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Write on: Letters to the editor

Write on: Letters to the editor Support for S11 protest As chair of the International Committee of the United Trades and Labor Council of South Australia, I am proud to support the S11 protests against the World Economic Forum meeting in

UNITED STATES: Greenpeace occupies Arctic-bound barge

UNITED STATES: Greenpeace occupies Arctic-bound barge BY SEAN HEALY Greenpeace activists in Alaska have occupied a massive barge carrying equipment bound for oil giant BP's Northstar development, a controversial artificial drilling island

Loose cannons

Feel good "Black ink makes people feel there is a cover-up. To make readers feel good, the censored parts will be whited out ..." — A Thai defence ministry spokesperson on plans to re-censor a highly censored report on the crushing of the 1992

PACIFIC: US military a 'toxic criminal'

PACIFIC: US military a 'toxic criminal' SAIPAN, CNMI — Greenpeace has declared the United States government a toxic criminal for using the Pacific as a dumping ground for its poisons. Greenpeace and Tanapag villagers have re-fenced and signposted

UNITED STATES: Anti-corporate activists go cross-country

UNITED STATES: Anti-corporate activists go cross-country Fresh from protests against the Republican convention in Philadelphia, a coalition of pro-democracy groups set out cross-country on August 8 to share their message with unions and the rest of

Olympics: Troops in the streets?

BY DAMIEN LAWSON SYDNEY — With no media attention or public discussion, the federal Coalition government is using the Olympics to justify sweeping new powers which allow the military to suppress domestic unrest in Australia. Under the pretext of

Leaflet writer paid $2640 by Centrelink

Leaflet writer paid $2640 by Centrelink ADELAIDE — The Social Security Appeals Tribunal has ordered Centrelink to put Norm Barber back on the dole and pay him $2640. Centrelink had cancelled Barber's Newstart payments on March 30 after accusing

INDONESIA: Dita Sari: new labour regulations inadequate

INDONESIA: Dita Sari: new labour regulations inadequate On July 10, a new labour rights bill was unanimously passed by the Indonesian House of Representatives. It still requires President Abdurrahman Wahid's approval to become law. The Indonesian

ALP waters down native title policy

ALP waters down native title policy BY SIMON BUTLER At its national conference in Hobart, the Australian Labor Party quietly discarded its commitment to the right of native titleholders to negotiate at the exploration stage of mineral projects

S11 Alliance calls for trade union support

The S11 Alliance has issued a call for trade unionists to support the non-violent three-day blockade of the World Economic Forum's summit at the Crown Casino beginning September 11.

Supporters mobilise for Tent Embassy

Supporters mobilise for Tent Embassy BY SIMON BUTLER SYDNEY — Following reports that police were about to evict Aboriginal protesters from Victoria Park and close the Aboriginal Tent Embassy there, 150 supporters quickly gathered on August 11.

Protectionism no answer — fighting for jobs in the global economy

BY DICK NICHOLS Every time the death knell tolls for some factory or industry in the old industrial towns of the advanced industrial world, the workers involved are torn between three basically irreconcilable reactions. The first is to fight for