Liberals clutching at straws
By Tony Iltis
HOBART — The Liberal state government is desperately trying to convince an increasingly sceptical Tasmanian population that privatising the Hydro Electric Corporation will benefit the community.
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Nurses strike at Prince Alfred Hospital
By Shane Bentley
SYDNEY — More than 500 nurses from the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA) at Camperdown held a 24-hour strike on August 18 against staff and service cuts. The strike and rally were held
Insincere apologies from Indonesian government
By Max Lane
On August 15, President B.J. Habibie promised that the Indonesian parliament — the one "elected" under the rigged laws of the Suharto dictatorship — would now respect human rights.
By Sue Boland
The federal government's campaign to convince us that we'll all be winners under its tax package (code for the goods and services tax) has suffered setbacks from criticism by lobby groups representing people on low incomes. After
Government adopts One Nation's policies
By Margaret Allum
Despite trying to distance itself from One Nation's policies with the launch of its "Harmony" anti-racist propaganda campaign, the Howard government has adopted more of the policies
Police want open access to schools
By Chris Latham
PERTH — The WA Crown Solicitor's Office has advised a parliamentary enquiry that: "A principal should permit police officers to enter school premises for the purpose of conducting a search of
China and Che
In GLW #328, Bob Saltis is critical of Eva Cheng's support for "workers' democracy" in GLW #315. It is a pity that Bob, who is president of the Cuba Friendship Society in SA, has not taken Fidel's advice to study the economic
By Dave Holmes
WOLLONGONG — The massive inundation of the region has been a compelling and sobering experience for all who live here. The normally imposing fabric of our built-up environment and the lives it enables us to lead have been shown to
By Mahmoud Najjar and Adam Hanieh
RAMALLAH — On August 5, a new cabinet was announced by Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. The announcement met controversy over the size of the new cabinet; 10 new ministers were added, bringing the total
Labour Party formed in Sindh
By Sean Healy
KARACHI — The struggles of workers and peasants in the southern Pakistani province of Sindh have taken a big step forward with the formation of the Labour Party of Pakistan in the province. The Labour
US shows its 'reach is long' — again
By Sean Healy
LAHORE — In yet another demonstration to the world of military might, US President Bill Clinton has bombed targets in Afghanistan and Sudan. The air strikes, by jet and cruise missile, were
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — The Queensland Indigenous Working Group (QIWG) is considering a court challenge to the state ALP government's native title legislation, tabled late last month. Peter Beattie's first legislative act as premier was to put
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