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O-weeks a great success for Resistance

O-weeks a great success for Resistance By Sean Healy Over the last fortnight, Resistance has joined more than 370 people at university "orientation weeks" around the country. The Resistance club at the University of Sydney joined 100 people.

Australia's hidden history

FrontierThree one-hour filmsABC TV, March 5, 12 & 19 at 8.30 pm Review by Chris Martin Frontier is the history that Howard wants us to forget, the bloody, murderous history of white Australia's unfinished land war against the Aboriginal nations of

West Papuans in mercenaries' sights?

West Papuans in mercenaries' sights? @box text intro = PNG Prime Minister Chan has hinted that mercenaries may also be deployed against Free West Papua (OPM) rebels fighting Indonesian occupation of West Papua (Irian Jaya). Speaking at a press

UNSW staff win rise

UNSW staff win rise By Helen Jarvis SYDNEY — UNSW academic staff appear to have won significant gains as a result of their strong campaign, including scheduling a strike for March 3 and 4, at the beginning of the academic year. After stalling

Meeting prepares for deaths in custody summit

Meeting prepares for deaths in custody summit By Jennifer Thompson So far this year, there have been seven Aboriginal deaths in custody — "almost one for every week of the year", Tauto Sansbury, National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee

Solidarity with Chiapas

Pickets organised by Committees in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean and the Brisbane Zapatista Front were held at Mexican consulates in Sydney and Brisbane on February 28. The Mexican government has refused to honour the Accord on

Looking out: Hopelessness and despair

Looking out: Hopelessness and despair By Brandon Astor Jones Have you ever wondered about the topics that prisoners discuss late at night, when the prison is relatively quiet and locked down? This will be the first of a series of excerpts from

Secondary students organise

Secondary students organise By Bronwyn Powell SYDNEY — Twenty United Secondary Students Union (NSW) members discussed the need to build campaigns to fight the government's attacks on high school students at the first NSW USSU conference on

Write on: Letters to the editor

Clear the air The Non-Smokers Movement of Australia asks that Standards Australia, an influential private body that sets uniform standards for Australia clean up its act. Its draft of The Use of Ventilation and Air Conditioning in Buildings, part

Arguments for socialism: Social solution to a social problem

Social solution to a social problemSocial solution to a social problem By Sue Bolton Economic independence and equality are preconditions for the true liberation of women. While Australian governments feign support for these rights, the

and ain't i a woman?: Social life or social change?

Social life or social change? Social life or social change? March 8 is International Women's Day. Since 1908, women in almost every country have come together on this date in marches, meetings, rallies and festivals to demand their right to

Weeds could develop resistance to Roundup

Weeds could develop resistance to Roundup The evolution of pesticide resistance plays a key role in keeping farmers on the so-called "pesticide treadmill" — a cycle in which farmers feel compelled to move on to other chemicals as older pesticides