BY SEAN MARTIN-IVERSON
PERTH On July 6, 90 people at a Socialist Alliance seminar discussed issues facing unionists today, including refugees, internationalism and fighting anti-worker attacks.
The highlight of the event was a session
499
Howard sets pace for Europe's mainstream racists
When asked on his arrival in Frankfurt last week whether he would be
defending Australia's approach to asylum seekers during his European trip,
Prime Minister John Howard said: I
BY SAM WAINWRIGHT
SYDNEY — Seventy-five workers employed by Nonferral Pty Ltd in Wetherill Park have been locked out for two weeks after refusing to work in unsafe conditions. The workers were concerned about the dangers of transporting molten
BY KAREN FLETCHER
OTTOWA More than 5000 people braved flooding rain to take the
Canadian capital, Ottowa, behind the banner Open the Borders: No-one is
Illegal on June 27, the final day of the G8 leaders' summit.
Despite grave
BY EVA CHENG
Pakistan is moving into a new period of political turmoil following
the June 26 and July 2 killings of 13 Pakistani soldiers in firefights
with al Qaeda forces.
According to the June 27 Washington Post, the June 26
BY MARCEL CAMERON
BRISBANE It's not surprising that Premier Peter Beattie and his
ministers have consistently underestimated the anger and determination
of nurses. When was the last time a minister had to visit a public hospital
outside
REVIEW BY JON LAND
Emails from East TimorDocumentary by Peter MarraWritten and narrated by Dave OwensHandwoven ProductionsOrder from <handwoven@xtra.co.nz>
Emails from East Timor is one of a number of new films and books that look at
BY NORM DIXON
We have many children who are injured
Their families are gone
Everyone says their parents are dead. with these chilling words a Kandahar
hospital nurse described the horror of Washington's latest massacre of
Afghan
BY DAVE McKAY
[The author protested at the Woomera detention centre at Easter, then remained in the township of Woomera and set up a "Refugee Embassy", visiting the detainees and writing of their situation. This abridged statement was written on
BY LIAM MITCHELL
SYDNEY Workers
at Dayson's compressor re-manufacturing plant in Rydalmere have expressed
gratitude to supporters who have been joining them on picket lines at the
company's gates. The dispute, over the sacking of seven
BY MICHELLE BREAR
SUVA Despite being declared free and fair by international observers, Fiji's 2001 general election was riddled with fraud and corruption. The most recent scandal to emerge involves the interim government spending up to F$30
BRISBANE Green Left Weekly's ROBYN MARSHALL spoke to several
nurses at the Royal Brisbane Hospital on July 5 about the dispute. I know
that nurses from RBH, from the Royal Women's Hospital and other workplaces
have lots of determination to
- Page 1
- Next page