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Spanish government rejects Basque nationalists' cease-fire

Spanish government rejects Basque nationalists' cease-fire The Basque resistance organisation Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA — Basque Homeland and Freedom) announced an open-ended cease-fire, the Basque daily Euskadi Informacion reported on September

ERA office firebombed

ERA office firebombed By Peter Johnston DARWIN — About 2am on September 21, two Molotov cocktails were thrown through an office window of the Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) premises here. Damage was estimated at more than $100,000. Police

Sibling rivalries and strengths

RadianceDirected by Rachel PerkinsWith Rachael Maza, Deborah Mailman and Trisha Morton-ThomasDistributed by PolyGramScreening nationally from October 8 Review by Francesca Davis An isolated house in rural Queensland is haunted by the ghosts of the

Tasmanian Greens split their preferences

LOUISE CROSSLEY is the Greens' lead Senate candidate in Tasmania. Crossley is tipped as the Green most likely to enter the Senate. She spoke to Green Left Weekly's TONY ILTIS. While in other states Green preferences are directed to Labor ahead of the

Action updates

Opposition to Philippines copper mine MELBOURNE — Pastor Avelino Sichon of the Alliance for Genuine Development in the Philippines addressed meetings in Melbourne on September 18. He also presented a statement to Western Mining Corporation

Residents picket MP over ADI site

By Gail Lord SYDNEY — On September 21, the Australian Defence Industries Residents Action Group (ADIRAG) picketed the Mt Druitt office of Labor MHR for Chifley, Roger Price. The group is opposed to a planned 8000-building development by Lend

In My Bed

My lover is an activista revolutionary socialist.He's mastered the art of dialectica well trained comrade, life is hectic.He chooses words with venomwith the accuracy of LeninI do enjoy our polemicsthough the pace is somewhat franticand he can be

West Papuans resist 'ethnic cleansing'

By Rex Rumakiek Suharto's military dictatorship may have ended in Java but in West Papua (Irian Jaya) it is business as usual. Human rights violations that became synonymous with Suharto have continued since he stepped down in May. In June, while

Rally for women's right to choose

Rally for women's right to choose By Lara Pullin CANBERRA — Despite rain, 500 protesters gathered in Garema Place at lunchtime on September 23 to call on members of the ACT Legislative Assembly to vote against MLA Paul Osborne's attempt to

Indonesia: More foreign debt not the answer

Indonesia: More foreign debt not the answer International donors pledged $7.9 billion in aid to Indonesia at the annual Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting in July, 50% more than last year. But the package will not provide long-term

Promising much, delivering little: Labor's education policy

By Zanny Begg On September 15, the ALP launched its education policy for the federal election. Its key promises for tertiary education: $110 million in increased operating grants over the next three years; abolition of up-front fees for domestic

Malaysia: what prospects for reform?

By Dr Syed Husin Ali PETALING JAYA — Malaysia's deputy prime minister and finance minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, was removed from his posts on September 2. A day later he was sacked as deputy president of United Malays National Organisation