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BY FEDERICO FUENTES BUENOS AIRES — Two separate delegations travelled to the northern province of Tucuman, one of the poorest provinces in Argentina, in January. Each represented the deep gulf that divides Argentinian society and politics.
BY EVA CHENG An international campaign against the Hong Kong government's attempt to introduce an anti-union and anti-civil rights law in the guise of combating “sedition” and “subversion” have received strong support from trade unions
BY JAMES VASSILOPOULOS A firestorm swept through the western suburbs of Canberra on January 18, resulting in the deaths of four people, the destruction of 503 homes. Around 300 people had to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation and 60
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan women have joined in protest marches and actions defending their government. The opposition, a US-backed wealthy elite, has locked out workers from their factories, called for a new presidential election and
In May 2001, a distressed Marilyn Reidy explained how she found out that HIH had collapsed. Reidy and her husband, who has been totally incapacitated by a brain tumour, were dependent on his HIH insurance cheques to survive; when Reidy tried to cash
BY MAX LANE JAKARTA — On January 22, more than 300 journalists and other observers crammed into a room in the Struggle Museum to hear representatives of several political and social movement organisations announce the formation of a new
BY JACKIE LYNCH MELBOURNE — More than 3000 Electrical Trades Union (ETU) members met at Dallas Brookes Hall on January 22 to endorse a new enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA). The EBA, negotiated between the ETU and the main employer
Dispute at stadium BRISBANE — Completion of the $350 million Lang Park stadium redevelopment in time for the Brisbane vs Newcastle rugby league blockbuster in late May is in doubt because of a looming industrial dispute. Developers involved in
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. Includes the Green Left news. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm. Phone (02) 9565 5522. Visit
BY PIP HINMAN US President George Bush's "alliance of the willing" to attack Iraq is looking pretty thin: the governments of Britain's Tony Blair and John Howard don't make up for Washington's general lack of allies. Now, with Howard's popularity

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