Stuart Munckton & Roberto Jorquera
On June 21, Venezuelan interior minister Jesse Chacon announced that Venezuelan security had uncovered a plot to assassinate President Hugo Chavez. He said the plot was linked to those who organised an
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NEWCASTLE — "The trade union movement is at a crossroads — we can stick or heads in the sand, we can throw up our hands and promise to be good or we can lead the fight against Howard and make these laws inoperable."
This is what Steve Murphy
SYDNEY — On June 9, refugee-rights activist Sunil Menon was committed to stand trial in August on a charge of aiding and abetting an Iranian asylum seeker to make a false statement in the course of obtaining an Australian passport.
Rezai Mohsen
Chris Slee and James Vassilopoulos, Melbourne
A dispute at Kemalex Plastics' Dandenong South site, now in its ninth week, has become a flashpoint in a wider fight between unions and the federal Coalition government. If the government's proposed
Sam Wainwright
There's a change in the air. In the first few months after PM John Howard was re-elected and he revealed the full scope of his government's anti-worker agenda, depression and despair were everywhere to be found. The message coming
Sue Bull, Geelong
Long-time political activist and socialist Tim Gooden was declared elected unopposed to the Geelong Trades Hall Council's secretary position on June 21. His tenure will be for five years.
This is a significant victory for union
Sue Bull, Geelong
Long-time political activist and socialist Tim Gooden was declared elected unopposed to the Geelong Trades Hall Council's secretary position on June 21. His tenure will be for five years.