Sue Bolton, Melbourne
When General Motors-Holden's contract with Pilkington Glass to supply windscreens and back windows for cars ends at the beginning of 2006, 120 jobs will be lost from the Geelong and Laverton plants in Victoria, and the Pooraka
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Susan Price, Sydney
The announcement by two key NSW Labor MPs — former treasurer and deputy premier Andrew Refshauge and former planning minister Craig Knowles — that they would be following former Premier Bob Carr into political retirement has
Girma Belay, a 52-year-old Ethiopian refugee who has lived in London for 12 years, was detained for six days in connection with the London bombings. He told the August 4 Guardian that he was at a friend's apartment when officers burst in and forced
Federico Fuentes, Caracas
With a firm date, December 4, set for Bolivia's presidential elections, the left is discussing how to best approach the current political situation.
The elections were won through a popular uprising in May-June, which
Colin Hughes, Apartaderos
The old man carries his X-ray across the brand spanking new clinic. He enters the specialists' room and is given the news he is to be flown to Cuba within five days for a life-saving operation.
Three days earlier, the
SYDNEY — Roland Oldham, president of MoruroeTatou, an association of former workers from the French nuclear test sites of Moruroa and Tangataufa, told a meeting on August 3 that no Tahitian worker had yet received compensation for their part in the
Paul Benedek, Venezuela solidarity "brigadista", describes his experiences meeting with workers and unionists, including teachers, in Merida.
After returning from a beautiful trip through the Andes, we entered the offices of the UNT (National Union
SYDNEY — On August 5, 300 people attended a forum at Macquarie University to discuss the university's decision to ban racist academic Andrew Fraser from teaching his classes in the public law department.
Speakers from several university
Marce Cameron, Sydney
Without any public consultation, Sydney City Council (SCC) voted on August 1 to allow a council sub-committee to consider a development application that would grant "consent to enable the lodgement of a development application
Alison Dellit
On August 30, the fifth annual Forbes Global CEO Conference will be opened with a cocktail party at the Opera House. As well as hosts PM John Howard and Steve Forbes, this collection of the world's wealthiest scumbags will be greeted
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