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Letter from the US: Sex scandal diverts attention from threat to Iraq

Sex scandal diverts attention from threat to Iraq By Barry Sheppard For the past two weeks, the allegations that President Bill Clinton had an affair with a young woman working in the White House has drowned out other major news. The scandal

AIRC backs Rio Tinto

By Alison Dellit NEWCASTLE — A decision by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on January 29 refused workers at Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley No. 1 mine access to arbitration to resolve the long-running dispute at the mine. The dispute

Liberals' attack on wharfies aimed at all workers

By Michael Bull and Ben Courtice MELBOURNE — On January 28, the government's latest offensive against maritime workers was launched. National Farmers Federation front companies established a non-union beachhead on the Melbourne waterfront. Part

Charity and change

Charity and change By Emma Murphy I recently spent six weeks in India. I stayed at a Sisters of Charity convent in the south with my aunty who has been a missionary for 60 years. Her days are spent trying to help the vast numbers of people

1997: the warmest year in this century

1997: the warmest year in this century By Norm Dixon A study released on January 23 reveals that 1997 was the warmest year in this century, further evidence that the planet is getting warmer due to the greenhouse effect. A team of scientists

Fear of famine in East Timor

By Jon Land Recent reports from East Timor indicate that unless long-awaited monsoon rains arrive soon to break the drought, there may be a severe famine within the next few months. Speaking in Darwin on January 24, East Timorese resistance

Asian crisis: powers seek to cobble together a remedy

Asian crisis: powers seek to cobble together a remedy By Eva Cheng In mid-January, when Asia's economic crisis took a new turn for the worse, Washington sent an urgent call to invite key imperialist countries to meet in February on

ACT restricts democracy in elections

ACT restricts democracy in elections By Russell Pickering CANBERRA — The Democratic Socialists, who are standing three candidates for the seat of Molonglo in the February 21 ACT election, are experiencing the difficulties encountered by

Petition to support waterside workers

Petition to support waterside workers Below is the text of a petition being circulated nationally by the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance. We, the undersigned, understand that the Howard government's support for the establishment of a

Loose cannons

None "I guess there are very few new ideas in journalism." — Sydney Sun-Herald editor Alan Revell after his paper and the Sunday Telegraph both front-paged an "exclusive" beat-up claiming there is widespread issuing of fraudulent medical

Growing opposition to Suharto

By Karina Marlon JAKARTA — The opposition to the Suharto dictatorship is growing, fuelled by the economic crisis. The drop in the value of the rupiah and the slumping economy have brought a severe loss in confidence in the regime. People are

Media intrusion: crossing the dividing line

Media intrusion: crossing the dividing line Comment by Peter Reid Is Cheryl Kernot becoming the media rat pack's No. 1 quarry? In just three months since she quit the Democrats for Labor, she's had to endure more critical sniping and intrusive