Alex Bainbridge, Chicago
The packed out "Rally against war and empire" was the highlight of the Socialism 2005 conference, held here on July 1-4. The 1000-strong conference was organised by the International Socialist Organisation (ISO) — the
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Lisa Macdonald, Sydney
Lebanese Communist Party (LCP) members and supporters in Australia commemorated the life of the party's former general secretary George Hawi at a memorial meeting in Auburn Town Hall in Sydney's west on July 3. Hawi was
Sue Bolton
"I think that the rank-and-file workers are getting really stirred up. I've never seen workers like they are today. Not only workers but the general public and other organisations. They're very hostile to what the government's trying to
SYDNEY — Thirty people attended a rally outside the Glebe Coroners Court on July 5 to demand the reopening of the coronial inquiry into the death of young Redfern Aboriginal man Thomas "TJ" Hickey.
On February 14, 2004, TJ, aged 17, was impaled
Marce Cameron
On May 1, Cuba's socialist government raised the country's minimum wage — from 100 to 225 pesos per month — and sharply increased pensions for retirees. This was followed on July 1 by additional pay rises of 57 pesos for doctors
Greens media release issued on July 8.
The whole world has its arms around London, Greens Senator Bob Brown said today. "That is why the terrorists will fail. The global goodness of the human community is in London with the innocent victims.
Nick Everett, Canberra
"[Industrial relations minister] Kevin Andrews and [Department of Employment and Workplace Relations secretary Peter] Boxall are writing the new rules for public sector workers", Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU)
Under the federal Coalition government's proposed new industrial relations laws, businesses employing up to 100 workers will be exempt from unfair dismissal laws.
Almost 3.7 million people — or 99% of the Australian work force — work in
On June 26, the San Jose Mercury News published emails suggesting that the newly created Information Synchronization, Knowledge Management and Intelligence National Guard unit had been spying on members of the peace groups CodePink, Raging Grannies
Doug Lorimer
On July 2, 50 representatives and activists from an array of left groups, workers' unions and social movements, met in Auckland and founded a Workers Charter movement.
"The voice of working people isn't reflected in the agendas of
Stop the War Coalition (Sydney) statement
London Bombings: The Price of Occupation in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine
In response to the bomb attacks in London on Thursday evening (Sydney time), Prime Minister Tony Blair, President George W.
James Balowski, Jakarta
Hundreds of Acehnese residing in the Indonesian capital Jakarta demonstrated on July 4 in support of the current peace negotiations being held in Helsinki, Finland, between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh
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