By Barry Sheppard
An article in the latest Scientific American, "Biological Warfare Against Crops", reveals that the US developed weapons that can only be described as weapons of mass destruction. The article states: "The US developed a number of
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Soripto: portrait of a revolutionary
By Karen Fredericks
SOLO, Central Java — The Solo headquarters of Indonesia's People's Democratic Party (PRD) is abuzz with young people painting banners, counting leaflets, drinking tea and smoking kretek
Laughter on the 23rd Floorby Neil SimonPlayhouse, Sydney Opera House until July 3 Review by Mark Stoyich
There was humour in the United States before the Jews, but the native humorists tended to succumb to those fiery liquors which gentiles find so
The money or the box!
SYDNEY — University of NSW students and staff, incensed at the vice-chancellor's decision to spend nearly $500,000 on a corporate box at the Olympic Games at the same time as crying poor, protested outside the
The following is abridged from a statement issued by the independent trade union federation NEZAVISNOST in Belgrade on April 29 to mark May Day, May 1. During the Bosnia war, Nezavisnost, which claims 300,000 members in Serbia, joined with other
1949 coal strike: Labor's 'boots and all' sell-out
By Kim Bullimore
June 27 marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the 1949 coal strike. The strike dominated Australian politics for two months, attracted international attention and
By Sue Boland
The opposition to the GST, 58% against according to opinion polls, is being reflected in the angry letters flooding newspapers condemning the deal between the Australian Democrats and the federal government. Newspaper editors appear
New web site on the Balkans war
For more information and commentary on the war in the Balkans — including all the articles that have been printed in Green Left Weekly since the bombing began — visit the web site at
By Norm Dixon
Whatever direction NATO's attack on former Yugoslavia takes in coming weeks — either a ground war or a deal that ends the bombing — there is one group of people who cannot lose — United States capitalists. On May 20, the US
On May 28, about 400 members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) at East Swanson Dock terminal met for eight hours and discussed the enterprise bargaining offer by P&O Ports, which is designed to match the changes implemented by Patrick
Recently, in Western Australia, a private employment agency associated with Centrelink wrote to Carewest (the organisation representing community based non-profit child-care centres) asking it to consider a proposal that work for the dole
By Bronwen Beechey
ADELAIDE — The privatisation of the Electricity Trust of South Australia looks certain to go ahead following ALP legislative councillor Trevor Crothers' announcement on June 3 that he has come to an agreement with Liberal
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