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EAST TIMOR: Old CDs needed for East Timor

Old CDS needed for East Timor Old CDs needed for East Timor The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in Sydney is collecting old CDs for East Timor's only community radio station, Voice of Hope. The appeal was launched at a

Domestic violence program debated

Domestic violence program debated By Emma Webb and Kathy Newnam ADELAIDE — A trial project targeting repeat domestic violence offenders is under way in the Port Adelaide and Adelaide south coast areas. The 12-month trial gives increased powers

ZIMBABWE: Why Britain fears Mugabe's land gamble

The loud complaints from the British Labour government and hysterical coverage by the international capitalist mass media have given undeserved credibility to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's populist claims that he suddenly intends to "resolve"

Rod Quantock: Serial satirist captured

Serial satirist captured Double Disillusion: Musings from a Rebel ComicBy Rod QuantockLothian Books, 1999229 pp., $19.95 (pb) By Phil Shannon Inspector Mastiff of the Yarra turned up the collar of his gabardine coat as the wind whistled with

Action updates

Burmese protest arrests SYDNEY — Burmese exiles and supporters held an emergency action outside NSW Parliament House on May 12 to protest against the Burmese military regime's arrest of U Aye Thar Aung, a leader of the Committee Representing

Scrap the Timor Gap Treaty

Scrap the Timor Gap Treaty BY JON LAND Media reports during the recent visit to Australia by East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao highlighted the improving diplomatic relations between Australia, East Timor and Indonesia. Not so widely reported

LEBANON: Israel bombs again as deadline nears

LEBANON: Israel bombs again as deadline nears RAMALLAH, Palestine — The Israeli government's latest round of bombings in Lebanon has raised concern about the possibility of a major war following the expected pullout of Israel's troops from

UNITED STATES: An ugly coalition

An ugly coalition The week before the April 16-17 demonstrations against the WTO and IMF in Washington, the AFL-CIO leaders had their own rallies in Washington. One, called by the Teamsters union (part of the AFL-CIO), underscored an ugly new

Police attack Beverley blockade

Police attack Beverley blockade BY BRONWEN BEECHEY & JIM GREEN ADELAIDE — Protesters at the Beverley uranium mine in northern South Australia have vowed to continue their blockade of the site, despite violent assaults by police and private

PALESTINE: Teachers resume strike

PALESTINE: Teachers resume strike RAMALLAH, Palestine — Palestine's teachers resumed a long-running strike on May 2 following the Palestinian Authority's (PA) failure to fulfill promises for wage rises for 25,000 teachers working in public

Activist forced off union body

Activist forced off union body BY ANTHONY BENBOW PERTH — The Western Australian branch of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has thrown one of its most conscientious rank-and-file delegates off its delegation to the WA Trades and

PHILIPPINES: Army must withdraw from Mindanao

PHILIPPINES: Army must withdraw from Mindanao The following statement was issued in Manila on May 4 by the Sosyalistang Partido ng Paggawa (SPP — Socialist Party of Labour). The SPP, a mass-based socialist party, demands that the Estrada