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Student movement: why we need to discuss strategy

Comment by Marcel Cameron MELBOURNE — On October 20, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology decided to proceed with the implementation of up-front fees. The decision ignores the recent referendum in which 10,431 students and staff, 80% of

Back from the dead

Editorial: Back from the dead Back from the dead Rather like something unspeakable in a Hollywood horror movie, the goods and services tax has once again risen from the dead. Speaking on the Channel 9 Sunday program on November 9, Prime

Hinchinbrook: what next?

Hinchinbrook: what next? By Virginia Young The Wilderness Society, together with a coalition of local and national environment groups, is leading a vigorous campaign to stop development of a large-scale resort, real estate subdivision and

'For all those caught up in this inhumane system'

JANET MAYBIN, a British correspondent of Green Left Weekly columnist Brandon Astor Jones, attended his resentencing trial in Cobb County, Georgia, September 8-23. Printed here is her account of the trial. Each day we sat through the court proceedings

Write on: Letters to the editor

Constitutional Convention While the left should vote for candidates who stand for progressive changes to the constitution, the coming constitutional convention is no great opportunity to bring about any meaningful change. Half the delegates

The 12-hour work day

By James Vassilopoulos Twelve-hour shifts are increasingly being put into new enterprise agreements. Also increasingly common are cuts to penalty rates and the averaging of working hours over a month instead of a week. The five-day, 40-hour

Women for Wik: 'The ground swell will build'

Women for Wik: 'The ground swell will build' Green Left Weekly's CARLA GORTON spoke to WIN CHILDS, national co-convener of Women for Wik about the growing community opposition to Howard's Wik bill. Question: How did Women for Wik form?

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne

'Certainty' still there for the big landholders

'Certainty' still there for the big landholders By Chris Spindler Confidence in the value and profitability of land clearly remains strong in the eyes of big property holders, despite claims from the National Farmers Federation and the

Dili massacre commemorated around Australia

Dili massacre commemorated around Australia The sixth anniversary of the Indonesian military's massacre of mourners at Dili's Santa Cruz cemetery on November 12, 1991, was commemorated in many parts of the country. From Brisbane, report Roberto

Little help for West Papuan drought victims

By Linda Kaucher President Suharto is refusing to declare West Papua a disaster area despite calls from within his own government to do so. More than 400 people have died from the drought, mainly in the Jayawijaya highlands district, adjacent to

Ken Saro-Wiwa remembered

Ken Saro-Wiwa remembered By Dr Willie Nwido Two years ago, on November 10, we were treated to the terrifying shock of the judicial murder of our beloved leader and compatriot Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others. This murder prompted widespread