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Native title win in WA

By Rupen Savoulian PERTH — A 10,000-square kilometre native title claim covering the Perth metropolitan area has successfully passed the federal government's stringent registration test. A number of native title claimants united their efforts to

WA forest campaign goes national

WA forest campaign goes national By Jonathan Singer Following the signing of the Western Australian regional forest agreement (RFA) on May 4, Bunnings hardware stores in Melbourne have been targeted by environmentalists. Actions at the shops,

Serbian oppositionists condemn NATO and Milosevic

By Michael Karadjis A declaration condemning the NATO attack on Serbia was released in April by 17 organisations which have long opposed the Serb national chauvinist regime of Slobodan Milosevic. Their stance reveals how little NATO's

The Kosova conflict and the CPA

The Kosova conflict and the CPA By Doug Lorimer The April 7 issue of Green Left Weekly carried a two-page statement by the national executive of the Democratic Socialist Party condemning NATO's bombing campaign against Serbia and supporting the

Italian communists' congress confirms left course

Italian communists' congress confirms left course By Livio Maitan ROME — Since its foundation in 1991, Italy's Party of Communist Refoundation (PRC) has had a turbulent history. Only two of its seven initial leaders, Bianca Braccitorsi and

Kurdish leader condemns NATO, defends Kosovars

By Norm Dixon Kani Xulam, director of the Washington-based American-Kurdish Information Network, has condemned the NATO attack on Yugoslavia and defended the Kosovar Albanians' right to national self-determination. Addressing an anti-nuclear

Axe the tax: reject Democrat deals on the GST

By Sue Boland "Crime against democracy" was how the Australian's May 15-16 editorial described Senator Brian Harradine's May 14 decision to reject the goods and services tax (GST) as "inherently regressive". Other newspaper editorials and

Colombian revolutionaries protect the people

Colombian revolutionaries protect the people By Raul and Sulema Cienfuegos SAN VICENTE DEL CAGUAN, "Liberated Zone", Colombia — The Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) was formed on May 27, 1964, in response to the

Has someone raised the 'speed limit' on Australia's economy?

Has someone raised the 'speed limit' on Australia's economy? By Allen Myers "These are some of the best conditions we've seen in Australia since the 1960s", treasurer Peter Costello declared on May 6. "We are still among the fastest growing

When Labor jailed unionists and communists and broke the coal strike

When Labor jailed unionists and communists and broke the coal strike Going My Way? Australia's Choice in 1949Until October 31Old Parliament House, Canberra. Reviewed by Kim Bullimore This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1949 federal

Unionists respond to Reith's second wave threat

By Jonathan Singer On May 20, federal industrial relations minister Peter Reith announced that "pattern bargaining" between unions and employers, in which unions negotiate a single wages and working conditions structure for an industry, will be

Murder and Ireland's 'peace process'

Murder and Ireland's 'peace process' By Stuart Ross The Pat Finucane Centre in Derry has recently published a 50-page report into the circumstances leading to the murder of one of Ireland's most prominent human rights lawyers, Rosemary Nelson. On