By Norm Dixon
The overwhelming victory by the African National Congress in South Africa's June 2 national and provincial elections was greeted with approval by big business spokespeople. ANC leaders moved quickly after the final results were
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'Reformasi' has had its day
We all know that the election in Indonesia is over. The mobilisation of the masses within the framework of the campaign is over. That's it. You've all had your fun. Now it's time we returned to the business to hand. And
Call for abortion law repeal in government
By Robyn Marshall
BRISBANE — The Queensland Labor government is reviewing how the state's criminal code affects women. Previous attempts to reform this law have been made, but without reference to
Aboriginal people paying the price
In Canberra, on March 26-27, the Australian National University's Department of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research convened a conference to assess the Reeves
Resistance conference guest attacked
By Chris Latham
Dhyta Caturani, who was scheduled as a guest speaker at the Resistance National Conference in Melbourne, July 8-11, was attacked by the Indonesian military in Jakarta on July 1. Dhyta was
By Anna Weekes
TOLAGNARO, Madagascar — A mining project on the southern coast of
Madagascar, the huge island east of the African mainland, has run up against
unexpected resistance from local villagers, and could spark angry protests
Fortress Australia
Thank you for Iggy Kim's writings on "Fortress Australia". It is a grim reminder of what inhumanities are committed daily to maintain our charming capitalist culture.
A neighbour of mine is a lawyer working in the field of
By Marcus Bruno
The fight to stop the Jabiluka uranium mine is at a critical point. On July 12, The UN World Heritage Commission (WHC) will decide whether to list Kakadu National Park as "World Heritage in danger" because of the mine, which is
By Farooq Tariq
LAHORE — The defeat of the Pakistani cricket team by Australia in the final match of the World Cup has dashed many hopes of the government. The ruling conservative Muslim League government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had hoped
Correction
The article in GLW #365 "Revolutionaries elected to European Parliament" reported that the Party of Communist Refoundation (PRC) in Italy won six EP seats. In fact, it won four seats. The other two were won by the Party of Italian
Cancel all Third World debt!
By Zanny Begg
In 1992, a memo by the World Bank's chief economist and vice-president Lawrence Summers was leaked to the media. In it Lawrence asked, "Shouldn't the World Bank be encouraging more migration of the dirty
Protests condemn Indonesian regime's violence
By Liam Mitchell
SYDNEY — More than 40 protesters gathered outside Garuda Indonesia's office on July 2 in an emergency action to protest against the police attack on democracy movement protesters
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