Scores of South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) members have been arrested during protests around the country since the union launched an indefinite national strike on August 8 in demand of a living wage. The union is calling for wage
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On August 13, 1000 people marched in Sydney to demand the repeal of the federal government's same-sex marriage ban. Smaller rallies for same-sex marriage rights were also held in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Hobart.
Photo by Rachel Evans.
James Goodman
In late August the Sydney Opera House hosts a crew of corporate spruikers. The neo-conservative lobby machine — Forbes Global — is coming to town.
We will be treated to the edifying spectacle of an iconic public building given
Sue Bull, Warrnambool
As the Temperance Hall in Warrnambool began to fill on August 6, it was clear that even in country towns people are worried about the impact of the federal government's amendments to industrial relations laws.
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In January this year, a small
Some 20,000 delegates from more than 140 countries attended the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students on August 8-15 with the theme "For peace, solidarity and against imperialism". Australia-Venezuela solidarity brigade participant Paul Benedek
Jim McIlroy, Brisbane
"Woolworths: I won't shop there", "Save Maleny's platypus" and "Support Maleny residents" were some of the placards held up by protesters outside the Woolworths supermarket in the inner-city suburb of Spring Hill on August
Susan Price, Sydney
One hundred protesting unionists forced Imperial Mushrooms, located in Sydney's far western suburbs, to shut its gates for the day on August 12. The unionists were taking action in support of Carmen Walacz Vel Walewska, a
Osama Yousif
In 1983, the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed in opposition to Sudan's Islamist military regime. The SPLM called for the liberation of Sudan from poverty, for peace, for a solution to the oppression and
Land of the living dead
"If the US Army and its Iraqi allies are killing as many insurgents as reports indicate they are per month, why is the insurgency intensifying instead of collapsing?" — United Press International, August 8.
Afraid of
Marce Cameron, Sydney
Representatives from the City Hub and the City News, the Big Issue, Green Left Weekly and progressive organisations met on August 8 to launch the Sydney Free Speech Alliance. The alliance will campaign against the City of
Eva Cheng
A 2001 World Bank report, China: Air, Land and Water, provides a telling snapshot of the destruction of China's environment.
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In 1999, only one-third of the 338 monitored cities met the nation's air quality standard (with a similar
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