Headlines from GLW #706, 18 April 2007:

Scrap Howard and Work Choices!

COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 13 April 2007

A year after the Howard government introduced Work Choices, the legislation’s negative impact on workers’ wages and conditions and unions’ ability to defend their members’ interests is clear for all to see. »

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Impoverished and oppressed look to Venezuela

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 12 April 2007

VENEZUELA: “How did it happen that the President of Venezuela reached out to help the poor and the indigenous people of the United States?”, Tim Giago asked in a March 19 Indianz.com article. He was referring to the provision of cheap heating oil to the US poor, including a number of Native American tribes, by the government of Venezuela’s socialist president, Hugo Chavez. »

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Philippines: Unionists confront repression, build unity

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 12 April 2007

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Howard, Rudd escalate support for US-led Afghan war

AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 13 April 2007

Declaring that there “is the distinct possibility of casualties and that should be understood and prepared for by the Australian public”, PM John Howard announced on April 10 that an Australian military task force spearheaded by 300 Special Air Services troops would be deployed to Afghanistan’s south-central Oruzgan province. »

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Iraq: the (black) gold rush

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 12 April 2007

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Fidel Castro slams biofuel ‘genocide’

INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 13 April 2007

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Australia’s Indigenous health shame

AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 14 April 2007

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Stopping climate change: tomorrow is too late!

COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 14 April 2007

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Other Headlines

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read »International News

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3.8 million British children in pov...

Fidel Castro slams biofuel ‘genoc...

Immigrants march against Bush's 're...

Impoverished and oppressed look to ...

Iraq: the (black) gold rush

Israel resists Arab peace initiativ...

Massive rally calls for end to US o...

Neuquen follows Oaxaca’s examp...

Philippines: Unionists confront rep...

Skepticism over ‘new’ sus...

Socialists prepare for parliamentar...

Support for Agent Orange victims

US grants bail to terrorist

Venezuela: Coalmines on indigenous ...

Brief: Literacy campaign mak...

Brief: New Zealand: Union sa...

Brief: Women and infants dyi...

read »Comment & Analysis

Drugs: Facts please, not hysteria

Free David Hicks now! (And send How...

Jack Thomas trial exposes terror la...

No support for uranium expansion!

Scrap Howard and Work Choices!

Spain leads the way on wind power

Stopping climate change: tomorrow i...

Letters: Letters to the Edit...

Resistance!: Building a move...

Our Common Cause: No Austral...

read »General

Green Left Weekly’s $250,000 F...

read »Australian News

Anniversary of Venezuela’s coup m...

APEC security: treating protesters ...

Australia’s Indigenous health sha...

Brisbane cops to get Tasers

Campaign launched against GMO food

Construction workers resign in prot...

Howard, Rudd escalate support for U...

Humane refugee policy urged for Lab...

Protest against troop deployment

Protesting nuclear fools

The struggle against land grabs in ...

UNITE launches 'Boost Our Pay' camp...

Victory for workers at Preston Moto...

Villawood hunger striker hospitalis...

Brief: Anti-mine protesters ...

Brief: Palestine solidarity ...

Brief: Protesters target Kir...

Brief: Solidarity with Colom...

read »Cultural Dissent

Review: Destroying the prese...

Review: The missionaries pus...

Review: Tribute to a great f...

‘OILS AINT OILS’ (or Pete...

Would you buy a second hand war fro...