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Anger over $460,000 man

BY MATTHEW EGAN LISMORE — Students and staff at Southern Cross University (SCU) were angered to learn their vice-chancellor, Professor John Rickard, was paid a staggering $460,000 in 2002. According to the July 21 Sydney Morning Herald, this was

UNITED STATES: Americans turn against Iraq occupation

BY DOUG LORIMER Disaffection is growing in the United States as an increasing number of people realise they were conned by the propaganda of US President George Bush's administration — which was uncritically parroted by the US corporate media —

Martin Bright strike enters fourth week

BY SUE BOLTON MELBOURNE — Workers from OneSteel subsidiary Martin Bright Steels have been on strike since July 4. The Martin Bright dispute is part of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union's Campaign 2003. There are 80 workers on the site,

ZIMBABWE: Letter from Harare

BY DAVE RENTON HARARE — The failure of the June's mass stayaway, called by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has hardly made life easier for activists. The government of President Robert Mugabe has unleashed gangs of young

Rio Tinto workers reinstated after five years

1, Pacific Coal, Blair Athol, Errol Hodder, Hail Creek, Tony Maher "> Rio Tinto workers reinstated after five years BY ALISON DELLIT Five years and four days after their unfair dismissal, 16 Queensland miners have finally been granted the

NEW ZEALAND: Labour introduces racist immigration restrictions

BY PHILIP FERGUSON CHRISTCHURCH — New Zealand's Labour government has rushed through new immigration restrictions. The Immigration Amendment Bill and Immigration Amendment Bill (No. 2) were introduced into parliament on the evening of July 1

World mourns two music giants

BY LOUIS PROYECT African-American jazz legend Benny Carter died on July 12, at the age of 95. Two days later, Afro-Cuban musician Compay Segundo, of Buena Vista Social Club fame, died — he too was 95. They both remained active musically into

Drug usage: key facts

Dependant heroin users (NSW): more than 50,000 Opiate (eg, heroin) overdose deaths: Australia-wide in 1992: 327 (aged 15-44). Australia-wide in 1998: 700+ (aged 15-44) Percentage of drug users with hep C:50-70% Cost of drug consumption,

A woman's place is in the struggle: Labor undermines domestic violence services

Victorian Premier Steve Bracks' Labor government is putting pressure on non-governmental community services organisations to make "productivity savings" in order to enable annual cuts to the Department of Human Services (DHS) budget over the next

Class-struggle unions: we can beat Howard

BY SAM WAINWRIGHT PERTH — In the June Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) election, two of the three positions in the Western Australian branch were won by the Rank and File ticket, which called for a return to democratic and militant unionism.

National stoppage against ACI's corporate thuggery

BY STEPHEN GARVEY MELBOURNE — On July 22, hundreds of workers at ACI workplaces across the country stopped work in response to the lockout of 77 ACI Mould Manufacturing workers in Box Hill. The purpose of the stoppage was to support the

'Save Medicare'

BY NICK EVERETT SYDNEY — A rally to save Medicare was held outside NSW Parliament House on July 22, where a Senate committee was commencing its hearings on the federal government's changes to Medicare. Around 150 people attended. Organised by