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Arrests as Suharto visits South Africa

By Norm Dixon Thirty-eight trade unionists protesting against the visit of Indonesian President Suharto to South Africa were arrested in Cape Town on November 20. The protesters, members of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), who

Cricketers hit out for justice

Cricketers hit out for justice By James Vassilopoulos It is sometimes in the most unlikely situations that class struggle bursts to the surface. An industrial dispute has developed in the green pastures of the "gentlemen's game", where the

Out of work but not talent

DSS and other thingsTribe of NewSend $25 to PO Box 95, Wyongah, NSW 2259 Review by James Smith Unfortunately, being a musician often involves an intimate, intense and often dysfunctional relationship with Centrelink, usually resulting in feelings

Murder, bigotry and the holidays

Murder, bigotry and the holidays River's EdgeBy Cath PhillipsBlackwattle Press149pp, $15.95 TrashtownBy Robert TaitBlackwattle Press224pp, $16.95 Reviewed by Kath Gelber At this time of year, many of us are on the lookout for some light

A jazz snapshot of the black struggle

Black UnityPharoah SandersImpulse through MCA/Universal By Norm Dixon The reissue of the Pharoah Sander's classic 1971 album Black Unity documents another step in this brilliant, underrated artist's evolution. It is also a jazz snapshot of the mood

Plantation sell-off threatens native title

Plantation sell-off threatens native title A federal government push to privatise publicly owned forest plantations poses a serious threat to native title rights, the Queensland Greens declared on November 25. Spokesperson Peter Sykes said that the

Action updates

'Student Underground' relaunched BRISBANE — The radical high school newsletter, Student Underground, has been relaunched. The first four-page edition covers scapegoating youth, feminism in high schools, the Nike boycott, protection of the

Left makes gains at NUS Queensland conference

By Lana Halpin BRISBANE — The National Union of Students (Queensland) held its state conference here November 24-25. The affiliation of the University of Queensland has substantially changed its balance of forces, many more left delegates being

In lieu of a history: a Green Left sampler

In its 300 issues, Green Left Weekly has published more than 16,000 separate articles, totalling more than 10 million words. Clearly, a proper history of the issues covered would run for many pages. Instead of such a history, we've selected a brief

Doctors' hunger strike continues

Doctors' hunger strike continues By Andy Gianniotis SYDNEY — The hunger strike by 40 overseas-trained doctors entered its 11th day on November 28. They are camped outside NSW Parliament House. The doctors are members of the Australian Doctors

The pastoral industry's debt to Aboriginal people

The pastoral industry's debt to Aboriginal people Since last December's High Court Wik decision, which confirmed that native title and pastoral leaseholds can co-exist, relations between Aboriginal people and pastoralists have been under renewed

Write on: letters to the editor

Necrophilia In regards to the recent review of the film Kissed, I am very concerned that the staff at Green Left does not have the guts to tell the truth about wrongs in the art world as it does about other social problems. Being liberal does not