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Victorian teachers offered sham agreement

Victorian teachers offered sham agreement BY NORRIAN RUNDLE & MICHAEL O'REILLY MELBOURNE — After seven years of working under no certified agreement on pay and conditions, Victorian teachers have finally been offered one — but it

CZECH REPUBLIC: IMF gets sweeter smile, sharper teeth

BY SEAN HEALY There were no major announcements, no new policy initiatives, all the drama was outside with the protesters, and the meetings finished a full day early. Nevertheless, when the annual meetings of the World Bank and International

Nourishing the brain and the soul

Harry's Gone FishingLeon RosselsonGadfly Records at <http://www.gadflyrecords.com> REVIEW BY BILL NEVINS Wry socialist-anarchism with a sharp historical eye and a taste for good, strong melody: that's the reputation of Leon Rosselson,

After the S11 victory, where to now?

BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS BRISBANE — The S11 protests were a massive success but there was much to learn from it for future efforts. That was the consensus of an S11 Alliance-sponsored public meeting held here on October 4, entitled "S11: After the

MOZAMBIQUE: Victory against toxic waste incineration

MAPUTO — In a stunning turn-around, Mozambique's ministry of environment announced on September 29 that they were no longer considering the Danish International Development Agency's (Danida) plan to convert a local cement kiln into a hazardous

Write on: Letters to the editor

Olympic tokenism Tinsel and glitter will not end racism nor will the token gestures and stereotyping of indigenous people that occurred at the Olympic Games opening ceremony. The Olympics were a disgusting waste of money and catered once again to

Scoop: Hanson, Ruddock same person

BY CHRIS SLEE Green Left Weekly is able to exclusively reveal what many have suspected for a long time. Not only are the policies of immigration minister Philip Ruddock identical to those advocated by Pauline Hanson — but they are actually one

NTEU now an 'industry union'

BY JEREMY SMITH& DANIEL JARDINE MELBOURNE — "Finally I can say we are the industry union", said a triumphant Carolyn Allport, the president of the National Tertiary Education Industry Union, of a decision by the Australian Industrial Relations

SOUTH AFRICA: Explosive truth for 'People's Poet'

BY DOROTHY FLYNN South African musician and "People's Poet" Mzwakhe Mbuli — jailed on trumped up charges of armed robbery — attended a hearing of the Amnesty Commission of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Pretoria on September 18. The

NIGERIA: Shell faces civil charges over Saro-Wiwa murder

Oil giant Anglo-Dutch Shell in September lost its appeal to prevent a jury hearing a multi-million dollar civil suit in New York. The case, brought against Shell by Nigerian exiles, charges Shell with aiding and abetting the torture and murder of

Cuba condemns Israeli attacks

HAVANA — In contrast to almost all other governments in the world, including Australia and United States, the Cuban government condemned on October 3 the "barbaric acts" of Israeli troops against Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem, the West Bank

Maintenance workers win after hard fight

GEELONG — After seven weeks on strike, the maintenance crew at the Godfrey Hirst carpet factory here have won a 15% pay increase. They have also won significant guarantees of financial security, should the company sell its maintenance arm to labour