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Conference celebrates the Communist Manifesto

By Jon Land SYDNEY — The Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance commemorated 150 years of the Communist Manifesto with a socialist education conference here, January 3 to 7. The 255 conference participants reaffirmed and discussed the

ALP failed on 'right to negotiate'

ALP failed on 'right to negotiate' By Bob Brown In respect of land use, native title holders would be little more than onlookers under proposals from both the ALP and Coalition. Imagine a large piece of leasehold land near the sea. The

Arguments for socialism: An irreconcilable difference

White privilege and working-class unity By Lisa Macdonald It is not just in Australia that racism is on the rise. A poll of 16,000 people in the 15 European Union countries in December found that 9% said they were "very racist", 24% said they

Government cuts uni places, funding

By Marina Carman The federal government has clearly signalled its intention of making 1998 a crucial year for its plans to restructure higher education. The final report of the West review of higher education, due for release in March, will outline

A novel for the barricades

Cosette: The Sequel to Les MisérablesBy Laura KalpakianHarperCollins, 1997. 652 pp., $14.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon "The Republic belongs to Property, Profit and Order. That's what they're setting in place of the King. New government,

Loose cannons

Give them some "I say, listen, you're rich. Politicians need money. If you like them, then there's nothing wrong with giving them some of it." — Silicon Valley lobbyist Wade Randlett on how to win friends among influential people. Money talks

Russian miners targeted by anti-worker offensive

Russian miners targeted by anti-worker offensive By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — According to recently announced plans of the Russian government, 1998 is to be the year when the country's coal industry is gutted and cut up, the most toothsome

Write on: Letters to the editor

Secret files Following revelations in the Age last year about the keeping of secret police files on community and political organisations and activists, I submitted a Freedom of Information request for my file as I had been named in the Age