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Selecting a president

Selecting a president Despite the Howard government's attempt to rig the constitutional convention by appointing half of its membership, the large vote for republican candidates in last year's postal vote has given a strong momentum to the push for

Battle against developers continues

Battle against developers continues By Alistair Dickinson and Rupen Savoulian SYDNEY — Craig Knowles, NSW minister for urban affairs and planning, is expected soon to announce the future of the former Australian Defence Industries (ADI) site

Write on: Letters to the editor

ANC national conference It is with a mixture of amusement and irritation that I have just read Oupa Lehulere's story on the ANC's 50th National Conference, held in Mafikeng in mid-December (91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, #302). Lehulere was clearly

US dockers could be sued for millions

By James Vassilopoulos In a court case with big implications for democratic rights, organisations and individuals in the United States are being sued for a picket in solidarity with the Liverpool dockers. Last September, labour and community

Bomb charges rejected

Bomb charges rejected By Karina Marlon JAKARTA — The dictatorship is trying to blame the People's Democratic Party (PRD) and the National Democratic Struggle Committee (KNPD) for the January 18 explosion of a bomb in an apartment in Tanah

Watch Committee for Victoria

Watch Committee for Victoria MELBOURNE — Around 50 people attended a January 28 meeting to establish an Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch Committee for Victoria. Late last year, five men and one woman died in private prisons. The usual

Jazz Against Racism

Jazz Against Racism By John Gauci SYDNEY — What better way to protest against racism than through an art form whose roots are historically grounded in the struggle of an oppressed people? Jazz literally means "wildly active" or "lively". On

Asian crisis: why capitalism is crumbling

Asian crisis: why capitalism is crumbling By John Percy The Communist Manifesto ushered in a new epoch in human history. It described and projected the process of change from capitalism to socialism, the coming to power of the working class.

Suharto's business empire

Suharto's business empire By George J. Aditjondro Seeking an "official" mandate for his seventh term through the puppet Congress (MPR) on March 11, Indonesian President Suharto is currently facing the strongest opposition from within his own

Government moves against sole parents

Sole parents will have a lengthy waiting period before being paid social security under provisions buried in the proposed Parenting Payment Bill currently before parliament. The bill fuses the sole parent pension with the current parenting allowance

Taxation ruling raises cost of studying

Taxation ruling raises cost of studying By Will Williams CANBERRA — The Australian Taxation Office is circulating a draft ruling that would cut students' already meagre incomes. The February 13 closing date for submissions on the draft, titled

Ramos Horta on the 'winds of change in Asia'

Ramos Horta on the 'winds of change in Asia' By Rohan Gaiswinkler DARWIN — 250 people heard Jose Ramos Horta, international representative of the East Timor independence movement, give a public lecture entitled "The winds of change in eastern