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Fighting racism: lessons from France

Fighting racism: lessons from France By Sam Wainwright Last August 23, police smashed down the doors of the Saint Bernard Church in Paris. Using handcuffs and chloroform, they dragged out the illegal immigrants sheltering inside and

NSW State Rail jobs to be cut

NSW State Rail jobs to be cut By Chris Spindler SYDNEY — A review by State Rail management may result in 1750 jobs being lost in NSW. The job cuts are related to the state Labor government's refusal to continue $115 million of funding.

Loose cannons

Loose cannons Learned something "I long ago stopped expecting to be treated fairly by the system." — Brian Burke, former ALP premier of WA, after his conviction for stealing from the ALP was overturned on appeal. Perfectly ordinary

Low pay, no way! Solving the jobs crisis

Low pay, no way! Solving the jobs crisis James Vassilopoulos When asked on radio 2GB on July 7 about the United States' "low" unemployment, Prime Minister John Howard said: "We have as a nation over the years adopted as part of our

National uranium action day

National uranium action day By Peter Boyle SYDNEY — About 50 environmental activists picketed the head office of uranium mining company Energy Resources of Australia on July 25 as part of a national day of action in solidarity with the

The Mortimer report

The Mortimer report @box text intro = "Spend $21 billion on new jobs, Howard told", was the way the July 24 Australian headlined the Mortimer report on industry assistance. This reflects the Murdoch philosophy of journalism: if you have to

An invaluable companion to Green Left Weekly

LINKS: International journal of socialist renewalNo 8, July-October, 1997Published by New Course Publications144 pp., $6.50 Review by Adam Maclean Now in its eighth issue, the Marxist journal Links has emerged as a sounding board for a broad

Private health insurance — preying on fear

Private health insurance — preying on fear By Cliff Baxter Private hospitals and private insurance are on the nose for many Australians. Membership of private funds is declining, and complaints about private hospitals such as Mayne

Spying on your calls

Secret Power: New Zealand's Role in the International Spy NetworkBy Nicky HagerNelson, New Zealand: Craig Potton, 1996. 299 pp., NZ$34.95 Review by Brian Martin Spying thrives on secrecy; this is nowhere more true than in the world of signals

Care provisions for HIV/AIDS patients unclear

Care provisions for HIV/AIDS patients unclear SYDNEY — NSW community services minister Ron Dyer came under fire from HIV/AIDS groups on July 23, which claim that he has failed to clarify whether people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH/A) are

Student union elections and the left

Comment by Sean Healy During the next two months, elections to many university student unions will be held around the country, elections that the activist student left will be heavily involved in. There has been little discussion about what the

Push for Tasmanian Hydro sale

Push for Tasmanian Hydro sale By Tony Iltis HOBART — The Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Trust Bank of Tasmania have released a report supporting plans by the state government to privatise all or part of the Hydro