Middle Africa
Papua New Guinean government arrests chief justice
By Patrick O’Connor, May 25, 2012
The attempted prosecution of the chief justice on sedition charges is in retaliation for the Supreme Court’s recent confirmation that the O’Neill government remains in power illegally.
Vanuatu government expels Australian police
By Patrick O’Connor, May 14, 2012
The move was in retaliation for the highly provocative arrest of one of Prime Minister Sato Kilman’s secretaries in Sydney airport.
Russian plane crashes in Indonesia
By Clara Weiss, May 11, 2012
On Wednesday, a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 on a demonstration flight crashed into the rock face of a volcano near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.
SEP (Australia) first national congress
Resolution 4: Oppose the US-Australia military agreement
May 9, 2012
The following is the second of seven resolutions passed unanimously at the first national congress of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia) held from April 6 to 9, 2012 in Sydney (see: “Australian SEP holds first national congress”).See resolutions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7.
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
April 21, 2012
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
SEP holds election meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana
By our reporter, April 20, 2012
The election meeting at Tulane University was preceded by campaigning among students and workers in the city.
Papua New Guinea government attempts to postpone election
By Patrick O’Connor, April 11, 2012
Thousands of people protested yesterday in the capital Port Moresby against the government’s bid to delay national elections scheduled for June.
Papua New Guinea government moves against judiciary
By Patrick O’Connor, March 27, 2012
The O’Neill government is attempting to consolidate power by suppressing its opponents within the judiciary.
Australia: Brisbane voters speak to the WSWS
By our correspondents, March 26, 2012
Workers and young people in the southern suburb of Kingston spoke bitterly about the reality of mass unemployment, insecure jobs, poverty-line wages and broken promises.
Kony 2012 promotes US “humanitarian” intervention in Africa
By Bill Van Auken, March 14, 2012
The campaign launched around the Kony 2012 video is aimed at furthering US military intervention on the African continent under the guise of humanitarianism.
An interview with Chad Freidrichs, director of The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
By Fred Mazelis, February 17, 2012
The director of The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, a documentary about public housing in the US, speaks to the WSWS.
Half a billion children at risk for malnutrition
By Kate Randall, February 17, 2012
Save the Children warns that half a billion children around the world could grow up physically and mentally stunted over the next 15 years due to chronic malnutrition.
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