foster's has been operating in Burma,
By Maurice Sibelle
MELBOURNE — At the end of National Day of Action for a Living Income on March 26, the organising committee of the Coalition for a Living Income decided to put a motion that the rally march to the ALP headquarters. The
By Barry Sheppard
SAN FRANCISCO — On March 25, at the beginning of what turned out to be my last shift as an operator at the Unocal oil refinery in northern California, the forewoman told my crew to collect our personal belongings at the end
CPSU union activists run candidate
By Ben Courtice
Members First, an independent group of activists in the Tax Office section of the Community and Public Sector Union, is standing a candidate on the CPSU Challenge ticket in the union's
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