Sue Bull, Ballarat
The long campaign for an enterprise agreement at the University of Ballarat has turned a corner. The March 7 departure of Vice-Chancellor Kerry Cox, who is also head of the employer body, has opened the way for a resumption of
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Noreen Navin, Sydney
Actively Radical TV, a community-based
volunteer group that produces progressive programs, was suspended from broadcasting indefinitely on March 31.
ARTV had been broadcasting on Channel 31 for more than 10 years until the
Dale Mills
Sylvia Boyes and Helen John, both in their sixties, are the latest suspected "terrorists" to be charged in Britain, according to a front page story in the April 6 edition of the London Independent.
Both women are long-time activists,
Chris Latham
On March 31, Delphi, the largest auto-parts company in the US and the former parts arm of General Motors, applied to US courts to cancel its labour contracts with unions to allow the company to reorganise and continue to function.
Jim McIlroy & Coral Wynter, Caracas
A "dangerous situation" is being created in Venezuela after a series of much-publicised murders in recent weeks, according to Carolus Wimmer, a deputy to the Latin American Parliament and prominent member of the
Forever Lenin: The Secret Story of a Mummy — Charts the journey Lenin's embalmed body has made throughout Russia, reflecting the events of the 20th century there. SBS, Saturday, April 15, 7.30pm.
Reza: Shooting Back — An Iranian in exile in
Barry Healy
PM John Howard's government is using the cover of a Productivity Commission inquiry into waste production in Australia to downgrade recycling and revitalise the landfill industry.
Treasurer Peter Costello announced the Waste
John Percy
Traffic on the Green Left Weekly website jumped significantly during March, with an average of 19,791 visitors to the site every day. This compares to the average number of visitors in the previous six months of about 11-12,000.
The
Pip Hinman, Karachi
Renowned author and activist Tariq Ali was a hit, particularly with young Pakistanis, at the Karachi World Social Forum, held March 24-29. Wherever he spoke, whether at the 5000-strong opening ceremony or at seminars on
The mayor of Greater Caracas, Juan Barreto, announced on March 27 that the city will confiscate some 400 buildings and sell them to the people currently renting apartments within them.
"All good rented buildings which were constructed between 10
Eva Cheng
The gap between the rich and poor in China, which started to widen when Beijing embarked on the pro-market reforms in the late 1970s, has now widened to an unprecedented level. According to a recent study by China's National Development
Chris Peterson, Melbourne
I work at a video store in a Melbourne suburb. Everyone I've told reckons it'd be such a great job. But I work in a small store, in a shopping centre, and I work by myself. Only one person is ever rostered on at a time
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