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Hotel Windsor attacks award

Hotel Windsor attacks award By Sue Bolton MELBOURNE — On October 15, several hundred metalworkers joined with hospitality workers and members of other unions to protest against the first attempt by an employer to use the new federal

Why the left polled poorly at Griffith

Why the left polled poorly at Griffith By Conrad Barrett BRISBANE — The recent Griffith University Student Representative Council elections gave a startling wake-up call to the left. The SRC has for many years been dominated by a

Labor fudges the issue

Labor fudges the issue By Susan Laszlo Kim Beazley and Gareth Evans have cynically tried to take advantage of the government's unpopularity over greenhouse. But they not only support the Coalition government's "differentiation" position

Striking miner addresses Newcastle Â鶹ӳ»­ dinner

Striking miner addresses Newcastle Â鶹ӳ»­ dinner Striking miner addresses Newcastle Â鶹ӳ»­ dinner By Jane Beckmann NEWCASTLE — More than 60 people attended the October 17 Â鶹ӳ»­ Weekly dinner to raise money for the paper.

Write on: letters to the editor

Write on: letters to the editor Terrorism Doug Lorimer's original article distancing socialists from terrorist actions was — perhaps understandably — misinterpreted by some of us as referring to "terrorists" in the widely accepted dictionary

SA voters surprise the government

SA voters surprise the government By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — In a result that surprised most commentators, the SA Liberals were re-elected to government on October 11 with a significantly reduced majority. They lost 12 of the seats won in

Truce signed in Bougainville war

By Norm Dixon The second round of peace talks in New Zealand has resulted in a truce between the pro-independence Bougainville Interim Government (BIG), the Port Moresby-appointed Bougainville Transitional Government (BTG) and the Papua New Guinea

Gordonstone miners and families rally

By Paul Glenning EMERALD, Queensland Three hundred Gordonstone coal miners and their families rallied and marched through Emerald on October 17 to express their solidarity and determination to make a stand against the bullying tactics used by

Rally against McDonald's

Rally against McDonald's By Regan Davis BRISBANE — A rally was held on October 16 in King George Square as part of a national anti-McDonald's day. The action was designed to highlight things the golden arches have been getting away with

Hobart Earth Awareness Week

Hobart Earth Awareness Week By Tony Iltis HOBART — An October 13 public meeting and slide show on the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine launched activities here for Earth Awareness Week. Students who had visited the proposed mine site after

Homage to Dita Indah Sari

Homage to Dita Indah Sari Democracy is not true democracy until everyone listens and heeds even the smallest voice. The voice of money is a false power that moves this world.Money talks — but its conversation is drained from the hearts and

Arguments for socialism: Doing well or doing good?

Doing well or doing good? By Allen Myers A story about a potential breakthrough in the treatment of cancer appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on October 14. The events began when a team of US scientists was collecting specimens off the