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Amnesty: genocide in our own back yard

Amnesty: genocide in our own back yard By Jennifer Thompson SYDNEY — On March 4, Amnesty International launched a report documenting the failure of the Howard government's response to the recommendations of the "stolen children" inquiry. The

Poem: How to attract capital

How to attract capital Auschwitz had it all. Within the wire, therewere two huge factories —Krupp and Siemens. These pre-eminent Germancapitalists, were "stoned"by investment conditionsin Auschwitz. The Nazi State fed 'em!No medical

Kennett's casino crisis

By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — The growing financial difficulties of the Crown Casino have exacerbated the poor fortunes of the Kennett Liberal government in Victoria. A decline in revenue resulted in Crown posting a loss of over $40 million in the five

Iranian activists commemorate women

Iranian activists commemorate women By Rupen Savoulian PARRAMATTA — About 60 people attended a film night organised by the Association of Iranian Political Prisoners (AIPP) in exile held at the Parramatta Migrant Resource Centre, western Sydney

Reith is right

Reith is right Comment by John Tomlinson Peter Reith, the leader of government business in the House of Representatives, is correct when he says there is an alternative to a unionised work force in Australia. He is on more dangerous ground with

Aboriginal hunger strike wins concessions

Aboriginal hunger strike wins concessions By Francesca Davis On March 10, prisoner Kerry Jones ended a 27-day hunger strike at Goulburn Jail after winning concessions from the prison administration. Jones had decided to hunger strike in response

Being young, warts and all

All Over MeDirected by Alex SichelWritten by Sylvia SichelPlaying at independent cinemas Review by Becky Ellis "Grrrls go through some serious shit!" So states the publicity flyer about All Over Me, an excellent coming-of-age film about young women

Roisin McAliskey freed

Roisin McAliskey freed In January, a London magistrate signed an order for the extradition to Germany of Roisin McAliskey on charges that she was involved in an IRA bomb attack on a British army base in Osnabruck in June 1996. On March 10, that

US car giant collaborated with Nazis

US car giant collaborated with Nazis By Norm Dixon The Ford Motor Company reaped "enormous profits" from collaboration with Hitler's Nazis, a class action suit claims. Ford used slave labour to build tens of thousands of military vehicles at its

IWD in Turkey attacked

IWD in Turkey attacked By Norm Dixon Police broke up an International Women's Day demonstration with batons and tear gas on March 8 in Istanbul. Demonstrators were injured in the central Taksim square, the Anatolian news agency reported. The

Letter from the US: Class-struggle unionism isn't dead

Class-struggle unionism isn't dead By Barry Sheppard Workers at Caterpillar, which produces farm and heavy construction equipment, have been fighting for a fair contract since November 1991, when the company forced a strike by the United

Protests against One Nation

Protests against One Nation SYDNEY Around 250 people protested outside a One Nation party meeting featuring Pauline Hanson at the Randwick Racecourse on March 13. The demonstration condemned both Hanson and One Nation's racist policies, and the