The tradition of marking May Day as an international day of workers' struggle began in Australia as early as 1856 in the effort to win the eight-hour workday.
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British/ Sri Lankan singer MIA. (Maya Arulpragasam) was banned from entering the United States in May by the US immigration department. While US officials are refusing to make public any reason, there is speculation that the
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British SWP member toursSYDNEY — Around 60 people gathered to hear Julie Waterson from the British Socialist Workers Party on the topic "Crisis in Britain: Socialist Solutions" at Trades Hall on September 2.
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PORT MACQUARIE — Nurses and local residents are planning a rally outside state parliament in Sydney on October 28 in an effort to stop the privatisation of their hospital services. Green Left spoke to one of the organisers