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Write On: Letters to the Editor

Welfare to Work Losing a job may be just the beginning of problems for workers when the Howard government's IR system interacts with its so-called Welfare to Work policies. Under the Social Security Act, losing a job for alleged misconduct, leaving

EAST TIMOR: Deepening of elite crisis

Jon Lamb The political crisis in East Timor has deepened following the resignation of East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri on June 26. As pro and anti-government protests and gang violence continue, a resolution of the present crisis has been

COLOMBIA: Presidential election result a 'huge fraud'

Coral Wynter & Jim McIlroy, Caracas Hernan Durango is a Colombian journalist for the progressive Venezuelan daily newspaper Diario Vea, who was forced to flee his homeland eight months ago due to death threats from right-wing forces. In Colombia he

National protests reflect workers' will to fight

Sue Bolton Joan Doyle, Victorian Communication, Electrical and Plumbing Union postal division secretary, described the national June 28 protest against Work Choices as "sensational". It showed that, "three months after the laws have been

Global imbalances and the Australian economy

Dick Nichols The second article in this four-part series on the Australian economy (see GLW #672) discussed the causes of the US economy's unprecedentedly large current account deficit (CAD), which reached 6.4% of gross domestic product at the end

VENEZUELA: Army chief warns of US 'war threat'

Jim McIlroy& Coral Wynter, Caracas General Raul Isaias Baduel, commander-in-chief of the Venezuelan Armed Forces (FAN) and a key figure in restoring President Hugo Chavez to power after the April 2002 US-backed coup, warned that "One scenario that

PHILIPPINES: Leftists oppose Arroyo's 'all-out' war against guerrillas

The following is an abridged version of a statement issued on June 23 by the Laban ng Masa (Struggle of the Masses) coalition of left-wing political and social movemen t activists. Under President Gloria Arroyo's government, at least 124 leftist

IRAQ: Resistance groups reject 'olive branch'

Doug Lorimer On June 25, the US-backed Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al Maliki, announced before the Iraqi parliament a 24-point "national reconciliation" plan, ostensibly an "olive branch" to Iraqi resistance fighters. At a Baghdad press conference

Aboriginal, environmental alliance against uranium

The Alliance Against Uranium, a network of Aboriginal and environmental organisations which was formed in 1997, declared after a September 2005 meeting in Quorn, South Australia, that current and future generations have a right to a clean

Tooheys drivers win victory over contracts

SYDNEY — On June 27, 57 owner-drivers who deliver beer for the Tooheys brewery company voted to accept a new contract negotiated by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) with Tooheys and transport company Linfox. When it was announced that Linfox

'Defeating the monster that is imperialism'

Emma Clancy These three young activists will be special guests at the July 8-10 Resistance national conference in Sydney. Maria Rosa Jimenez, Venezuela Maria Rosa Jimenez is the head of student affairs of the Venezuelan socialist youth

Who can afford to give back $8000 a year?

Graham Matthews, Sydney Workers employed at the Esselte stationary warehouse in Sydney's south-west suburb of Minto have been "offered" individual contracts (AWAs) that would give them a pay rise of $47, but cut 18 allowances they currently enjoy,