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South Korean workers reject austerity

By Eva Cheng In an affirmation of grassroots democracy, a majority of member unions of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) on February 9-10 voted down an agreement which their leadership had tentatively entered into with the bosses and

... and ain't i a woman?: Blindness

Blindness Another one has bitten the dust In the January 23 Weekly Mail and Guardian, well-known feminist novelist Fay Weldon (Praxis, Female Friends, The Life and Loves of a She Devil) explains why she thinks feminism has gone too far.

Write on: letters to the editor

Men and women's liberation The question of men's participation in the International Women's Day march was recently debated in the Melbourne IWD collective. We were disappointed with the majority of collective members' decision to ban men's

Militants challenge for manufacturing union leadership

MELBOURNE — Workers First is the militant group of union organisers and shop stewards challenging for the leadership of the Victorian branch of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union in the April union elections. On February 4, close to 300

Rough justice for Port Keats

By Sam McQuillan PORT KEATS, N.T. — There have been calls for an inquiry into the closure of a remote Aboriginal community health centre in the Northern Territory. The legality of this action by the Territory Health Department is being

Alarming increase in Amazon deforestation

According to figures released by the National Institute of Space Surveys on January 26, deforestation in the Amazonian region has increased alarmingly in recent years. Around 2,905,900 hectares of forest were cut down in 1994-95, double the annual

Looking out: Two laws

Two laws By Brandon Astor Jones "Our [US] Constitution is color-blind and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. In respect to civil rights all citizens are equal before the law. The humblest is the peer of the most powerful."

Rigged convention pleases Howard, Beazley

By Pip Hinman From day one, it was clear that the two-week constitutional convention would achieve its desired aim — to construct an elaborate show of "the Australian people" deciding an important course for the nation. However, with both Labor

Jobs not woodchips!

Jobs not woodchips! HOBART — On February 11, environment activists followed log trucks through Hobart with signs saying "Jobs not Woodchips" and "600 years to grow; 3 minutes to chip". The action highlighted the increased woodchipping allowed by

Student native title group forms

By Nikki Ulasowski CANBERRA — On February 4, the first student-initiated native title group was formed at the Australian National University. The meeting was attended by activists from Resistance, Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation,

Songs for children

Bindi-eye Bop — Songs for children aged 0 to 90By Margaret Bradford1997, $15 (plus $2 postage)Write to 12 Naranga Ave, Engadine NSW 2233or phone/fax (02) 9520 6180 Review by Alex Bainbridge For parents of young children, finding suitable

Woman pickets Liverpool hospital

SYDNEY — Barbara Wright, president of the NSW Medical Consumers Association and a retired nurse, is picketing Liverpool Hospital every weekday from 8.30 to 9.30am. Wright is suffering serious spinal problems and needs urgent surgery. Her bowel,