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What are the CPSU officials afraid of?

What are the CPSU officials afraid of? By Melanie Sjoberg The NSW branch of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has "suspended" its sponsorship of Organising Works trainee John Gauci just four weeks before the end of his traineeship.

Facts, not myths, on youth crime

By Anthony Brown Despite much talk about a youth "crime wave", statistics show that youth crime is not out of control and that young people themselves are often the victims of crime. It is true that most criminal offenders are young people. The

Thousands rally to save Leighton

Thousands rally to save Leighton By Anthony Benbow FREMANTLE — "You all know what you see when you're sitting on the train or driving along Stirling Highway; you come over the hill to this glorious view over the beach and the ocean, and it

East Timor Solidarity Aid

East Timor Solidarity Aid Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) is launching Timor Solidarity Aid to provide material assistance to people's power-based activism in East Timor. Strength in organising, campaigning and mobilising

Forest summit warns of new threats

Forest summit warns of new threats By Jim Green Fifty representatives from forest conservation groups around Australia concluded the 15th national forest summit in Victoria's East Gippsland on November 9. The summit warned that forests face

What does 'no' mean?

By Sean Healy The republic was crushingly defeated on November 6; 55% of the electorate voted "no", and not a single state approved it. The preamble was rejected by 61% of voters. The biggest losers are the "official", minimalist republicans —

Building unions stake their claim

Building unions stake their claim By Michael Bull MELBOURNE — An alliance of four Victorian unions has launched a united claim for a new collective agreement for the building industry. The Victorian branches of the construction and general

Win for pay equity in Canada

Win for pay equity in Canada By Margaret Allum In a monumental victory for women's rights, the Canadian government agreed on October 29 to implement the July 1998 findings of a human rights tribunal which ruled that there existed a discrepancy in

Big money and the media — opinions for hire

By Natalie Zirngast The Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) inquiry into the "cash for comments" scandal involving 2UE's shock jocks John Laws and Alan Jones has the rest of the Australian media running scared. Alan Kohler commented in the

UN again demands US end its embargo against Cuba

UN again demands US end its embargo against Cuba The United Nations General Assembly on November 9 overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution, for the eighth successive year, calling for an end to the 40-year-old US economic embargo against Cuba. The

Bad medicine

Bad medicine By Karl Miller I accidentally caught the last segment of Good Medicine, on Channel Nine at 8.30pm Wednesday night. It was one of those times you are so horrified you can't stop watching. Those 10 minutes were a segment on breast

The dictatorship of US$ and Wall Street

The dictatorship of US$ and Wall Street The Global Gamble: Washington's Faustian Bid for World DominanceBy Peter GowanVerso, 1999320 pp., $39.95 Review by Eva Cheng Guns and tanks are usually very visible, but those who control the world also do