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On the spot

91自拍论坛 Weekly uses a wide variety of sources to 聧 bring you the most accurate national and international news each week. 聧 We use the resources of progressive international journals, electronic 聧 mail, telephone interviews with

National strike by academic staff

By Lisa Macdonald Members of the National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) held a 24-hour strike on October 14 which closed university campuses around the country. The strike was the first action in an industrial campaign to protect

250 at Women in Asia conference

250 at Women in Asia conference By Helen Jarvis MELBOURNE 鈥 The Fourth Women in Asia Conference was held at the University of Melbourne October 1-3. More than 250 people (including about 10 men) attended. Women came from throughout

Competent managers

Competent managers "[NSW] Treasury wanted to conduct an analysis of the risks of holding the Olympics, but Cabinet decided not to proceed with this until after Sydney won the Games." 鈥 Sydney Morning Herald, October 15. Now they tell us

Do germs really cause disease?

Comment by Rob McKinnon-Lower Chemicals don't procreate, living things do. So they are obviously inherently different 鈥 more organised, hence the term "organism". In the 1850s the laws which govern organic matter were unknown, and one of the

EZ forced to reveal job cut plans

By Shayn McCallum HOBART 鈥 The Pasminco-EZ zinc plant was forced to close down on October 11 when the Federation of Industrial Manufacturing and Engineering Employees, the plant's largest union, voted to joint the strike by the AMEU, the EPU

'No to impunity'

Chilean President Patricio Aylwin was met by a vigorous protest by members of the Chilean exile community and their supporters on his October 5 visit to Sydney Town Hall. The main demand of the demonstrators was "No to impunity", referring to moves

Sunduza dazzles Edinburgh

By Norm Dixon In August tens of thousands of people flock to the capital of Scotland from all parts of the world. They come to celebrate the curious and sad fact that the subjugated people of Scotland have provided the cannon fodder and shock

Shellharbour marina: an exercise in disaster

By George Petersen Shellharbour municipality, on the coast about 20 kilometres south of Wollongong, is virtually a dormitory suburb for workers in the Port Kembla industrial area, although a growing number of workers commute to Sydney. It has a

Fighting the Vietnam War in Australia

Harvest of Fear: A History of Australia's Vietnam War By John MurphyAllen & Unwin, 1993. 335 pp., $19.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon When the first Australian troops were sent to Vietnam in 1965, there was little public protest and little

Adelaide universities go out

Adelaide universities go out By Alison Dellit ADELAIDE 鈥 Academics from all three South Australian universities joined the national strike on October 18. The president of the Adelaide University Staff Association, Rod Crowther, said

Next on the chopping block?

Next on the chopping block? In its decade in office, the federal Labor government has repeatedly demonstrated its lack of commitment to public ownership. Already partially privatised are the Commonwealth Bank, Qantas, the manufacture of defence