10-point plan
By Geoff Francis and Peter Hicks
Little Johnny is selling a 10-point planTo resolve the ownership of the landHe says it's fair to everyone,And its genius is great.But as you count from one to 10Then slowly back to one againAsk
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By Jennifer Thompson
SYDNEY — TAFE teachers, students and support staff will join the national day of action for higher education on April 1. They will be protesting against federal and state funding cuts to TAFE. The TAFE Teachers Association,
By James Balowski
Last October, the Far Eastern Economic Review warned, "The strong winds of market demand and the smouldering coals of collusion are likely to keep the fires [in Indonesia] raging for many dry seasons to come". Three months later,
By Alex Bainbridge
Opening the Jabiluka uranium mine is totally irrational. There is no safe way to mine uranium or to handle any aspect of the nuclear cycle. To claim that the jobs and energy we can get from uranium outweigh the dangers of radon
By Rob Miller and Kerryn Williams
With students around the country facing course closures and cut backs, extra fees and charges, and less support services, there is an urgent need for a campaign to end these particular attacks and reverse the
By Max Lane
More student demonstrations calling for the ousting of President Suharto occurred across Indonesia last week. Protest actions were held on university campuses in Jakarta and again on the University of Lampung and other smaller campuses
By Barry Sheppard
Despite sabotage from Washington, some 1500 people registered for a successful conference sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley on March 19-21. Cubans prominent in their fields were invited to participate in panels
By Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE— The 12th Melbourne International Comedy Festival, beginning April 1, features a mind-boggling array of events. From well-known international celebrities such as Julian Cleary and Sean Hughes, and popular Australian
JABILUKA, NT — The blockade of the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine was officially launched on March 23. More than 50 blockaders now reside at the campsite adjacent to the Jabiluka lease area, with 200 expected by the end of the month.
By David Bacon
TIJUANA — Garrett Brown calls the working conditions at the Han Young plant "a catastrophe waiting to happen". In his day job, Brown is a health and safety inspector for the California Occupational Health and Safety
Opposing fees means opposing HECS
Comment by Alison Dellit
Seven years after its introduction, the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) seems almost a welcome relief in amongst postgraduate tuition fees, undergraduate fees, overseas fees,
Greens issue urgent Wik warning
By Jennifer Thompson
The Greens began distributing a national information alert on March 25 warning that, despite widespread community opposition, the Senate is in danger of passing the Wik legislation. The next
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