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One Nation challenged by a multi-ethnic election team

One Nation challenged by a multi-ethnic election team By Jennifer Thompson The Democratic Socialists have announced an initial 13 candidates for the federal election to present a progressive alternative to the economic "rationalism" of the Labor

Unions can't keep ignoring Hanson

Editorial: Unions can't keep ignoring Hanson The large vote for the racist One Nation organisation in the Queensland election, and the outfit's rise in national opinion polls, should be seen as a threat by the entire union movement. The

Loose cannons

Don't they all sell them? "He's a rare commodity for the NSW right in that he actually trades in ideas." — NSW ALP assistant state secretary Damien O'Connor on Michael Costa, new secretary of the state Labour Council. Off the rails "My father

Poem: Jabiluka 1

Jabiluka 1 The ground it was sodden, the grass it was greenWhen first I did hear of something obsceneTo mine Jabiluka, to sink down a mineFor what use is a portal, without a decline? Oh dread for the future, and cry for the earthWeep for you

Jabiluka blockade: 'a symbol of resistance'

Jabiluka blockade: 'a symbol of resistance' JABIRU, NT — MEGAN KINNINMENT, a member of the Jabiluka blockade coordinating group, spoke to Green Left Weekly's REBECCA MECKELBURG on June 26 about the situation at the blockade, which began at the

East Timor: Habibie's phoney 'peace' plan

By Max Lane Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has called the offer of Indonesian President Habibie of “special status” for East Timor a “significant policy change”. This sentiment was echoed by Senator Robert Hill in the Senate

Looking out: A fair trial?

A fair trial? By Brandon Astor Jones "Trial by jury, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, [is] a mockery and a snare." — Lord Denman (1779-1854) Jones: I want to thank you for sharing these few precious minutes with me.

Youth peak council cut

Youth peak council cut By Nikki Ulasowski CANBERRA — Federal youth affairs minister David Kemp has announced the end to funding of the Australian Youth Policy Action Coalition, the peak council of youth groups. This move to silence a critic of

Students, teachers angered by school closures

By Sean Martin-Iverson PERTH — Hundreds of students from City Beach Senior High School walked out on June 25 to protest a government restructuring plan which would result in schools being closed, merged and downgraded to middle schools (Years

NTEU plans wages and job security campaign

By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — Delegates to a two-day National Tertiary Education Industry Union conference on June 15 and 16 resolved to go on the offensive against the federal government's cuts and privatisation. The conference was organised to

Meeting discusses how to beat Hanson

By Edward Johnstone BRISBANE — The meaning of the rise of One Nation and the need to build a real alternative to racism and nationalism were the themes of a public meeting held here on June 24. The meeting, sponsored by the Democratic Socialists,

Communist Party backs waterfront deal

Communist Party backs waterfront deal By Dick Nichols How do you think a party which calls itself "communist" would assess the deal between Patrick, the Maritime Union of Australia and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, endorsed at mass