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It's us or globalisation

It's us or globalisation BY STEPHEN DARLEY Globalisation is not that new and not that different, despite some unique features. It's the latest phase of what we used to call imperialism — capitalism on a global scale, neo-colonising through

'No increased military powers!'

'No increased military powers!' BY KAMALA EMANUEL HOBART — Chanting "Tax the rich, not the poor. Money for jobs, not for war!", protesters braved rain to demonstrate their opposition to increased military spending at the federal government's

Yelling abuse or winning refugee rights

Yelling abuse or winning refugee rights COMMENT BY PAUL BENEDEK SYDNEY — A protest at a Sydney University Law Society forum on August 24, which featured federal immigration minister Philip Ruddock, has raised questions about how the movement

Indigenous Americans celebrate unity

Indigenous Americans celebrate unity BY BILL NEVINS ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Turtle Island, Aztlan, the Land of the People: these are all names for the sacred places where the varied indigenous peoples of the Americas thrived for untold

CUBA: Money has 'tainted' Olympics

CUBA: Money has 'tainted' Olympics The head of Cuba's Olympics committee, Jose Ramon Fernandez, has accused Western commercial influences of corrupting sport. Fernandez, who is also one of the country's vice-presidents, charges that rich countries

and ain't i a woman?: Cancer and the church

Cancer and the church The August 14 Sydney Daily Telegraph reported that Professor James Drife, vice-president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Britain, had stated: "Concerns have been raised about the possible link

S11: DSP, Resistance in the thick of it

DSP, Resistance in the thick of it BY CHRIS SPINDLER MELBOURNE — The September 11 protests here against the multinationals' World Economic Forum have gathered enormous steam; a diverse range of groups and individuals which have helped to turn

Aboriginal Tent Embassy set to stay

Aboriginal Tent Embassy set to stay BY JENNIFER THOMPSON SYDNEY — With a Land and Environment Court injunction looming, an agreement between police, South Sydney Council and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy was reached on August 23 which allows the

Kindergarten teachers call 'time out' on Labor

Kindergarten teachers call 'time out' on Labor BY SUE BULL GEELONG — Kindergarten teachers in Victoria are now paid 30% less than their primary and secondary school colleagues, making them the worst paid teachers in Australia, staff and parents

Refugee rights petition

Refugee rights petition The human rights of refugees and refugee claimants in Australia are constantly under attack. The government arbitrarily detains asylum seekers who arrive without official documentation, and often keeps them locked up for

Queensland Labor threatened by electoral fraud

Queensland Labor threatened by electoral fraud BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS BRISBANE — The Queensland Labor Party has landed in hot water after ALP member and Townsville political identity Karen Ehrman, jailed for nine months in early August, alleged

Globalising women's liberation

Globalising women's liberation BY KATH O'DRISCOLL & NIKKI SULLINGS Women make up 70% of the world's poor, according to the United Nations Development Program. And "globalisation" (read: global capitalism) is forcing on women ever greater