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PALESTINE: Women, the occupation and Hamas

Kim Bullimore The January 25 Palestinian elections not only delivered a landslide victory to the Islamic resistance group Hamas, it also resulted in a record number of women being elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council. Thirteen women —

TONGA: Public servants threaten new strike

TONGA: Public servants threaten new strike A Tonga Public Service Association meeting on February 24 decided to go on strike if the government fails to meet its demands. The union is calling for the 40% balance of agreed upon wage increases to be

'Renewal' ALP-style

Dave Holmes The ALP is undergoing a process of "renewal" as a clutch of ambitious right-wing trade union officials seek preselection against Victorian sitting federal MPs. In the Melbourne seat of Maribyrnong, Labor shadow frontbencher Bob

Write On: Letters to the Editor

Spoiling the party I hate to spoil Howard's party but in 1996 we were not at war. The International Court of Justice outlawed nuclear weapons. No child of Middle-Eastern appearance had been compensated for mental torture. Women worked for equal

COLOMBIA: FARC vows to defend Venezuela from US

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has declared its solidarity with Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez and vowed to help defend Venezuela against any invasion from their "common enemy", the US. FARC leader Raul Reyes told the

Women acting for themselves in Venezuela

Creating a Caring Economy: Nora Castaneda and the Women's Development Bank of VenezuelaEdited by Nina LopezCrossroads Books, 200672 pagesOrder from <booksvideos@crossroadswomen.net> REVIEW BY CORAL WYNTER Creating a Caring Economy is a

Fighting Work Choices: now what?

An interview with Tim Gooden, secretary of the Geelong and Region Trades and Labour Council. How effective has the Australian Council of Trade Unions' advertisement campaign against Work Choices been? The ACTU ads have been very effective,

John Pilger: 'Put out more flags'

John Pilger The other day, one of my favourite cinemas closed down. The boards went up on the art-deco Valhalla in Sydney, one of the world's best at putting out powerful, political documentaries. The lack of fuss might have seemed surprising in

Jury finds Thomas is not a terrorist

Ray Fulcher, Melbourne Joseph "Jack" Thomas is not a terrorist. That was the verdict of a Victorian Supreme Court jury on February 26. He was, however, found guilty on two other charges, one of which carries a potential sentence of 25 years'

WA public servants discuss industrial action

PERTH — A February 27 meeting of WA Civil Service Association delegates angrily rejected the state government's response to the union's pay claim and instructed their negotiating team to give the government 14 days to improve its position.

A clash of class interests

Peter Boyle "Since 1996 Australia has had continuous growth averaging 3.5 per cent per annum. During that period Singapore has had three recessions, Hong Kong has had three recessions, Korea has had one recession, Taiwan has had two recessions,

Geelong delegates call for national strike

Sue Bolton, Melbourne Union delegates from the Geelong region who met on March 1 sent a clear message to the Australian Council of Trade Unions: it must show leadership by calling for a national strike against the federal government's new