Liam Mitchell

  • Newtown anti-war rally targets Sikorsky

    SYDNEY — Corporate warmonger Sikorsky was the target on February 1 of a spirited demonstration against war on Iraq. Sikorsky manufacturers helicopters used by armed forces in many imperialist countries. The rally, which drew

  • Leichhardt says no to war

    Seventy protesters marched down the streets of Leichhardt in opposition to war and racism on November 8. The protest was organised by the Port Jackson branch of the Socialist Alliance. Photo by Liam Mitchell. From Green Left Weekly,

  • Labor MPs shut down local anti-war stall

    BY SUSAN PRICE& LIAM MITCHELL SYDNEY &#151 On November 2, members of the Labor Party attempted to have the Leichhardt Council close down a Socialist Alliance anti-war stall outside Norton Plaza. The Socialist Alliance (SA) has held a stall

  • Dayson takes legal action against AMWU

    SYDNEY — The 15th week of the strike at Dayson's air-conditioning compressor reconditioning plant saw a dramatic shift in the company's attitude after having been forced into negotiations with the Australian Manufacturing

  • Dayson under pressure to end dispute

    SYDNEY — With the strike at Dayson’s Rydalmere airconditioning re-manufacturing plant entering its ninth week, the company is under considerable pressure to end the dispute. The 12 workers on strike have told supporters

  • Pickets pressure Dayson bosses

    SYDNEY — Workers at Dayson's compressor re-manufacturing plant in Rydalmere have expressed gratitude to supporters who have been joining them on picket lines at the company's gates. The dispute, over the sacking of seven

  • Alliance turns its sights to state election

    SYDNEY — Following the success of its ground-breaking campaign in the federal election, the Socialist Alliance in NSW is setting its sights on the March 2003 state election and has launched a campaign to get electoral

  • Organise labour hire, unionist urges

    SYDNEY — If unions hope to really represent working people, they have to break into, regulate and organise the labour hire sector, militant union leader Craig Johnston told a gathering on November 13. Fresh from marching in an

  • Deregulation threatens airline safety

    As the Easter holiday break hit, Ansett Airlines was warned by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) that its license to operate could be cancelled due to continuing safety problems through missed maintenance schedules.

  • Palestinians demand right of return

    SYDNEY — About 120 Palestinians and their supporters rallied at the Sydney Town Hall on April 7 as part of the International Day of Action for the Refugees' Right of Return. The rally heard from Susan Nasser about the trauma faced by the people in

  • Mass Olympic evictions threatened

    SYDNEY — South Sydney Council is evicting squatters in empty council buildings at 147-159 Broadway, near Glebe. The council had planned to evict the squatters on August 28, but public support and media attention forced a delay. The

  • Protests condemn Indonesian regime's violence

    Protests condemn Indonesian regime's violenceSYDNEY — More than 40 protesters gathered outside Garuda Indonesia's office on July 2 in an emergency action to protest against the police attack on democracy movement protesters