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Japanese anti-nuclear activists visit Jabiluka blockade

JABILUKA, NT — The campaign against Energy Resources Australia's proposed uranium mine at Jabiluka in the Northern Territory is attracting international support. Faxes and letters have been received from around the world, and the blockade has been

National day of protest called for Indonesian students

By Sarah Peart Student organisations and activist groups in Australia have responded to the recent crackdown on student activists in Indonesia by calling a national day of protest on April 24. The feature of the protests will be a national

Protests greet Argentinean president

Protests greet Argentinean president By Roque Grillo SYDNEY — On March 30, six days after the 22nd anniversary of the 1976 military coup in Argentina, members and supporters of the Australian support groups for Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de

Opposition to Kumarangk bridge strong despite ruling

Opposition to Kumarangk bridge strong despite ruling By Martin Iltis ADELAIDE — On April 2, the day after the High Court decision which effectively allows construction of the Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) bridge, 50 Ngarrindjeri women and their

Write on: Letters to the editor

Arief Budiman and the IMF On March 28, Arief Budiman, an Indonesian activist and currently a professor at Melbourne Uni, was interviewed on SBS's Dateline program. Before the economic crisis in Indonesia, Arief Budiman said he was against the IMF

The truth about Boris

During April and May, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's Moscow correspondent, Renfrey Clarke, will be conducting a speaking tour of Australia. Since the first issue of the paper, Renfrey has provided a unique view of the tumultuous political and social changes

Kim Dae-jung's selective amnesty

Kim Dae-jung's selective amnesty By Eva Cheng Rather than heralding progressive reform, President Kim Dae-jung's "amnesty" last month for more than 5.5 million people reveals continuing repression in South Korea. Many political prisoners jailed

WA nurses' dispute intensifies

By Rina Anticich PERTH — Registered nurses in WA's public hospitals have taken further industrial action in their fight for a 15% pay increase. Nurses have received few pay increases over the last decade, yet their workload has increased

PNG moves to prop up timber industry rejected

PNG moves to prop up timber industry rejected Greenpeace has accused the Papua New Guinea Forest Authority and the World Bank of short-sighted and naive policies to prop up PNG's export log industry. Greenpeace said on March 17 it had obtained a

Picket calls for Burma boycott

Picket calls for Burma boycott By Liam Mitchell SYDNEY — A picket by 20 Burmese activists and their supporters on March 25 asked Australians not to travel to Burma to protest the Burmese junta's poor human rights record. The picket, called by

Here's to culture, not money

Here's to culture, not money Amy's viewBy David HareOpera House Drama TheatreUntil April 18 Review by Mark Stoyich What a joy to see a conventionally structured, naturalistic drama in a traditional theatre after sitting through a week of

Racism and the Hindmarsh decision

Editorial: Racism and the Hindmarsh decision In its decision in the Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) case, announced on April 1, the High Court found a way to evade the central issue. This was the government's claim that it has power, under the