A report released on April 20 by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Fighting for Alternatives: Case Studies of Successful Trade Union Resistance to the Policies of the World Bank and IMF, highlights how unions in Africa, Asia,
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Dick Nichols
In the April 9-10 Italian general elections, outgoing prime minister and media super-boss Silvio Berlusconi just failed to pull off a miracle win for his centre-right coalition the House of Freedoms. The centre-right came to within
DILI — A week of tense protest action by former Falintil resistance fighters and unemployed youth resulted in a violent crackdown by East Timorese police in Dili on April 28. At least four people have been confirmed killed and media reports cite at
Norm Dixon
The dramatic recent events in Honiara have revealed the true role of Australian-dominated Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI). While Canberra has brand-named its commitment to RAMSI as Operation Helpem Fren, the
Indonesia's most famous and widely read author Pramoedya Ananta Toer died at his home in East Jakarta on the morning of April 30 after being in a coma for several days. Pramoedya was a political prisoner under the Suharto regime. His writings were
Doug Lorimer
On April 25, nine days after his election as prime minister of the Solomon Islands led to rioting in the streets of the country's capital Honiara, Snyder Rini announced his resignation. He was facing an imminent no-confidence vote
Chernobyl HeartDirected by Maryann De LeoHBO/Cinemax Documentary Films
REVIEW BY ANNOLIES TRUMAN
If you're short of reasons to oppose nuclear power, Chernobyl Heart will give you a list a mile long based on its sobering portrayal of the human
Katie Cherrington, Wollongong
The Wollongong Undergraduate Students Association (WUSA) is organising a one-day conference of anti-war student activists on May 19 in an attempt to build networks to protest against Australia's support for US
KATOOMBA — The federal government's changes to family support, sole parenting payments and child care were the subject of a robust discussion at a 60-strong forum organised by the Katoomba branch of the ALP on April 22.
The forum was addressed by
Peter Morris
Iraqi civilians are being killed at about twice the rate that Anzacs were killed in Gallipoli.
According to my calculations, the Anzac adventure lasted 239 days and killed about 8709 Australian soldiers, an average of approximately
FREMANTLE — On April 24, two days before the 20th anniversary of the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, 150 people packed into Fremantle's La Tropicana Cafe for a screening of the academy award-winning 2002
On April 29, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with Cuban President Fidel Castro in Havana to kick-start the People's Trade Treaty (TCP). Morales said on April 25 that the treaty will enable the countries to
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