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Families for a nuclear-free future

Families For a Nuclear Free Future (FFANFF) is a recently formed community group of families in Alice Springs with a united voice against the exploration and mining of uranium.

Drought-proof our parks: socialist candidate

When the beautiful 100-year-old elm trees in Methven Park, Brunswick began to show signs of stress from lack of water, a group of local residents came together to pressure the local council for a plan to save the trees.

Union defend tertiary education

The Victorian division of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) rallied 500 supporters of tertiary education on November 20.

'Blue-collar workers are not terrorists!'

On November 16, the Community Solidarity group took part in the annual Fremantle Festival parade, calling for the Rudd government to repeal all of the Work Choices legislation and completely scrap the Australian Building and Construction Commission’s powers.

Gaza's fisherpeople attacked

Fishing boats have become the latest target in Israel’s war on the Palestinian territory of Gaza.

WA gives go ahead for uranium mining

The Liberal Party government of Western Australia announced on November 18 that it has lifted the state’s ban on uranium mining.

Obama pledges to close Guantanamo

On November 16, in his first interview since his election victory, US president-elect Barack Obama told the CBS program 60 Minutes that his administration would close the notorious US concentration camp on the illegally occupied Cuban territory of Guantanamo Bay, and end the use of torture.

Teachers fight NSW gov't over staffing, pay

NSW teachers stopped work for two hours on November 19 to consider the next stage in their campaign for the reinstatement of a centralised staffing system and salary justice.

Fidel Castro on G20 summit: "Begging the wolf"

Anyone would have thought there would be a profound debate on the thorny issue.

Corrections

The article "Trial of the Goulburn Nine" (GLW #775)contained an error, claiming the Melbourne "terror trial" in September resulted in "six people [being] convicted of conspiring to commit a terrorist act". In fact, they were convicted of belonging to

Venezuela: Chavez calls for 'revolution in the revolution'

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called for a “revolution within the revolution”, at an 8000 strong United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) rally on November 18.

'Deduct ABCC fines from funding to ALP'

Geelong Trades Hall secretary Tim Gooden thinks it’s high time for the construction industry unions to “stop feeding the hand that strangles us”. Gooden was referring to the fact that under the legislation that set up the Australian Building and Construction Commission, unions and workers have been hit with $1.39 million in fines ($654,000 of which has been suspended).