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EDWIN GOZAL, one of two Indonesian People's Democratic Party (PRD) representatives to attend the Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference, is the party's Asia Pacific representative. MAX LANE asked him about his impressions of the conference and the PRD's
Francesca Davis On April 28, a young protester from the blockade of the Eden woodchip mill was released after spending five days in Mullewa Women's Prison in Sydney. Bella Jones had been charged with preventing passage of a vehicle at the mill and
Ireland: loyalist violence continues By Stuart Ross On April 21, Adrian Lamph, a 29-year old father of one, was shot twice at close range at his place of work in Portadown, Northern Ireland. The lone gunman, wearing a red, white and blue scarf,
Police brutality at community picket By Rina Anticich FREMANTLE — The Richard Court WA government has come under fire over its massive mobilisation of police and their violent behaviour. On April 20, more than 400 police were bussed into
Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference: continuing the struggle By Max Lane More than anything else, the Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference in Sydney on April 10-13 was a conference of struggle. International conferences of community organisations
Blow to Hinchinbrook legal fight By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Friends of Hinchinbrook, the group spearheading the campaign against developer Keith Williams' environmentally destructive Port Hinchinbrook resort, may be crippled after the full bench
By Sue Boland The current discussion about labour productivity is not new. Ever since trade unions began organising last century to restrict the ability of capitalists to exploit workers, capitalists have been trying to persuade (or force) workers
Editorial: Dancing on Arab graves Dancing on Arab graves Television news viewers last week saw hundreds of thousands of Israelis fill the streets to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the state of Israel. As the cameras focused on boisterous,
Solidarity with the Maritime Union of Australia and uniting to fight the Howard/Reith government were the key themes of May Day marches around Australia last week. The marches were bigger and broader than in recent years, clearly due to the
By Edwin Gozal A new magazine, Free Indonesia, was launched during the Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference. The publication is intended to provide a background to the Indonesian people's fight against the Suharto dictatorship, and the role the
Those Whales of Wharfies The wharfies are powers of men whose strain of hard fought gains isculling the flock.In fact those blokes are whales of males who have seen the tide turnedWebb and dock. Cranes, and craniums,Cargo holds and crusty
Left unity Your coverage of the MUA dispute in GLW #314 was excellent as to fact, background and political economics. It must surely have won us a large new readership among the wharfies and those who showed solidarity with them. We must, of