Ripping off workers' entitlements
By Jonathan Singer
More than 400 coalminer members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, led by 45 of the 125 miners sacked from the Oakdale colliery, rallied outside Parliament House in
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SBS to screen new Jabiluka doco
As the final decision of the listing of Kakadu National Park on the "World Heritage in danger" list approaches on July 12, SBS is to screen Cathy Henkel's documentary Walking Through a Minefield. Narrated by film
By Tom Flanagan
SYDNEY — Housekeeping staff at the Hyde Park Plaza in Sydney have won an important victory. Their employer, Mirvac, backed off from its attempt to contract out their jobs after a lively and well-attended picket on June 25.
By Angela Luvera
"The National Organisation of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) was born during a period of student activism in opposition to tertiary fees and the graduate tax. The original NOWSA activists fought for women's access to education,
How To Attract Capital
Take a pageFrom Auschwitz
Auschwitz attractedPlenty of Capital
Two huge factoriesKrupps and Siemens
Why was AuschwitzSuch a beaconFor Capital?
The reason is simple:Labour at AuschwitzCost nothing.
Denis Kevans
Guiding light
By Brandon Astor Jones
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MAYAHow quickly your lovely presence has grownYes, into your own greatness you must aspireBecause the roots of your knowledge are knownHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MAYA Maya, at 6.14 pm, on
Kashmir: freedom struggle confronts barbarism
By Eva Cheng
Most establishment media reports portray the military confrontation in Kashmir as simply a border conflict between India and Pakistan. This ignores the aspirations and the persistent
The theft of Telstra
The Senate vote to privatise more of Telstra is another theft of public assets and is not in the interests of consumers or telecommunications workers.
Last year, Telstra made a net profit of $3 billion, and it is expected to
University of Melbourne manoeuvres on wages
MELBOURNE — University of Melbourne management announced on June 9 that it would unilaterally grant a 2% pay increase to all staff as a "reward" for meeting previous revenue targets.
The National
Tough deal for sex workers
By Alison Dellit
On June 20, the Queensland Labor government introduced what Premier Peter Beattie called "a tough package of prostitution law reform". The "reforms" will legalise and regulate brothels, while increasing
Solidarity from AMWU workers for East Timor and Indonesia
By Sarah Lantz
MELBOURNE — East Timorese independence activists Alex Tilman and Gil Santos from Fretilin and Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) member Bronwyn
Philippine solidarity with East Timor
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Asia Pacific Coalition for East Timor (APCET) launched the Help East Timor Now campaign with a week of solidarity activities here starting on June 14. The campaign is part of
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