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Album created by the Weipa struggle

Union is strength: Songs for the Weipa heroesVarious artistsConstruction, Forestry, Mining and Energy UnionReviewed by Jennifer Thompson The spark for this album — a tribute to the 75 Weipa unionists who stood up for their right to be in a union

Campaign to admit Gerry Adams

Campaign to admit Gerry Adams By Bill Mason BRISBANE — "The Australian government decision to bar Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams takes away not primarily his rights, but most importantly the democratic rights of all Australians to hear the

International news briefs

Korean workers rally On November 10, tens of thousands of Korean workers took to the street of Seoul at the call of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). They marched to demand reforms to the country's repressive labour laws,

Tjandumurra O'Shane Appeal

Tjandumurra O'Shane Appeal Tjandumurra O'Shane, the six-year-old boy doused with petrol and burned at his primary school in Cairns, is undergoing treatment in Brisbane and will be hospitalised there for a long time to come. A fund has been

Legal aid cuts threaten poor, working class

Legal aid cuts threaten poor, working class By Stuart Russell The NSW Legal Aid Commission will make further severe funding cuts to comply with the Howard government's plans to cut $120 million from the national legal aid budget over the next

CES/DSS industrial action begins

By Paul Oboohov and Bill Mason Community and Public Sector Union members in the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs/Commonwealth Employment Service (CES) and Department of Social Security (DSS) offices around the country

UNSW academic staff vote for bans

UNSW academic staff vote for bans By Helen Jarvis SYDNEY — A general meeting of NTEU members at UNSW on November 19 voted to impose bans on submitting assessment results. This was one of a number of motions expressing anger at the restructuring

'Conqueror's justice' rules in Germany

On November 12, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany upheld convictions and sentences against three former officials of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The decision appears to violate both the German constitution and the treaty

Mental Health Act increases powers of WA police

By Chris Latham PERTH — Police in Western Australia are to receive increased power to detain mentally ill individuals and seize their possessions as part of the Mental Health Act 1996, which had its second reading in the Legislative Council on

Human Rights Commission hit by funding cuts

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The joint office of the federal and state Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission here is to close on December 9, following a funding dispute between the Howard and Borbidge governments. HREOC offices in

Tonga detains pro-democracy campaigners

By Norm Dixon Just weeks after the release from prison of pro-democracy campaigner and popular parliamentarian 'Akilisi Pohiva and deputy editor of the Times of Tonga Filokalafi 'Akau'ola, Tonga's government has again detained the two as well as

Court responds to 'Racism No!'

By Anne O'Callaghan PERTH — "Racism No!", a ticket running two candidates for the upper house in the South Metropolitan Area in the December 14 state election, was officially launched on the national day of action against racism, November 23.