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WA workers begin a fight back

By Andrew Watson PERTH — Angry workers under attack from the Court Liberal-National government have forced the WA Trades and Labor Council to call a 24-hour strike for June 17, the opening day of the WA parliament. About 1000

Right wing feared Hani would be president

Right wing feared Hani would be president By Norm Dixon South African Communist Party general secretary Chris Hani, assassinated on April 10, was targeted because the right wing believed he was Nelson Mandela's most likely successor,

Gay and lesbian lobby debates 'queer politics'

The expulsion of "queer" activist, Norrie May Welby, from the management committee of Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) on March 25 has brought the increasingly heated question of a "queer" agenda, to replace the current "gay and

SA crisis under musical microscope

SA crisis under musical microscope Hello down there! Writing coordinated by P.P. Cranney Junction Theatre Company, Adelaide Reviewed by Liam Mitchell Hello down there! is one of those rare pieces of theatre which speak about

Revolutionary reform in South Africa

JEREMY CRONIN was interviewed by Green Left Weekly's FRANK NOAKES, in Johannesburg. Cronin is a member of the African National Congress National Executive Committee and a central leader of the South African Communist Party. He is the editor of

Write on

Macedonia Gyorgy Scrinis (GLW May 26) claims that I participate in a campaign to monopolise the name Macedonia. In fact I have no problem with either "Greek-Macedonians" or "Slav-Macedonians," simply calling themselves "Macedonians." He

Do we really need a new research reactor?

By John Hallam Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Movement Against Uranium Mining, the Sutherland Environment Centre, the Lucas Heights Study Group and the Sutherland Shire Council are opposed to a new nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights.

Bank evicts farmer

Bank evicts farmer By Chris Spindler ADELAIDE — The South East Action Group staged a blockade of a fellow farmer's property on June 3 after Westpac bank foreclosed on the mortgage and moved to evict the farmer and family. The bank,

Meeting against technology park

Meeting against technology park By Janet Parker SYDNEY — More than 100 people attended a public meeting in Alexandria on May 27 to oppose plans for an advanced technology park (ATP) on the old Eveleigh goods yard site in Redfern.

Academics worry about free expression

Academics worry about free expression By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — National stop-work meetings were organised on May 26 by the Federal Council of Academics, the Union of Australian College Academics, and the Federation of Australian

Women fight back against rape

By Karen Fredericks The ignorance and sexism evident in judicial comments made in the course of several recent rape cases have spurred a flurry of surprise and concern in the media and amongst politicians. Green Left spoke to feminist

Singing with something to say

Street Beat Kev Carmody Festival Records Warrior in Chains — The Best of Roger Knox Roger Knox Enrec Records Reviewed by Ignatius Kim Kev Carmody is a master storyteller with a sharp, stirring lyrical style. His stories are