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Solidarity rally planned for locked-out workers

Solidarity rally planned for locked-out workers By Chris Slee MELBOURNE The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union (TCFUA) is planning a stop-work rally of its Victorian members to express solidarity with workers at the Australian Dyeing Company

US in 'even-handed' betrayal of Kosovo

By Michael Karadjis New atrocities against Albanian villagers by the Serbian occupation forces in Kosovo have further highlighted the western powers' "even-handed" policy. Even more than last year, virtually every commentary in the media has

Playground cop

By Danny Fairfax SYDNEY — In a return to policies from the 1950s, the NSW government has proposed a new crackdown on truancy. It says truancy is "chronic", but in fact fewer than 0.5% of NSW students are regular truants. The government is

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