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'Environment before profits'

Glenn Shields is the Socialist Alliance candidate for Franklin. As a long time campaigner for a healthier environment and for the preservation of Tasmania's forests, he has played a leading role in challenging the introduction of wood-fired power stations in Tasmania such as the Southwood Woodchip Mill.

Iraqi resistance pushes the US back

Doug Lorimer Iraqi resistance fighters are steadily rolling back the US-led occupation of their country, turning one city after another into a "no-go" zone for the occupation troops. Over the past eight months, US troops have been driven out of

In brief

SOUTH AFRICA: Stop Telkom retrenchments Workers employed by South Africa's Telkom are facing a new wave of retrenchments. The telecommunications giant plans to shed another 4181 workers in three years, despite its record 4.592 billion rand profit

School cleaners win jobs guarantee

Paul Benedek, Sydney "The union would have no control, we'd lose the award, lose hours, lose jobs - we're being flushed down the cleaners!", said Condell Park High School cleaner John Everett, one of 2000 cleaners who rallied on September 8 to

INDONESIA: Rights campaigner Munir dies

Well-known Indonesian human rights campaigner Munir died onboard a flight to the Netherlands on September 7. He was 38 years old. The following statement was issued by Tapol, the British-based Indonesia human rights campaign organisation. Tapol

Shut Ranger down say Greens, socialists

Kathy Newnam Candidates for the Greens and the Socialist Alliance have called for the Northern Territory's Ranger uranium mine to be permanently shut down. On September 4, operations at the mine were disrupted after 20 litres of radioactive

Sudanese call for world's attention.

SYDNEY — Three-hundred people, mostly of Sudanese background, marched on September 5, singing and chanting Peace, peace in Sudan" and "Down, down Janjaweed!" Hugh Rimington from Channel 9's Nightline called for governments to act through the

Victory for brewery workers

Cascade Brewery workers formed a picket line on September 10 in response to the company's attempt to stand down 30 workers. By the end of the day the jobs were reinstated and the workers won a pay rise. The workers previously imposed work bans

Behind the sinking of the SIEV X

A Certain Maritime Incident: The Sinking of the SIEV XTony KevinScribe320 pages $32.95 REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN Introducing a discussion with Tony Kevin, author of A Certain Maritime Incident: The Sinking of the SIEV X, Phillip Adams, the

IRAN: UN inspectors report no evidence of nukes

Doug Lorimer United Nations inspectors have found no clear evidence of a nuclear weapons program in Iran, according to a report circulated to the board of governors of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The Iranian government

'If you do't fight, you lose'

Ian 'Jammo' Jamieson, the Socialist Alliance candidate for Fremantle, explains why he is contesting the federal election. I have been involved in the socialist movement for 35 years. Currently I'm working as a wharfie down in Fremantle. Since the

Jakarta bombing: symptom of poverty, war and desperation

Max Lane I condemn the bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on September 9, which has taken at least nine lives and injured more than 180 Indonesians — mainly people doing business at the embassy and passers-by. I express my full