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MIM attacks union, locks out miners

MIM attacks union, locks out miners By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — The deepening confrontation between Mt Isa mineworkers and mining giant MIM Holdings Ltd moved toward a crisis as the company locked out its entire work force on the morning

Solidarity messages

Solidarity messages The following letters were sent to the MIM workers last week. To Stephen Hardwick, MIM workers picket line The Shearers and Rural Workers Union (SRWU) wishes to express full support and solidarity with workers

Fairy floss with minimal saccharine

Bye Bye Love Directed by Sam Weisman Starring Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid and Paul Reiser Reviewed by Barry Healy Bye Bye Love could be the Four Weddings and a Funeral of 1995 — a well-played comedy piece that mixes poignancy about

Budget limits education access

Budget limits education access By Francesca Davidson The projections for higher education in the 1995 budget signal the ALP government's commitment to privatisation, and hence reduced access to education. Access to Austudy will be

Tarkine campaign escalates

Tarkine campaign escalates By Ben Courtice HOBART — More than 150 people marched through the city streets to Parliament House on May 9 to protest against the road construction through the Tarkine wilderness and the arrests of protesters

Solidarity actions

By Andrew Watson BRISBANE — Some 200 building workers, members of other unions and supporters of the locked-out Mt Isa mineworkers picketed the headquarters of Mount Isa Mines Ltd in Ann Street here on May 12. Members of the Construction,

Women's rights and foetal rights

By Lisa Macdonald "Foetal Welfare and the Law", a report released late last month, stems from an inquiry commissioned in 1993 by the Australian Medical Association. It followed several incidents in which women who were about to give birth had

Speaking clearly

Speaking clearly Speak Quiet, Speak Strong The Cutting Edge: SBS TV Tuesday, May 23, 8.30pm (8 SA) Reviewed by Lou Stanley and Kath Gelber Speak Quiet, Speak Strong is a lot louder than its title. The program documents Aboriginal and

Little hope in sight for the unemployed

By Chow Wei Cheng The federal budget on May 9 contained very little for the 8.3% of the labour force officially classified as "unemployed". In effect, they were told to sit and wait for the economy to pick up. The problem is that the economy

Ghost of the 1964 dispute

Ghost of the 1964 dispute By Jim McIllroy As the MIM conflict develops, many have recalled comparisons with the great 1964-65 strike, which lasted more than six months. The Mt Isa strike of 30 years ago split the town, and almost

Amnesty report on gay imprisonment

Amnesty report on gay imprisonment By Deirdre Graham At least 15 countries around the world are still imprisoning people for being gay, according to the human rights group Amnesty International. Australia, Russia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Iran

Greenpeace stops Israeli boat from dumping toxics

Greenpeace stops Israeli boat from dumping toxics Greenpeace activists on board the ship MV Greenpeace on the morning of May 7 prevented the Israeli vessel Aribel from dumping toxic sludge into the Mediterranean, two kilometres off the Israeli