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Why activists gather for Resistance conference

Across the country, Resistance activists are preparing to attend its 24th national conference. The conference is being held in Melbourne from July 8-10 and is the largest socialist youth gathering held annually in Australia. It is a focus for

Action updates

Action updates BRISBANE — An angry group of chanting, sign-toting protesters opposed to the planned South Coast Motorway taunted environment minister Molly Robson and her ALP supporters as she launched her re-election campaign in Springwood on

Ecological thoughts at bedtime

Ecological thoughts at bedtime The Story of Rosy Dock By Jeannie Baker A Mark Macleod Book, Random House. $19.95 Reviewed by Dave Riley Reading rewards us all. And reading to others — especially if they're little — cuts both ways.

Green Left Weekly soccer championship

Green Left Weekly soccer championship By Jorge Jorquera PERTH — May 28 was the inauguration of the Green Left Weekly Soccer Championship at Perth College oval. It proved a successful fundraising event for GLW, and provided exercise and

Vietnam War history: two views

April 30 was the 20th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and the reunification of Vietnam. The war has been the subject of much recent media coverage, especially following Robert McNamara's attempt at rewriting history. One view of the war was

Beijing arrests more dissidents

By Eva Cheng During May, the Chinese government threw at least 24 dissidents into jail and detained another 41 in a wave of arrests that followed three petitions by activists and leading intellectuals. The petitions called for the release of

Drought aid misses target

Drought aid misses target By Chris Spindler Last week the federal government announced an extra $40.3 million in drought aid to some areas that did not receive recent rainfalls. But the package has only confused farmers, as its arbitrary

Bosnia: the West has dirty hands

Bosnia: the West has dirty hands Western media outrage over hostage-taking of UN "peacekeeping" forces in Bosnia and Hercegovina by Radovan Karadzic's Bosnian Serb army is appallingly selective. The Bosnian Serb army has maintained whole cities

Eyewitness report on occupied East Timor

By Kim Linden MELBOURNE — Simon de Faux, a Victorian nurse sent to East Timor as a volunteer for the Catholic Church, was warned by the Australian government not to go public with his first-hand experiences of human rights abuses in East

A history lost in the fanfare

The Brisbane Home Front, 1939-1945 Exhibition, Brisbane City Hall Seven days per week until August 20 Reviewed by Dave Riley After a life in the shadow of my parents' memories of "the War" (as though there have been no others since), the

SA teachers protest budget cuts

SA teachers protest budget cuts By Adam Hanieh ADELAIDE — Seven thousand teachers and supporters rallied on May 30 to protest against expected cuts to the state education budget. The half-day stoppage, organised by the South Australian

Nice effort, but why?

Nice effort, but why? People: Hard Hitting Women SBS TV Friday, June 9, 8.30pm (8 Adelaide) "People enjoy seeing the excitement of a fight" in any sport, claim the organisers of the first women's British boxing championships. Those who