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BY JO ELLIS AND PETER JOHNSTON DARWIN — Darwin City Council has made a significant concession to the distributors of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly. Council said that it will reconsider later this year the fees applying to "low impact uses" of public places
WASHINGTON, DC — The Texas prison system grew faster than any other prison system in the United States during the 1990s, adding nearly one out of every five prisoners to the country's prison boom. In a new study released by the Washington-based
BY LUKE FOMIATTI SYDNEY — Student elections at Sydney University last week resulted in a massive swing to the National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS), a loose grouping of ALP students. This year's NOLS presidential candidate, Moksha Watts,
BY STEVE MYERS On September 7, more than 200 Zaschita (Defence) trade union members and several local communities near Astrakhan, in southern Russia by the Caspian Sea, celebrated a complete victory. It followed a five-day, around-the-clock highway
BY LINDA KAUCHER SYDNEY — The World March of Women 2000 conference on September 2 brought together speakers on many factors contributing to women's poverty and many aspects of violence against women. The WMW 2000, initiated by women in Canada and
BY SHANE BENTLEY SYDNEY — In the wake of protests by desperate asylum seekers, and the racist hysteria of the Australian government and commercial media, the Refugee Action Collective (RAC) here is stepping up the campaign for refugee rights.
REVIEW BY RICHARD INGRAM A new edition of Links has just appeared. This is the 16th issue of the "international journal of socialist renewal". The very topical theme of this issue is alternatives to globalisation. The introductory editorial notes
More than 4000 people from around the world are expected to attend the Second World Meeting of Friendship and Solidarity with Cuba to be held in Havana, November 9-14. The five-day conference has been organised by the Cuban government to bring
BY SEAN HEALY MELBOURNE — Organisers of protests against the World Economic Forum have angrily rejected accusations that their opposition to "free trade" and corporate-driven globalisation is a new form of Western "protectionism" that will hurt
SAN FRANCISCO — Racism is not just about discrimination and prejudice. Nor is it just about economic privileges for one racial or ethnic group. Racism is also about life and death. According to a fact sheet distributed by the leading civil rights
The Marriage of FigaroBy BeaumarchaisCompany B BelvoirOpera House Drama Theatre REVIEW BY MARK STOYICH This is a terrific production of a classic play, which begins brilliantly, ends brilliantly and is pretty good in between, too, with only
Indonesian trade unions are threatening to hold nationwide protests after the government decided to go ahead with fuel price increases next month. A similar move in 1998 triggered a nationwide wave of rioting which ended President Suharto's 32-year