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This week in history

This week in history November 12, 1927: Trotsky expelled from Soviet Communist Party Identifying a bureaucratic degeneration of the Soviet Union led by Stalin, Leon Trotsky began organising an opposition in 1926. Stalin deprived Trotsky of his

Truth Commission report shakes up politics

Truth Commission report shakes up politics By Norm Dixon The final report of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), released on October 29 by chairperson Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has presented a damning indictment of the

Debate over Jabiluka campaign direction

Debate over Jabiluka campaign direction By Pip Hinman In Melbourne on November 2, Jacqui Katona of the Gundjehmi Aboriginal Corporation (GAC) met with representatives of the national Jabiluka Action Group Network to discuss the campaign against

ACT government takes aim at workers

By Stuart Martin CANBERRA — The Chief Minister's Department (CMD) is the first department under the Carnell Liberal government to use the new industrial laws introduced by the Howard government. ACT public servants who are already on agency

Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeal denied

Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeal denied Death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeal for a new trial, which was before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, was denied on October 30. The order was signed by Justice Ronald Castillo, who as district

Flickerfest casts an eye on PNG

Flickerfest casts an eye on PNG SYDNEY — Flickerfest, Australia's international short film festival, is to host "Ways of Seeing — the Camera Eye and Papua New Guinea", a documentary festival and forum night. It will take place at the Bondi

Protests target Howard, ERA

Protests target Howard, ERA SYDNEY — About 150 protesters gathered outside the Town Hall here on November 6 to express their anger at the Jabiluka uranium mine. The rally and march through the city centre to the offices of Energy Resources of

US farm children at risk from pesticides

US farm children at risk from pesticides Children living on or near farms in the United States face disproportionately high exposure to dangerous pesticides, putting them at serious risk for adverse health effects, according to a new report by the

Action updates

NSW union forms anti-racism committee SYDNEY — A recent rise in workplace racism has led Asian construction and furniture workers to form an anti-racism committee. Sixty members of the NSW Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union formed

8 Reasons to Oppose the Jabiluka Uranium Mine

By Dave Gosling and Nikki Ulasowski 1. Because the mine is racist. The traditional owners of the land, the Mirrar people, are totally opposed to the Jabiluka mine. They were pressured into agreeing to the Ranger uranium mine lease in 1979 by

Flare-up on Sydney wharves

By Nick Markin SYDNEY — In the midst of negotiations for a new enterprise agreement between the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and P&O's Container Terminals Australia Ltd (CTAL), management at Port Botany has abolished 34 crane chaser

Electricity workers prepare for industrial campaign

By Bronwen Beechey ADELAIDE — As the South Australian Liberal government pushes ahead with its plan to privatise the Electricity Trust (ETSA), power industry workers are gearing up to ensure that they will not suffer. On October 27, 1000 ETSA