Sue Bolton, Melbourne
Craig Johnston is a "magnificent man ... who should be part of the struggle that needs to be fought. We have a massive job ahead of us, and it is fortuitous that on this day, the day that the Coalition announces an
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Jon Lamb, Darwin
Media hype over agreement between the East Timor and Australian governments on the disputed maritime boundary between the two countries has been clouded by a series of contradictory claims since the conclusion of the most recent
Sarah Stephen
The May 31 Australian's editorial, titled "Rau and Alvarez cases not race-based", launched a vicious attack on "opportunists who want to exploit these two dreadful incidents as examples of a racist government's racist policies".
The
Throughout May, 10,000 Ugandans will be recruited to work as "security personnel" in Iraq, and US military bases worldwide. The recruitment effort is spearheaded by World Wide Special Operations, who work with multinationals and governments to
CHICAGO — The US right-wing is out to further restrict a woman's right to choose abortion — and Democratic leaders who claim to be pro-choice are surrendering even more ground.
On April 28, the House of Representatives passed the Child
Refugees
Congratulations to the Liberal and National Party members who are speaking out for refugees and asylum seekers. Abuses of powerless people occur when they are isolated from any help and placed in the care of a "prison type" system.
It
Kerryn Williams, Sydney
TAFE workers will join university staff around Australia on June 1 to protest the federal Coalition government's attacks on the tertiary education sector.
In NSW, TAFE employees will stop work to participate in city
Alison Dellit & Federico Fuentes
Monday May 23
On Monday May 23, around 10,000 coca growers, marched into El Alto, the capital of Bolivia, ending a 200-kilometre, four-day march led by the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), and its leader Evo
Karen Fletcher
Bespectacled anthropology professors may not fit the militant unionist stereotype, but they and their comrade faculty administrators, research scientists, sessional tutors and IT help-desk jockeys are becoming an increasingly
June 1
1848: The first issue of Karl Marx's Neue Rheinische Zeitung is published.
June 2
1972: Unions ban the servicing of UTA aircraft in opposition to French nuclear tests.
June 4
1982: 26,000 textile workers begin a strike in the Export
Kathy Newnam, Darwin
This month, 11,000 US troops will arrive in Australia to join with 6000 Australian troops for the Talisman Sabre military exercise in northern Australia. Protests across the country will take place on June 10 to mark the
Lucy Honey, Parramatta
On May 27, at least 500 union delegates packed the Parramatta Leagues Club auditorium to watch a Unions NSW presentation, via Sky Channel, on the federal government's planned changes to the industrial relations system.
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