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Incumbents worried by union militants

Incumbents worried by union militants BY CHRIS SPINDLER The incumbents of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) leadership are resorting to dirty tricks to stave off the challenge by the militant Workers First ticket. Workers First's

Murder for

Murder for Capital (Vol. 4) The Marx SistersBy Barry MaitlandAllen & Unwin, 2000315pp, $14.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon Eleanor, Meredith and Peg possess something unique and quite valuable, something which greedy, unscrupulous rogues

Labor blocks debate on forests

Labor blocks debate on forests BY JIM GREEN The federal Labor "opposition" blocked an April 13 debate in the Senate on a call for the federal and state governments to uphold the law in the forests. Australian Greens senator Bob Brown, who put the

Anti-prostitution hysteria threatens rights

PERTH — The frenzy against street prostitution in the inner suburb of Highgate reached new heights when two women were served with restraining orders "on behalf of the general public" and police blockaded several surrounding streets. The local

Rail workers walk out over safety

Rail workers walk out over safety BY BILL MASON BRISBANE — The Queensland Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) struck for 12 hours on April 13 against the introduction of driver-only trains in north Queensland. The "wildcat" strike was called at

Write on

Black Book I wish to add some complementary information to Phil Shannon's excellent review of the Black Book of Communism that appeared in GLW #400. What the media circus in France forgot to mention when the book was released there, through

Indonesian, East Timorese militants tour

Indonesian, East Timorese militants tour By ROHAN JOSEY BRISBANE — More than 130 people, some who travelled from as far away as Lismore and Toowoomba, packed the Queensland Council of Unions auditorium on April 11 to hear the Budiman Sujatmiko,

Castro: the Third World must take the helm

CUBA Castro: the Third World must take the helm The G-77 heads of state and government meeting was held in Havana, Cuba, April 12-14. The G-77 brings together representatives of Third World countries. Below are excerpts of Cuban President FIDEL

STREETS FREE TO ARTISTS

Advertisement STREETS FREE TO ARTISTS see Australia: http://www.brushtail.com.au USA: http://openair.org/alerts/artist/nyc.html

ZIMBABWE: Australian Democrats back white privilege, IMF austerity in Zimbabwe

Democrats back white privilege, IMF austerity in Zimbabwe On April 4, Australian Democrat senator for Western Australia Andrew Murray successfully moved a notice of motion asking the Senate to "support the British government's strongly expressed

UNITED STATES: 16 years for pinching a chocolate

UNITED STATES: 16 years for pinching a chocolate According to an April 5 report on ABC radio, mandatory sentencing laws in the US state of Texas resulted in a man being jailed for 16 years for stealing a Snickers chocolate bar. Listeners to the AM

Young people rally against 'legalised racism'

Young people rally against 'legalised racism' Hundreds of secondary students walked out of school last week to protest the racist policies of the federal government, in particular its refusal to repeal mandatory sentencing laws in Western Australia