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Can't read, can't eat

By Sean Healy The federal government has announced a $143 million scheme to link dole payments to literacy and numeracy levels amongst unemployed young people. From April, dole claimants between 18 and 24 years old will be tested for literacy and

Indonesian Chinese PRD leader visits

Indonesian Chinese PRD leader visits Hendri Kuok, a member of the central leadership council of the Indonesian People's Democratic Party (PRD), ended a one-month visit to Australia on January 30. One of the central purposes of Kuok's visit was to

And Ain't I a Women: Women of East Timor

Women of East Timor "In 20 years, an untold number of women went through the horror in the Indonesian prisons all over East Timor. Many of us died of starvation and exhaustion in the mountains; others died, cremated by the napalm bombs; others were

Waste time bombs for Hunter Valley

Waste time bombs for Hunter Valley By Graham Williams NEWCASTLE — Cessnock City Council was forced to release details of a video promoting the building of a waste dump at Cessnock on December 11. The Council has been investigating building a

Life of Riley: And I should know

And I should know Take your everyday unemployed person. Now there's a sight! Round shouldered, pig ignorant, doesn't know chalk from cheese. And surly! You wouldn't believe how surly! And they wonder why they can't get a job. According to them,

AMA: 'Spend more on indigenous health'

AMA: 'Spend more on indigenous health' By Margaret Allum The Australian Medical Association used Australia Day to call for more resources from this year's federal budget to improve indigenous health. Dr Ngiare Brown, the AMA's indigenous health

Greek high school students rebel

By Afrodity Giannakis ATHENS — High school students throughout Greece are continuing their struggle against the government's education bill 2525. The campaign, which kicked off in November, is dynamic and persistent. Hundreds of schools remain

Eliseo Balcazar

Eliseo Balcazar Eliseo Balcazar, a Guatemalan trade union activist and revolutionary, died in Melbourne on January 16 at the age of 56. His entire adult life was spent in the shadow of the Guatemalan military dictatorship. After an apprenticeship

Indonesian high school students in the struggle

Resistance magazine's Chris Latham spoke with visiting People's Democratic Party (PRD) student leader Wahyu about the development of the high school student movement in Indonesia. Question: How has the involvement of high school students in the

Looking out: Academic freedom

Academic freedom By Brandon Astor Jones "Responsible journalism is journalism responsible in the last analysis to the editor's own conviction of what, whether interesting or only important, is in the public interest." — Walter Lippmann,

Rosa Luxemburg: profile of a revolutionary

Rosa Luxemburg: profile of a revolutionary By Ella McHenry On January 9, 100,000 people marched through the streets of Germany to commemorate the death of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht. Demonstrators carried red flags, and some of the more

Mobil linked to atrocities in Aceh

By Lisa Macdonald Mobil Oil Indonesia, the country's biggest producer of natural gas, is linked to serious human rights violations in the north Sumatran region of Aceh in Indonesia. The company is a joint venture between US-based oil giant Mobil