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Union rallies say 'Make James Hardie pay!'

Liam Mitchell Tens of thousands of trade unionists participated in rallies in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on September 15 to demand that the James Hardie company, which dominated the Australian market for asbestos products throughout the 20th

A woman's place is in the struggle: Bush attacks Chavez for helping poor women

It is no secret that the US would like to oust radical left-wing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez from power. So it came as no surprise when US President George Bush ordered the imposition of partial sanctions against Venezuela on September 10,

Indigenous activist's long struggle for justice

Sam Watson, candidate on the Socialist Alliance's all-Indigenous Senate ticket in Queensland, spoke to Green Left Weekly's Tim Stewart about his long-term involvement in Brisbane politics and Indigenous struggles. Watson grew up in Mt Gravatt and is

CDU staff rally for better wages

Jon Lamb, Darwin After 14 months of drawn-out negotiations with Charles Darwin University management over pay and conditions, unions covering academic and general staff are taking action to improve the lot of their members. On September 15, staff

DIMIA threatens Nauru detainees with forced deportation

Sarah Stephen On September 13, interpreters and officers from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) made threats of forced deportation to asylum seekers being detained on Nauru who don't agree to return

News briefs #1

#1 FoE criticises carbon forum BRISBANE — On September 14, Friends of the Earth Australia spokesperson Stephanie Long expressed disappointment that the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum being held in Melbourne had delivered nothing new for

SCOTLAND: Soldier's mother tells Blair to quit

Alex Miller The mother of 19-year-old Gordon Gentle, a Scottish soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Basra in June, has called for the resignation of British PM Tony Blair. According to the September 11 Scotsman, in an emotional speech to a

Unions, refugee campaigners support rallies to 'End the lies'

More unions and campaign groups have endorsed the national "End the lies" protests scheduled for the October 2-3 weekend, including the Western Australian branch of the Maritime Union of Australia. Following are some messages of support for the

On The Box

Blaktrax: Gumbainggir Lady — Indigenous music series. Features Emma Donovan, a young Gumbainggir woman whose vocal style is influenced by country, gospel and soul. SBS, Saturday, September 25, 7pm. Message Stick: Aunty Marg — Coffs Harbour's

UNITED STATES: Can Kerry defeat George W Bush?

Doug Lorimer & Alison Dellit With his mother at his side, and a picture of his identical twin brother, who was killed in Iraq, held above him, Ivan Medina, a US Army soldier, said: "We must bring our troops home now. Not tomorrow. Not in six years.

BRITAIN: Respect beats Labour in council by-election

Doug Lorimer "Labour is facing a Muslim backlash over Iraq with thousands of traditional supporters defecting to the anti-war Respect party", the September 11 London Daily Mirror reported, following the shock result of a local council by-election

IRAN: Sth Korean nuke scandal stalls US sanctions push

Doug Lorimer In his opening remarks to the meeting of the board of governors of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on September 13, IAEA director-general Mohammed ElBaradei said that Iran had made "some progress" in accounting