Kate Howard, Newcastle
Labour-hire staff working at the Telstra call centre in Newcastle gained a significant victory over their employer, Choice HR, at the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on January 21.
Last August, Choice HR reduced
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Tamara Pearson, Sydney
With just one day's notice, 60 people gathered in Bankstown to welcome Mamdouh Habib home on January 29, after he was released from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The rally was organised by the Justice for
Indonesia's Secret War in AcehBy John MartinkusRandom House340 pages, $32.95 (pb)
REVIEW BY JON LAMB
The social and political impact of the tsunami tragedy in Aceh is becoming clearer as the process of aid delivery and reconstruction slowly
Michael Leutert
Since the reunification of East and West Germany, the Party of Democratic Socialism has become a major player in electoral politics in the east. At times, the PDS polls the majority of votes in the areas that were formerly part of
Sol Salbe
My late father, a Holocaust survivor, used to say that one of the things that worried him was what would happen once his generation died out. With no living evidence, would the Holocaust be simply forgotten? Would it be used as a
On January 26, Pentagon police turned away five "Gold Star" families (those who have a relative killed in Iraq) who wanted to confront Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about the reasons for the war in Iraq. Police said the group, which did not have
Selena Black, Sydney
"No-one is fooled by the US-orchestrated Iraqi elections: they will not bring peace and democracy to the country. Instead they have been the 'justification' for the more intense bombing, killing and torture campaign of Iraqis
James Petras
A major diplomatic and political conflict has exploded between Colombia and Venezuela, after the revelation of a Colombian government covert operation in Venezuela that involved the recruitment of Venezuelan military and security
Lynda Hansen
Some 3000 polar bears live around the Arctic Barents Sea off northern Europe. The first bear population census conducted by Russian, British and Norwegian researchers showed that polar bear numbers in the region were at the bottom of
The member organisations from the National Left Committee (CNI) and the Peruvian Progressive Parties (PPP) announced on January 27 through a written document the formation of a "Broad Front" (FA) with the purpose of building a real alternative to the
Kamala Emanuel, Hobart
Twenty people attended an "Iraq pre-election fire sale" on the Salamanca Lawns on January 29.
The Peace Coalition organised the action to draw attention to the massive privatisation of Iraqi assets that has been prepared or
Jon Lamb
Cuba's shining example
A nation that has been forced to endure major economic upheavals and constraints, Cuba is a shining example of what can be done to diversify agricultural production and meet energy needs in a sustainable way.
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