GLW issue 657, published 2006-02-22.

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NEW ZEALAND: Historic meeting of fast-food workers

Bronwen Beechey & Grant Morgan, Auckland History was made on February 12 when 800 fast-food workers and supporters met in the Auckland Town Hall. The meeting was organised by the Unite union, which wants a NZ$12 minimum wage, no youth rates, and

UNITED STATES: Chemical companies deny Agent Orange responsibility

Eva Cheng Backed by the Vietnamese government, in January 2004 a few of Vietnam's estimated 3-4 million surviving victims of Agent Orange, the chemical weapon widely used by the US during the Vietnam War, brought a lawsuit in a US district court

Exit Iraq now!

Pip Hinman PM John Howard has announced that Australian troops in the southern Iraqi province of Al-Muthanna will not be pulled out in May, as previously mooted. Howard was quoted by the February 13 Australian as saying he was "not going to be part

Green Left Weekly $250,000 Fighting Fund: Talking about serious money ...

Green Left Weekly $250,000 Fighting Fund: Talking about serious money ... Peter Boyle "The Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, says the late businessman Kerry Packer deserves the tax-payer funded state memorial service being held at the Sydney
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EAST TIMOR: Report reveals thousands of children stolen

A 2500-page report by the Portugese Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation, titled Chega! (Enough!), documents the experiences of the East Timorese people under 24 years of brutal Indonesian military occupation, including the removal of

ZIMBABWE: Hundreds of women protesters arrested

On February 13 and 14, more than 400 women were arrested for protesting against high prices and unemployment, after inflation shot past 600%. More than 240 were arrested in the capital, Harare, on February 14 for participating in an annual march led
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