JAKARTA — Following a long battle, the militant Indonesian National Front for Workers Struggle (FNPBI) has finally won legal status as one of the country's 38 recognised unions.
The decision, by the ministry of labour, was based on a new law
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The formula for United States media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is simple: Report on the latest developments in the fragile "peace process". Depict US officials as honest brokers in the negotiations. Emphasise the need for restraint
BY SHANE BENTLEY
SYDNEY — Although Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime seems to be improving its relations with the rest of the world, Iraqi communists should continue to fight both the United Nations sanctions on the country and Hussein's Ba'ath
1917: Britain captured Palestine from Ottoman empire. Balfour Declaration commits the British government to an independent Jewish state in Palestine.
1936-39: Palestinian Arab uprising against British rule.
1947: UN voted to partition Palestine
BY NICK FREDMAN
LISMORE — Sizeable meetings and lively discussions have been held across northern NSW about the meaning of the S11 protests against the World Economic Forum meeting in Melbourne, reflecting both the many people from the area who
BY BRONWEN BEECHEY
ADELAIDE — One hundred and twenty steelworkers at BHP's Whyalla plant walked off the job on October 17, after the company refused to secure their entitlements. The workers, all members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers
The last issue of Green Left Weekly inadvertently printed a photograph of an Aboriginal activist who has died. We sincerely apologise for any distress this may have caused Aboriginal people.
Dear Subscriber: Welcome to REITHCard, an exciting new development in telecommunications, which we are proud to pioneer in co-operation with our venture partners who have joined us in the vanguard of community service throughout the world.
BY ZANNY BEGG
SYDNEY — Inside the luxurious Westin Hotel on October 20, young business entrepreneurs rubbed shoulders with corporate leaders from such companies as Chubb Security, AMP, Multiplex, Coles Myer and British American Tobacco and then
On October 18, the United States Senate approved legislation that will tighten the blockade against Cuba. The legislation was passed by the US House of Representatives last week. Claims that the bill has relaxed the blockade are untrue.
For the
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"Enough is enough Brandon Jones." — Warden Fred Head
The words above were said to me on September 29 at approximately 9.50am. Mr Head made it clear to me that he has been getting your letters regarding my complaints about the mail
Anger is rising at the rising cost of South Africa's massive rearmament program.
The National Assembly's standing committee on public accounts learned on October 11 that the cost of the program — budgeted at 30 billion rand (US$4.2 billion) in
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