By Doug Lorimer
At its 18th congress on January 5-10, the Democratic Socialist Party adopted a document which concluded that China, like Russia and the other former Soviet republics (as well as the former "Communist"-ruled countries of Eastern
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Landowners threaten to shut Ok Tedi mine
Landowners near BHP's giant Ok Tedi gold and copper mine have threatened
to close the mine if the Papua New Guinea government does not agree to
review an agreement between the state and landowners by
Australia 'world's best' for nuclear waste dump
By Jim Green
The federal government and the nuclear industry might have hoped the leaked video identifying Australia as the "world's best" site for an international nuclear dump would have made the
More cops + more jails = more injustice
By Sue Boland
It has become predictable that state elections begin to resemble an auction, both major parties vying for the title of being the "toughest on crime". The New South Wales election campaign is
Cop of the world
It didn't get a lot of media coverage — being nowhere nearly as interesting
as the ongoing Washington soap opera, Monicagate — but US
President Bill Clinton has proposed an increase in the US government's
military
MUA rank and file group grows
PERTH — On January 18, the Western Australian Maritime Union of Australia rank-and-file group held a successful general meeting at the Buffalo Club in Fremantle. The turnout of 80 members was double the inaugural
True non-believers
"Just because it's in the agenda doesn't mean it is something we believe in or something we're pushing." — Steven Ciobo, Queensland president of the Young Liberals, after the group's state conference rejected a motion to fine
South Park and capitalism
I totally agree with Alison Dellit's article in Cultural Dissent (GLW #344). South Park is an excellent series. With brilliant humour, and satire which could poke your eyes out from the other side of the street.
Yet
Wheels for the World
By Brandon Astor Jones
"Next, I want to go to town" — Liu Qiaoling Do you ever get tired of reading, seeing and hearing about bad news? If your answer to that question is yes, please read on. In the hope of doing what I
By Lisa Young
The Howard government is trying to push through legislation to cut
junior wages. This is an attack on all workers. Living in Britain for the
past two years, I've experienced first hand the reality of poverty pay.
For many
Textile workers force company to talk
By Susan Price and Chris Slee
MELBOURNE After 50 days of being locked out, members of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union (TCFUA) at the Australian Dyeing Company (ADC) have won a couple of victories in
Fight the System: join Resistance
By Sean Healy
The system sux — but the question is what are you going to do about it? Resistance is getting organised in the knowledge that people are more powerful collectively than on their own. Resistance
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