Howard sets pace for Europe's mainstream racists
When asked on his arrival in Frankfurt last week whether he would be
defending Australia's approach to asylum seekers during his European trip,
Prime Minister John Howard said: I
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BY SUE BOLTON
MELBOURNE As attacks on the militant leadership of the Victorian
branch of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union are stepped up, the
Skilled Six Campaign has begun meeting. The campaign group was set up by
Melbourne
BY KAREN FLETCHER
OTTOWA More than 5000 people braved flooding rain to take the
Canadian capital, Ottowa, behind the banner Open the Borders: No-one is
Illegal on June 27, the final day of the G8 leaders' summit.
Despite grave
BY KATHRYN KELLY
The occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip by Israel which has
been in place since the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war represents a slow death
for the Palestinian people.
I've recently returned from an Australian
BY EVA CHENG
Pakistan is moving into a new period of political turmoil following
the June 26 and July 2 killings of 13 Pakistani soldiers in firefights
with al Qaeda forces.
According to the June 27 Washington Post, the June 26
REVIEW BY JON LAND
Emails from East TimorDocumentary by Peter MarraWritten and narrated by Dave OwensHandwoven ProductionsOrder from <handwoven@xtra.co.nz>
Emails from East Timor is one of a number of new films and books that look at
BY SEAN MARTIN-IVERSON
PERTH On July 6, 90 people at a Socialist Alliance seminar discussed issues facing unionists today, including refugees, internationalism and fighting anti-worker attacks.
The highlight of the event was a session
BY NORM DIXON
We have many children who are injured
Their families are gone
Everyone says their parents are dead. with these chilling words a Kandahar
hospital nurse described the horror of Washington's latest massacre of
Afghan
BY SAM WAINWRIGHT
SYDNEY — Seventy-five workers employed by Nonferral Pty Ltd in Wetherill Park have been locked out for two weeks after refusing to work in unsafe conditions. The workers were concerned about the dangers of transporting molten
BY LIAM MITCHELL
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
BRISBANE Green Left Weekly's ROBYN MARSHALL spoke to several
nurses at the Royal Brisbane Hospital on July 5 about the dispute. I know
that nurses from RBH, from the Royal Women's Hospital and other workplaces
have lots of determination to
BY MARCEL CAMERON
BRISBANE It's not surprising that Premier Peter Beattie and his
ministers have consistently underestimated the anger and determination
of nurses. When was the last time a minister had to visit a public hospital
outside
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