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Huge protest supports Kingham

BY SUE BULL MELBOURNE — Some 10,000 workers rallied in support of Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) leader Martin Kingham as he marched to the Magistrates Court on October 24. Kingham, who is the CFMEU state

Centrelink workers to discuss EBA offer

BY JIM MCILROY BRISBANE — Members of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) employed by Centrelink, the federal government's social services agency, will meet across Australia over the two-week period beginning October 28, to the

Trade unionists want one left party

BY CHRIS CAIN As an active delegate and trade unionist and also being actively involved in the Socialist Alliance as an independent, it is my opinion that the proposal from the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) has not come quick enough. It should

RUSSIA: The view from the West

BY BORIS KAGARLITSKY MOSCOW — There are times when the image of Russia in the Western press calls to mind the consciousness of a schizophrenic. On the one hand, we are told that everything is fine; on the other, that everything is

What a difference four years makes

"The Iraq story boiled over last night when the chief UN weapons inspector, Richard Butler, said that Iraq had not fully cooperated with inspectors... As a result, the UN ordered its inspectors to leave Iraq this morning." — Katie Couric, NBC's

Labor MP opposes war on Iraq

BY KERRYN WILLIAMS CANBERRA — Harry Quick, an anti-war federal ALP MP from Tasmania, told a Socialist Alliance forum here on October 23 that he and several other federal ALP MPs are prepared to vote against Australian involvement in a war

Songs of solidarity for the new century

MayDay, MayDay: Songs of Solidarity Various artists Wobbly Radio and Unions NSW REVIEW BY DANIELLE BUHAGIAR There has been a proud history of pro-worker tunes dating back to the early days of the 20th century. In 1915, Ralph

IRAQ: Spies in UNSCOM: from fact to allegation

WASHINGTON — Nothing makes a newspaper prouder than a juicy foreign-policy scoop. Except, it seems, when the scoop ends up raising awkward questions about a US administration's drive for war. Back in 1999, major papers ran front-page

Moving portrayal of the Bloody Sunday massacre

Bloody SundayWritten and directed by Paul GreengrassWith James Nesbitt, Declan Duddy, Tim Pigott-Smith, Mike Edmonds and Nicholas FarrellShowing at Palace Academy Twin and Norton Street Cinemas, Sydney; Nova and Rivoli Cinemas, Melbourne; and the

Loose cannons

Translation: 'economy' means US oil and armaments profits "The successful prosecution of the war [on Iraq] would be good for the economy." — Lawrence Lindsey, George "The Crusader" Bush's chief economic adviser. Not a purist "Tonight I want

353 deaths overshadowed by child that wasn't thrown

353 deaths overshadowed by child that wasn't thrown The Senate committee set up to investigate whether asylum seekers threw their children into the sea last year found that they didn't, and that former defence minister Peter Reith

Howard's lethal hypocrisy

BY JOHN PILGER LONDON — For 40 years, Australian governments have colluded with state terrorism in Indonesia. Now, the Bali outrage allows Australian Prime Minister John Howard to distract attention from his hypocrisy. Howard says