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Government rejects its higher education review

By Marina Carman Recognising the unpopularity of further moves towards "user pays", the government has ruled out two major proposals contained in the discussion paper of the review of higher education being conducted by Roderick West. The paper

Ken Saro-Wiwa remembered

Ken Saro-Wiwa remembered By Dr Willie Nwido Two years ago, on November 10, we were treated to the terrifying shock of the judicial murder of our beloved leader and compatriot Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others. This murder prompted widespread

Action updates

Action updates Hunter Valley miners SYDNEY — About 150 supporters attended a benefit for the Hunter Valley No 1 miners at the Gaelic Club here on November 14. Peter Hicks, Denis Kevans, John Dengate and the Travelling Agitators all

No reconciliation with racism: Stop the Wik bill

No reconciliation with racism: Stop the Wik bill By Jennifer Thompson The tales and insults traded back and forth over recent weeks between Paul Keating and John Howard, the Labor and Liberal parties, former Labor power-broker and Packer

Campaign for the right to sell Â鶹ӳ»­ Weekly

Campaign for the right to sell Â鶹ӳ»­ Weekly By Keara Courtney SYDNEY — After weeks of harassment of Â鶹ӳ»­ Weekly sellers by security guards in Town Hall tunnel, three sellers at the regular Friday Resistance stall at the corner

Cancer inquiry presents findings

Cancer inquiry presents findings By Alex Bainbridge NEWCASTLE — Fifty people attended a public meeting here on November 8 called to discuss cancer and industrial pollution. Findings were presented from the Workers' Inquiry into Wollongong

Protests and killings mark November 12

By Jon Land More than 1000 East Timorese students staged a peaceful demonstration in Dili on November 12 to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre. The protest was held at the University of East Timor, amidst a heavy

Death in custody in private prison

Death in custody in private prison MELBOURNE — George Drinken, a 28-year-old remand prisoner, was found hanged in his cell at Port Philip Prison in the early evening of October 30. The Port Phillip Prison, a 600-cell maximum security and

Left gains at Macquarie University

By Lachlan Malloch SYDNEY — Left-wing student activists narrowly lost the Macquarie University Students' Council (MUSC) elections held on October 27-29. Ten votes and one councillor were all that separated the left and right factions after

More Olympic site contamination

More Olympic site contamination By Trish Corcoran SYDNEY — The November 5 Sydney Morning Herald described another discovery of toxic waste at the Homebush Bay Olympics site, this time on the site of the former Lidcombe Hospital, which is

Democrats: 'Our worry is Labor's will'

Democrats: 'Our worry is Labor's will' Australian Democrats Senator JOHN WOODLEY spoke to Â鶹ӳ»­ Weekly's SAM WAINWRIGHT about the Democrats' response to the Native Title Amendment Bill. Question: Will the Democrats be voting against the

WA TLC attempts to close 'workers' embassy'

WA TLC attempts to close 'workers' embassy' By Michael Bramwell and Mary Nielson PERTH — November 5 was Guy Fawkes Day, named after the man who was executed in 1606 for attempting to detonate a bomb under the British parliament. A ball on