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Belgian troops tortured, murdered Somalis

Belgian troops tortured, murdered Somalis By Norm Dixon Leaked photographs and eyewitness accounts reveal that elite Belgian paratroopers assigned to the United Nations US-led "Operation Restore Hope" mission in Somalia in 1993 engaged in

Wallis gives banks the green light on fees

By Chow Wei Cheng The Wallis Inquiry recommendations, released on April 9, head back towards the days of 19th century unfettered capitalism. While Wallis recognises that bank profitability is already in the "middle to upper range", the thrust of

Taking control of our lives

Events like the mass suicides of cult members in California recently are symptoms of an acute social sickness of extreme conditions of human alienation. There are other, more "ordinary", examples of this alienation in our daily lives. These

A trip worth taking

Get on the BusDirected by Spike LeeWritten by Reggie Rock BythewoodWith Charles Dutton, Ossie Davis, Andre Braugher, DeAundre Bonds, Thomas Byrd, Gabriel Casseus, Albert Hall, Harry Lennix, Hill Harper, Bernie Mac, Wendell Pierce, Roger Guenveur

Victorian CPSU leader opposes strike action

Victorian CPSU leader opposes strike action By Chris Slee MELBOURNE — Sue Mountford, secretary of the Victorian branch of the Community and Public Sector Union, argued against setting a date for strike action in support of the union's

Write on: letters to the editor

Sexist language? I am writing in response to Lisa Macdonald's comments on gender-specific terminology in "What's in a name?" (GLW #268). She was correct in pointing out that "language reflects rather than shapes reality". I also agree that it

Gay and lesbian rights: is there anything to fight for?

By Marina Cameron The Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney prompted an article in the Sydney Morning Herald on March 3 to pose the question, "What's the point of being gay?". Increased acceptance in some workplaces, more mass advertising aimed

NTEU supports national day of action

NTEU supports national day of action By Jo Brown SYDNEY — Meetings of the NTEU branches at Sydney and New South Wales Universities last week decided to support the National Day of Action on May 8 to defend public education. A meeting of

Visible to all except the Australian government

Children of the Resistance: The current situation in East Timor as seen through the eyes of two Australian touristsBy Rebecca Winters and Brian KellyAustralians for a Free East Timor, 1996. 36 pp., $6 Review by Jon Lamb Children of the

Politicians' perks shows corruption is systemic

Politicians' perks shows corruption is systemic By Norm Dixon The fall-out from the so-called "Colston affair" reveals the massive gap between the lifestyles of politicians of all stripes and those of the vast majority of working

Yes, abundance is sustainable

By Alex Bainbridge Ron Guignard (GLW #270) takes issue with my argument that "a society free of the profit motive . . . can be built only on the basis of abundance of the things people consume" (from my critique of Ted Trainer's The Conserver

Unions confront MIM over safety

Unions confront MIM over safety By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and the electricians' union are locked in a battle over safety with Mount Isa Mines at the central Queensland Oaky Creek