James Vassilopoulos

  • International students on hunger strike

    On March 14, 80 international students from Central Queensland University's Melbourne campus protested against the failing of a big majority of students in the final subject of their accounting course. Of the 180 students who did the subject, 56 were

  • Anti-Bush protests make a splash internationally

    CANBERRA — US President George Bush's one-day visit to Canberra and the protests against him received widespread coverage in the international news media. The October 23 protest in Canberra was covered by the three main

  • Crean attempts to squash Bush protest

    CANBERRA — In a phone interview with Green Left Weekly on October 8, federal Labor MP Harry Quick, known for his strong opposition to the Iraq war, indicated he was thinking of wearing a white armband to protest the US

  • Canberrans organise against Bush

    CANBERRA — The ACT Network Opposing War held a meeting on September 16 to organise the largest protest possible against the visit to Australia by US President George Bush planned for late October. The meeting, which 20

  • Canberra Bush protests planned

    CANBERRA — Preparations have begun to make the protests against US President George Bush as large as possible. Bush will visit Canberra sometime after the October 21 APEC meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand. An informal

  • ACT teachers' union leadership accepts pay deal

    CANBERRA — On August 2, the ACT Australian Education Union executive decided recommend to the AEU branch council that the ACT Labor governments third offer in the initial installment of the enterprise bargaining agreement

  • GREECE: Them 25, us millions

    Up to 100,000 people protested over four days against the European Union summit at the resort of Porto Carras, near Thessaloniki. The protesters were saying "no" to neoliberalism, war, racism and Fortress Europe.

  • More support for anti-war convergence

    CANBERRA — The planned March 23-24 national convergence on Parliament House has received more support, including endorsement by Unions ACT and more regional activist interest. A Unions ACT meeting on March 5 unanimously

  • Momentum for Canberra convergence grows

    CANBERRA — The idea of a mass national convergence in Canberra on March 23-24 has caught the imagination of many anti-war activists. The proposed mass demonstration will coincide with federal parliament's last week of

  • Call for anti-war convergence at federal parliament

    CANBERRA — The ACT Network Opposing War on February 18 issued its own call for all anti-war and peace groups, community organisations, trade unions, student and youth groups and political organisations opposed to a war on

  • Canberra firestorm could have been prevented

    A firestorm swept through the western suburbs of Canberra on January 18, resulting in the deaths of four people, the destruction of 503 homes. Around 300 people had to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation and 60

  • WTO protests: ALP march ban defeated

    BY JAMES VASSILOPOULOS & LISA MACDONALD SYDNEY — Anti-corporate globalisation and anti-war protesters won a significant victory on November 13-15, when they successfully defied a NSW government ban on protest marches during the