Leslie Richmond, Adelaide
On November 17, protesters rallied against the visit to Adelaide of US war secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who arrived to attend the annual Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN).
The AUSMIN talks, at
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Doug Lorimer
The Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) has called on the Australian government to follow the Dutch government's example and commission a study into Australia's involvement in the 1969 UN-organised "act of free choice" in West
The Venezuelan-owned and US-based fuel refiner and distributor Citgo will begin distributing discounted heating oil to poor US communities next week. Rafael Ramirez, Venezuela's minister of energy and petroleum, made the announcement yesterday,
"The mood was excellent, and there's a much greater understanding out there about the issues than some people think. We need to put more industrial pressure on, have more demonstrations like this one, ongoing action to hit the bosses and the members
John Pilger
I was dropped at Paradiso, the last middle-class area before barrio La Vega, which spills into a ravine as if by the force of gravity. Storms were forecast, and people were anxious, remembering the mudslides that took 20,000 lives. "Why
Christine Rau
I wasn't involved in the asylum seeker debate in 2001 when the government's actions on Tampa were, in their opinion, decisive in getting them re-elected. It was an accident of circumstance that my family was given a voice this past
Zoe Kenny
Young people joined the November 15 national day of action against the industrial relations laws determined to not only lampoon PM John Howard, but also highlight that young workers will suffer under these laws. The socialist youth
The tremendous display, on November 15-16, of mass opposition to the Howard government's attacks on workers and trade unions showed the deep desire of working people across the country to resist — and stop — the Coalition's attacks.
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Bernie Stephens, Harare
Army troops were used to retain control of streets of central Harare after demonstrators mobilised in support of a Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) day of action against poverty on November 8.
Police were taken off
Pip Hinman
What a momentous week we have come through! The biggest workers' rights protest in Australian history â nothing less! On November 15, at least 600,000 workers around the country took part in mass meetings, rallies and marches against