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VENEZUELA: 'Imperialism will be defeated!'

Stuart Munckton, Caracas The system of imperialism was put in the dock during the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students in Caracas. The festival hosted an Anti-Imperialist Tribunal on August 13 and 14 to hear testimonies from representatives of

Gunns renews effort to sue protesters

HOBART — Tasmanian logging company Gunns has renewed its efforts to sue protesters for alleged trespass, sabotage and destruction of logging property, by filing a third claim for damages in the Victorian Supreme Court on August 15. However, in a

Showcase of Tibetan films

The 2005 Tibetan Film FestivalChauvel Cinemas, Paddington Town Hall, SydneyAugust 26-27Phone (02) 9361 5398 to book tickets. The 2005 Tibetan Film Festival will provide a wider perspective of the Tibetan situation than has ever been seen before in

Bosses, Howard target WA construction workers' union

Ron Perkins, Perth Workers living in Western Australia would be forgiven for thinking PM John Howard's anti-union IR legislation has already become law. Besides instances of unfair dismissals already reported, the construction division of the WA

Liberal students wreck women's room

Courtney Ruge, Melbourne On August 11, a day after the national protest against voluntary student unionism (VSU), the women's room at Melbourne University was vandalised. The August 12 Age reported that "furniture was upturned, paperwork was

Aussie Post spends $250,000 to sack one worker

Sue Bull, Geelong It was revealed in a Senate estimates committee on August 17 that Australia Post spent $250,000 in legal fees to get rid of one worker. Trevor Grenfell worked at the Wendouree Mail Centre in Ballarat for 25 years. When a new

SCOTLAND: Socialists fight Islamaphobia

Alex Miller According to an August 11 press release issued by the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP), police figures show that religious hate crimes in London, targeted primarily at the Muslim community, have risen by almost 700% compared to 2004 in

Write on: Letters to the editor

Capitalism and health I write in relation to Nick Fredman's article on capitalism and health in GLW #637. This article contains a couple of inaccuracies. Perhaps the most obvious is the claim that counselling is a viable alternative to lithium for

Union delegates discuss IR campaign

GEELONG — On August 17, the Geelong Trades and Regional Labour Council convened an all-unions delegate and activist meeting to discuss the campaign against the Howard government's anti-union industrial relations "reforms". About 100 unionists

CHINA: Protests escalate

Eva Cheng In the last two years, protests in China have been on the rise and they have become increasingly violent. From 8700 in 1993, the number of "mass incidents" jumped to 32,000 in 1999, 50,000 in 2002, 58,000 in 2003 and 74,000 last year.

No nuke waste dump campaign under way

Kathy Newnam, Darwin The newly formed No Waste Dump Committee will hold a public meeting on August 31 to bring together the growing opposition to the federal Coalition government's plan to build a national radioactive waste dump in the Northern

Democracy betrayed in 'war on terror'

Tony Iltis Since the July 7 bombings in London, Australian politicians and media have increased the tempo of their anti-Muslim scaremongering campaign, including attacking the very concept of multiculturalism. While this creates the danger of an