Simon Butler, Newcastle
After weeks of campaigning to prevent their national officials from abruptly closing the Newcastle office of the Community and Public Sector Union, rank-and-file members of the CPSU in the Hunter have succeeded in forcing a
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Jenny Long, Sydney
NSW teachers are disappointed with their 12% wage increase over two years, half of what they sought, and blame Premier Bob Carr's Labor government for being less than honest with the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) about
Nick Everett, Canberra
On June 23, the Socialist Alliance launched its election campaign for the ACT federal seat of Fraser. Attended by 25 alliance members and supporters, the meeting was addressed by James Vassilopoulos, the alliance's candidate
Lisa has been an active socialist for 20 years. She began life as a left activist in the women's liberation movement, helping to establish the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre and Women's Shelter, where she worked for a number of years in the early 1980s.
David Bacon
In a Service Employees Union hall in Boston, a hospital worker raises her hand. "If Saddam Hussein was such a bad guy", she asks, "why is the US enforcing his law banning unions in Iraq?"
Since January, workers like this orderly have
Dave Riley
"Hi, I'm Guy Russo, CEO and managing director of McDonald's in Australia. I'm pretty sure by now you will have heard of 'That Movie'."
Worldwide, McDonald's is reeling from the impact of the new film Supersize Me, in which the main
Federico Fuentes
This year's national education conference will be held at an important juncture in the struggle to stop universities increasing HECS fees. The conference, which will be held in Sydney between June 30 and July 2, is an annual
Max Lane
Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appears to be the front-runner in Indonesia's presidential election, to be held on July 5. Some political analysts say he will win more than 50% of the vote, meaning there would be no need for a
Pip Hinman, Sydney
Plans are underway in Melbourne and Sydney for "End the lies" demonstrations on the Sunday before the federal election. If the election is on August 7, then protests will take place on August 1. Anti-war coalitions across
Refugees I
What better way to tap into the minds of Big Brother TV fans than to highlight reality living such as refugees in mandatory detention. With World Refugee Day being celebrated on June 20, the timing of this courageous action couldn't have
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