Dale T. McKinley, Johannesburg
A great deal of excitement has been generated, among South Africa's general population and also in left-wing political and activist ranks, by the launch of what has been labelled by the mainstream media the "new
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Dick Nichols
What is ACTU secretary Greg Combet up to? On August 23 he addressed the Australian Industry Group (AIG), the umbrella organisation for the major manufacturing and construction bosses, and the main business organisation behind the
Peter Boyle
The next ACTU-called national day of action against the proposed new federal industrial relations laws is not until November 15. But trade unionists in Geelong, Victoria, are determined to keep up the pressure. They have set an example
Kathy Newnam, Darwin
One hundred and twenty people attended the "Don't Waste the Territory" public meeting organised by the No Radioactive Waste Dump Committee on August 31.
"This project can be stopped", the Australian Conservation Foundation's
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Virtually every baseball fan knows that Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium is located in an area called Chavez Ravine. But few know Chavez
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Jenny Forward & Susan Austin, Hobart
The unions involved in Tasmania's Allied Health Professionals Campaign — the Community and Public Sector Union-State Public Service Federation and the Health and Community Services Union — are celebrating
Sarah Stephen
"In the euphoria of their release, most of these people have little inkling of what lies in store for them outside the razor wire", former human rights commissioner Marcus Einfeld told guests at a recent fundraising dinner.
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'Keep going and you will get there'
Chris Williams
After seven weeks, Green Left Weekly's special emergency appeal is still on target, with $73,413 having been donated. The donations from subscribers and supporters are often accompanied by
Grant Morgan, Auckland
On August 18, a draft Workers' Charter was finalised by a steering committee elected at a meeting of unionists and left-wing activists in Auckland on July 2. Over the next year there will be broad discussion of the draft
Roger Annis, Vancouver
The commander of Canada's armed forces, General Rick
Hillier, is speaking out boldly in support of the US-led imperialist war effort in the Middle East and Asia. He is spending the summer months on a lecture circuit as the
Jim McIlroy, Brisbane
"Can you imagine being sued for trying to protect something irreplaceable?" That was theme of a public meeting of 150 people held in the Powerhouse on August 30.
The meeting launched a national tour sponsored by the
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