GLW issue 663, published 2006-04-05.

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Catholic school teachers launch pay campaign

Nick Everett, Canberra On March 28, 100 teachers from the ACT's 27 Catholic schools, meeting at the Manuka Oval, voted unanimously to strike. The ACT's 780 Catholic school teachers are seeking a pay increase of 13% over three years after their most

Moreland residents welcome migrants, reject racism

Karen Fletcher, Melbourne A rally and march against racism on Sydney Road in Melbourne's City of Moreland attracted more than 120 people on April 1. Chanting "Migrants are welcome, racists are not", the marchers drew smiles and waves from shoppers

Green Left Weekly $250,000 Fighting Fund 2006: The dance of the hypocrites

Peter Boyle Wasn't it nauseating watching Tony Blair and John Howard flattering each other in the Australian parliament last week? Two great fighters against tyranny, two stalwart defenders of democracy, the rule of law and justice ... blah, blah,

Our Common Cause: Accountability

We had a very tragic event in the Brisbane Aboriginal community last Saturday [March 11] and a lot of us didn't feel like coming here today. But because of what the families of Iraq go through each and every day we felt that we should be here, in
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ISRAEL: One Likud loses, another Likud wins

Sol Salbe Palestinians and their supporters were generally indifferent to the March 28 Israeli election. And for a good reason: they couldn't tell the difference between most of the parties. Few of the parties offered even the most minimal program

VENEZUELA: Chavez promotes free alternative to Microsoft

Associated Press reported on March 29 that Venezuela's socialist president Hugo Chavez, "long critical of big transnational companies", was promoting a free open-sourced software as an alternative to "market-dominating" Microsoft. AP reported that
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