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The Great Pretender

Oh yes! I'm the Great Pretender!Pretending I'm for human rights.My badge, you see, is from Amnesty,But my heart says, "Australia is for the whites!" Oh yes! I'm the Great Pretender!I claim to protect girls and boys,But look that's not my style: I

Bush ultimatum brings war closer

BY NORM DIXON US President George Bush delivered his much-anticipated ultimatum to the United Nations on September 12: enforce all Security Council resolutions passed against Iraq since 1990 or a massive US attack on Iraq will be "unavoidable".

Commission attacks NSW CFMEU

BY SAM WAINWRIGHT SYDNEY — The Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry, although based in Melbourne, has also been holding sessions in other cities, including Sydney. The most recent Sydney session finished on August

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