Brewery struggle continues By Leon Harrison PERTH — The struggle to turn the old Swan Brewery site into parkland continues. One of the protesters arrested on the site on August 28, Uniting Church minister Helen Richmond, made a scathing
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Marooned Westerners The racist "white Australia" immigration policy was once described as "Westerners marooned on an Asian island, crying out for reinforcement". The current view in sections of the green movement that immigration should be
How Israel controls the news Palestinian media agencies seeking to transmit the truth of what is happening the occupied territories must play a complicated game to negotiate the very tight restrictions under which they are forced to work.
Viva! Zimbabwe — Dance Music from Zimbabwe Various artists Hannibal records through Festival Available on CD and cassette Reviewed by Norm Dixon Mention Zimbabwean music, and the band that most people will think of is the Bhundu Boys. The
Bronwyn Taylor PSU members reject agency-based bargaining Rank-and-file members of the Federal Public Sector Union are sending a clear message to their union officials, the ACTU and the federal government that they will reject agency-based
The ruthlessness of the apartheid state in eliminating its opponents was a key theme in the speeches made during the 10th anniversary commemoration in Cape Town of the assassination of activist and journalist Ruth First. First was killed in a
Prepare for war "The defining challenge of the '90s is to win the economic competition. You will hear two visions of how to do this. Theirs is to look inward and protect what we already have. Ours is to look forward, to open new markets,
By Lenore Tardif Mark Deasey has worked with Quaker Service Australia in Cambodia for the past four years. Back in Australia, he talked to Green Left Weekly about the changes he has witnessed and his view of the peace process. "When I
By Rodolfo Casals The Cuban economy has developed special and exceptional characteristics since late 1989. The new conditions that emerged as a result of the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe and the subsequent disappearance of the
By Sean Malloy Is the "no-fly" zone south of the 32nd parallel in southern Iraq a Bush re-election stunt or part of the US establishment's long-term political and economic plans in the Middle East? Dr Bob Springborg, associate professor of
A successful Wollongong Cultural Dissent on August 15 featured the talents of local Irish-Australian singer-songwriter Vince Brophy (pictured), with support from Adelaide's Phil Doyle.
By Peter Boyle A national poll conducted on July 1 and 2 by Irving Saulwick and Associates found that 49% of the voting public preferred direct employer-worker negotiation for wages, hours of work and working conditions. Only 22% favoured the
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