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Stuart Munckton The June 1 student strike against Work Choices and "voluntary student unionism" (VSU), which was initiated by Resistance, has struck a chord with high-school and campus activists, as well as some unionists. The list of
On May 14, Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez proposed a program to provide cheap heating oil to low-income communities in Europe. This follows a successful program in the US by Venezuelan oil subsidiary Citgo, providing subsidised heating
James Vassilopoulos, Melbourne Martin Kingham, secretary of the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, urged the 150 people who attended a May 17 forum at Brunswick Town Hall to "join with us for the June 28
Katie Cherrington, Wollongong On May 19, 35 student anti-war activists from universities in Canberra, Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong attended a cross-campus Students Against War conference hosted by the University of Wollongong Undergraduate
MELBOURNE — The employer of two workers who were sacked and then reinstated after a community picket at their workplace subsequently encouraged Channel Nine's A Current Affair show to film the two workers at the factory against their wishes,
Peter Boyle Green Left Weekly's Caracas bureau got a mention in Time magazine last week. But our two journalists were dismissed by the cynical Time reporter as "revolutionary tourists". But they were in good company. As Time put it, "Actor Danny
On May 15, two West Papuans were shot dead by police outside the Wamena court. Serpi (Sodema) Hubi and Mokanineak Kossy were among a group of protesters demonstrating outside the court house in support of a local man facing corruption charges, where
Pip Hinman Dr Salam Ismael, an Iraqi doctor and one of the first medicos to get into Fallujah following the US army's first siege of that city in April 2004, is touring Australia describing life under US occupation. Ismael will address the Unity
Duncan Meerding, Hobart A May 11 meeting of workers employed at the Beaconsfield goldmine in northern Tasmania called for an independent judicial inquiry into the rock fall in the mine on April 25 that resulted in the death of miner Larry Knight,
Susan Austin "When I was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager, I was told I would have this disease all my life, I would need to take medication all the time and I might just be able to cope. Recovery has been about reclaiming my future and
George Monbiot Civilisation has a new enemy. He is a former coca grower called Evo Morales, who is currently the president of Bolivia. On May 15 he stood before the European parliament to explain why he had sent troops to regain control of his
Peter Boyle On budget night last year, federal treasurer Peter Costello said that he hadn't cut the top marginal income tax rate for individuals because "only 3% cent of Australians will be on that top rate. "For 97% of Australians, that top rate