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Northern Territory University

In an effort to curb signs of student activity, facilities management at Northern Territory University closed student bars and cafes and wrapped black plastic around poster poles to prepare for the 1995 graduation ceremony on May 5. They also wrote

Tarkine Tigers arrested

Tarkine Tigers arrested By Ben Courtice HOBART — On May 16 police arrested seven more activists involved in a vigil on Parliament House lawns to protest against the road being built through the Tarkine wilderness. The vigil had been

The Melbourne marches and the role of Labor

DAVE HOLMES, a founding member of the Democratic Socialist Party, first became an activist In Melbourne during the campaign to end the Vietnam war. KARL MILLER asks him about his experiences of that campaign. What were your first experiences of

Building a stronger movement for East Timor

By Max Lane On May 13 more than 1500 people, mainly young people, rallied around Australia demanding independence for East Timor and an end to all Australian military ties with the Suharto dictatorship in Indonesia. The National Day of

Sydney Film Festival

Sydney Film Festival The 42nd Sydney Film Festival, which opens on June 9, will mark the centenary of cinema. As well as the 150 plus films from 30 countries, there will be a larger group of retrospectives including a selection of underrated

Kurnell workers end strike

Kurnell workers end strike By David Mizon SYDNEY — Striking Kurnell workers returned to work on May 19, having gained little in concrete conditions. Their seven-day strike forced Caltex management to negotiate, but the focus has now moved

Four prisoners, five countries, six years and no justice

By Frank O'Brien Donncha O'Kane sees his family three times a year. They travel from Castlewellan in County Down to visit him in prison in Celle in Germany. It is a long, expensive journey and, like the families of the other Irish prisoners held

War an increasing threat to women

War an increasing threat to women By Deirdre Graham Women are increasingly at risk of being victims of human rights abuses because of an increasing number of nationalistic movements worldwide says the human rights group Amnesty

Workers demand united action

By Jim McIlroy Workers at the giant Mt Isa mine are calling for unity of all unions and mineworkers in any negotiations with MIM Holdings over the future of their three-month-long dispute over wages, conditions and union coverage.

Solidarity actions in Brisbane

Solidarity actions in Brisbane By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — Support for the Mt Isa workers has continued to grow in the week since the May 12 lockout by MIM, around Queensland and nationally. A public forum at the Resistance Centre here

Art and environment in the South Pacific

Until June 3, an exhibition of "Contemporary Art of the South Pacific" is being held at the Gallery of the Alliance Francaise de Sydney. TABAH SILAU, a Papua New Guinean painter, activist and member of the provincial government of Madang, spoke to

A good month

May is proving to be a very good month for the Green Left Weekly fund appeal. This year we need to raise in excess of $100,000 — above and beyond money received from sales — in order to keep the project afloat. Much of the money raised for