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East Timor: Habibie's phoney 'peace' plan

By Max Lane Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has called the offer of Indonesian President Habibie of “special status” for East Timor a “significant policy change”. This sentiment was echoed by Senator Robert Hill in the Senate

Youth peak council cut

Youth peak council cut By Nikki Ulasowski CANBERRA — Federal youth affairs minister David Kemp has announced the end to funding of the Australian Youth Policy Action Coalition, the peak council of youth groups. This move to silence a critic of

Looking out: A fair trial?

A fair trial? By Brandon Astor Jones "Trial by jury, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, [is] a mockery and a snare." — Lord Denman (1779-1854) Jones: I want to thank you for sharing these few precious minutes with me.

Students, teachers angered by school closures

By Sean Martin-Iverson PERTH — Hundreds of students from City Beach Senior High School walked out on June 25 to protest a government restructuring plan which would result in schools being closed, merged and downgraded to middle schools (Years

NTEU plans wages and job security campaign

By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — Delegates to a two-day National Tertiary Education Industry Union conference on June 15 and 16 resolved to go on the offensive against the federal government's cuts and privatisation. The conference was organised to

Meeting discusses how to beat Hanson

By Edward Johnstone BRISBANE — The meaning of the rise of One Nation and the need to build a real alternative to racism and nationalism were the themes of a public meeting held here on June 24. The meeting, sponsored by the Democratic Socialists,

MUA members vote for deal

MUA members vote for deal By James Vassilopoulos SYDNEY — On June 24, 450 Patrick members of the Maritime Union of Australia voted in favour of the draft settlement between their union and Patrick Stevedores. Before the vote, those present

Communist Party backs waterfront deal

Communist Party backs waterfront deal By Dick Nichols How do you think a party which calls itself "communist" would assess the deal between Patrick, the Maritime Union of Australia and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, endorsed at mass

Help us extend Green Left's reach

In a month's time, Green Left supporters will be launching a two-week drive to extend the paper's readership and support base. We are appealing for your help. In the past, such campaigns have significantly boosted the paper's profile and, just as

Community theatre on Tasmania's west coast

Community theatre on Tasmania's west coast By Julia Perkins ROSEBERY — The "Big hArt" community theatre company is developing a theatre project with young people here. With funding from DEETYA and the Arts Council, two Melbourne community

A voice in the dark night

Three DollarsBy Elliot PerlmanPicador, 1998. 381 pp., $16.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon For a few short years, Eddie and Tanya, fresh young husband and wife university graduates, seemed to be making their way through life securely and serenely. In

Correction

Correction In the article "Forest agreement rigged and fraudulent" in GLW #321, the Nyoongar Land Council, which represents the Nyoongar people of south-west WA was misspelled as Nyungar Land Council. Our apologies for this error.