By Peter Robson
BRISBANE — Resistance high school members initiated Resistance clubs on two schools, Brisbane State High and Coorparoo State High, on November 5. Called RAGE (Resistance AGitate Educate), the Resistance clubs are the result of
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By Danny Fairfax
There are gangs operating widely in western Sydney. They carry guns, drive expensive cars, communicate with each other by radio, are recognisable by their distinct clothing and make their presence fully felt on the streets. They
By Eva Cheng
On November 9, activists who failed in their recent attempts to have the newly formed Chinese Democracy Party (CDP) registered, defied the authorities and launched CDP branches in Beijing and the nearby city of Tianjin. In response,
Zimbabwe cops kill striker
By Norm Dixon
On November 11, Zimbabwe riot police fired tear gas canisters at 25,000 striking workers and unemployed youth in the small town of Mutare, about 270 kilometres east of the capital, Harare. At least one
By William Thomas
HOBART — About 200 people attended a November 14 rally outside parliament to protest against the presence of the US nuclear aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, visiting Hobart on its way back from the Persian Gulf. The rally was
By Margaret Allum
Figures released in November by the NSW Department of Corrective Services reveal that the number of Aboriginal people imprisoned in the state has increased dramatically during the last 10 years. Aboriginal prisoners were 8.5% of
Hunger strikers protest war in Kurdistan
By Kerryn Williamsand Arty Titiz
MELBOURNE — On November 9, Kurdish women here began a hunger strike on the steps of Parliament House to protest against the war on the Kurdish people by the Turkish
Jabiluka campaign debates perspectives and plans national day of action
By Pip Hinman
Discussion around a controversial set of new perspectives proposed for the anti-Jabiluka mine campaign by the Gundjehmi Aboriginal Corporation (GAC) is
Workers, activists endorse steelworker candidate
By Stephen O'Brien and Alison Dellit
NEWCASTLE — The Democratic Socialists have received support from a wide range of sources in the Newcastle by-election. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ asked some of those who
By Ryan Liddell
On November 5, the NSW Board of Studies announced that a new course on the history of East Timor would be offered for future higher school certificate candidates, a recognition of the widespread public support for the Timorese. The
Eric Wicker defended
WOLLONGONG — Supporters of Eric Wicker, the Port Kembla unionist charged with extortion, gathered outside the Wollongong courthouse on November 9 to support Wicker in his struggle for justice.
The case was postponed
and ain't I a woman?: The myth of motherhood
As part of the backlash against women living their lives beyond the home and family responsibilities, stories about the inadequacy of public child-care and the importance of care by the mother have
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