Vannessa Hearman

Socialist Alliance holds state conference

The Socialist Alliance (SA) held its Victorian state conference on February 27, with about 80 people taking part.

Balibo: exposing the cover-up

Balibo By Jill Jolliffe Scribe Publications, 2009 416 pages, $29.95 (pb)

Police probe Balibo deaths after 35 years

On September 8, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) notified the families of the five journalists killed in 1975 at Balibo in East Timor that it had begun an investigation into the killings.

East Timor: Protests over Horta's comments, militia leader's release

East Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta’s comments on August 30 rejecting an international tribunal to bring those responsible for war crimes in East Timor to justice, and the release on the same day of militia leader Maternus Bere, continue to resonate in East Timor.

East Timor 10 years on — still waiting for justice

I was angry that Timorese president and peace laureate Jose Ramos Horta used the 10-year anniversary of the United Nations-supervised ballot in East Timor on August 30 to declare: “There will be no international tribunal.”

Big sounds of struggle

Sol Nationself-titled EP by Sol Nation Released September through MGM Email solnation@gmail.com

Uni workers strike against job cuts

Members of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) at the University of Melbourne protested outside the vice-chancellor’s office at lunchtime on August 11 as part of a half-day strike.

East Timor's bloody nightmare

BaliboDirected by Robert ConnollyBased on the book by Jill JolliffeIn cinemas from August 13

Stock market blamed for university job losses

In the midst of enterprise bargaining, members of the National Tertiary Education Union at the University of Melbourne were shocked by a management proposal to cut at least 220 full-time positions by the end of 2009. The university claimed the sackings were due to the economic crisis.

Work-bans, stop-work planned for Melbourne university

MELBOURNE — A union meeting at the University of Melbourne on June 3 voted for work-bans and a four-hour stop-work on June 15, should there be no substantial progress in collective agreement negotiations.

Child care for people not profit!

The future of childcare services in Australia has been brought into question by the financial collapse of ABC Learning, the largest childcare provider in the country.

Campaign for justice for 'comfort women'

People in Australia are being urged to pressure the federal parliament to pass a resolution calling on the Japanese government to apologise and provide compensation to the “comfort women” of World War Two.