By Paul Oboohov
MELBOURNE — Last week, the National Delegates' Committee of the Community and Public Sector Union in the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs met to discuss its response to the proposal by the Howard
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By Rebecca Meckelburg
The Maritime Union of Australia announced on September 18 that it has launched rolling bans on Indonesian cargo and shipping to protest against the arrests of independent labour leaders Muchtar Pakpahan and Dita Sari. The
By Norm Dixon
The visit of Tibet's exiled ruler Tenzin Gyatso, better known as the 14th Dalai Lama, has focused attention on the Chinese government's continued denial of the Tibetan people's right to national self-determination, the absence of
This weekend hundreds of Green Left supporters will be wining and dining for the future of the progressive press in Australia.
Three Green Left Weekly annual dinners will be held on Saturday, September 28, to raise funds to keep the best
Since August 30, Ben Alterman, an inmate at Loddon Prison, Castlemaine, has on an indefinite hunger strike to protest the withholding of mail, including newspapers, magazines and books, and the confiscation of political posters from his cell. In
By Margaret Kirkby
A case currently before the High Court has serious implications for women's access to abortion in most states of Australia. The case, CES & otrs v Superclinics & otrs, originated in the NSW Supreme Court in 1994. It is a medical
By Cam Walker
The election of the Coalition government is having a huge impact on the way the environment movement operates. Whereas a number of groups either tacitly or openly supported the Coalition in the pre-election period, the situation
ASIET picket
SYDNEY — ASIET (Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor) held a picket outside the Defence Department in Pitt St on September 19. The protest against Howard's visit to Indonesia coincided with his recent talks with Suharto
Red Like the Devil — A radio play by Teresa Crea. The story of Francesco Fantin, interned as an "'enemy alien" during the second world war although he had lived in Australia for 20 years. Working as a cane cutter, he was also an active
By Carla Gorton
The minister for Aboriginal affairs, Senator Herron, recently announced plans to introduce special legislation to exempt the Hindmarsh Island bridge from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 and
By Lisa Macdonald
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last week approved new regulations allowing widespread air transport of plutonium and other nuclear materials. The decision massively increases the possibility of extensive nuclear
SYDNEY — Anqelique Kidjo sang to a packed Metro last week. For two solid hours this charismatic African diva had the enthusiastic crowd dancing and singing — even though most of Kidjo's songs are in Fon, her native Beninois language. Fifa, which
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