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MUA rank and file group grows

MUA rank and file group grows PERTH — On January 18, the Western Australian Maritime Union of Australia rank-and-file group held a successful general meeting at the Buffalo Club in Fremantle. The turnout of 80 members was double the inaugural

Loose cannons

True non-believers "Just because it's in the agenda doesn't mean it is something we believe in or something we're pushing." — Steven Ciobo, Queensland president of the Young Liberals, after the group's state conference rejected a motion to fine

Write on: letters to the editor

South Park and capitalism I totally agree with Alison Dellit's article in Cultural Dissent (GLW #344). South Park is an excellent series. With brilliant humour, and satire which could poke your eyes out from the other side of the street. Yet

Looking out: Wheels for the World

Wheels for the World By Brandon Astor Jones "Next, I want to go to town" — Liu Qiaoling Do you ever get tired of reading, seeing and hearing about bad news? If your answer to that question is yes, please read on. In the hope of doing what I

Youth pay = poverty pay

By Lisa Young The Howard government is trying to push through legislation to cut junior wages. This is an attack on all workers. Living in Britain for the past two years, I've experienced first hand the reality of poverty pay. For many

Textile workers force company to talk

Textile workers force company to talk By Susan Price and Chris Slee MELBOURNE After 50 days of being locked out, members of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union (TCFUA) at the Australian Dyeing Company (ADC) have won a couple of victories in

Fight the System: join Resistance

Fight the System: join Resistance By Sean Healy The system sux — but the question is what are you going to do about it? Resistance is getting organised in the knowledge that people are more powerful collectively than on their own. Resistance

Report highlights risk of pesticides used on aircraft

Airline passengers and crew can be exposed to hazardous pesticides without their knowledge, according to a report by the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP). “Flyers Beware: Pesticide Use on International and Domestic

IWD: 'Women and workers united'

IWD: 'Women and workers united' IWD: 'Women and workers united' By Margarita Windisch MELBOURNE — The International Women's Day Collective has decided that this year's theme will be "Women and workers of the world united in action". The day's

Lucas Heights EIS released

Lucas Heights EIS released By Jim Green SYDNEY — On January 18, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) released the final environmental impact statement on a new nuclear reactor in the southern Sydney suburb of Lucas

Education workers score 'great win'

Education workers score 'great win' By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Following recommendations by the Industrial Relations Commission that the government release funds for extra staffing in schools and that the Australian Education Union

Little change in East Timor policy

The EAST TIMOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CENTRE argues that the Australian government's supposed "historic shift" in policy on East Timor, recently announced by foreign minister Alexander Downer, is much ado about little. Since the 1970s, both