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Residents stop mobile phone tower

BY JULIE ALBERDI& JILL WESTAWAY MELBOURNE — On September 8, residents of Heidelberg Heights won their campaign against the erection of a mobile phone tower on their local church. They had been advised in mid-August by the Rosanna Baptist

Activists to challenge for UWA guild positions

BY EMMA CLANCY PERTH — "We want to see more events such as the 200-strong student general meeting held on September 3, which debated issues such as refugees, the looming war on Iraq and Palestine", Fred Fuentes told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly. Fuentes,

Pampas workers strike for pay rise

BY PAUL MILLER MELBOURNE — Workers employed at the Pampas factory in West Footscray have been on strike since September 4, after negotiations about wages and conditions broke down. It is the first strike at the plant in 20 years. The

Anti-WTO coalition turns down anti-war demand

BY NICK EVERETT SYDNEY — The coalition organising a mass unity rally protesting against the World Trade Organisation "mini-ministerial" meeting on November 14 decided not to have opposition to an impending war on Iraq as a main demand of the

Socialist Alliance approaches Victorian registration

BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS MELBOURNE — On September 13, the Victorian Electoral Commission sent letters to all 764 Socialist Alliance members in Victoria. The letters ask one simple question — "Are you an Australian citizen 18 years or over and

AMWU fights it out in court

BY SUE BULL MELBOURNE — The Victorian office of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union remains in limbo, awaiting a resolution to the dispute between the AMWU's national office and elected Victorian officials. By September 14, most

'Illegality is not the issue'

BY GRANT COLEMAN WOLLONGONG — In the lead-up to the September 17 University of Wollongong student general meeting, activists have again met resistance from the Student Representative Council. The SRC meeting on September 13 reaffirmed its

Write on: Letters to the editor

Duck and cover It is my solemn duty to blow the whistle: 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly is within three months of a functioning nuclear weapons arsenal. Government sources, corroborated by national security experts, confirm that nothing — repeat, nothing

A Sudden Cry of Pain

Every day the sun risesBut we are in a positionThat can't rise upCan you imagine what it is? I like to see the worldBut I know that I can'tCan you tell me about the world?Do the people treat you well enough? Every bird has feathersSo they fly

Loose Cannons

Respectful, like a subordinate should be "The United States helped found the United Nations. We want the United Nations to be effective, and respectful, and successful." — George "The Crusader" Bush, addressing the UN General Assembly,

A step toward a stronger socialist left

BY DICK NICHOLS [The following is an abridged version of a talk presented to the International Socialist Organisation's Marxism 2002 conference held in Melbourne, September 6-8. Dick Nichols is a member of the national executive of the

NEW ZEALAND: Clark government moves right

BY JACK BERHOFF AUCKLAND — The new New Zealand parliament is now sworn in and the Labour-Progressive minority coalition government headed by Prime Minister Helen Clark has delivered its "speech from the throne" — sketching out its