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  • Whistleblower calls for new inquiry into Iraq 'intelligence'

    Sarah Stephen, Sydney "A journalist recently asked me whether the average Australian cared any more about the unravelling case for war", Andrew Wilkie told a Stop the War Coalition public meeting on February 15. "It's true that some have taken PM

  • Solidarity meetings with WA construction worker

    SYDNEY — Mal Peters from the WA CFMEU, who was fined $28,000 for participating in a strike on the Perth to Mandura rail line construction project, and his partner Bernadette, will speak about what led to the workers taking the strike action that

  • Truck drivers protest outside Coles

    NEWCASTLE — On July 21, 70 truck drivers protested outside the Coles store in the NSW Central Coast town of Wyoming after being left with no job security by Coles-Myer and the Linfox trucking company following the closure of the nearby Coles-Myer

  • Death of a scaffolder

    John Tognolini, Sydney When 41-year-old scaffolder and father of three Paul Hughes fell eight stories to his death in Sydney's CBD on January 6, it put the spotlight not only on one of the building industry's most dangerous occupations but also

  • Iraq discussed

    ADELAIDE — The Socialist Alliance branch here held it first public meeting for the year, held in the Adelaide Resistance Centre, on February 11. Seventeen people listened to Dr David Lockwood, from the department of history at Flinders University,

  • 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,

  • Newcastle University locks out union branch

    Susan Price, Sydney On the night of November 22, following threats of eviction, the University of Newcastle moved to changed the locks on the offices of the National Tertiary Education Union on the campus. The NTEU had previously made attempts at

  • Correction

    In GLW issue #675 an article incorrectly referred to Ali Kazak as the head of the Palestinian delegation in Canberra. He no longer holds this position.From Green Left Weekly, July 26, 2006. Visit the Green Left Weekly home page.

  • Rally for a canal-free Coogee

    Anthony Benbow, Fremantle The battle to save WA's Coogee Beach is hotting up. A large part of the beach is in danger of being swallowed up by the proposed Port Coogee development, which would also see some of the ocean in Cockburn Sound filled in

  • Portland union solidarity kicks off

    Justine Kamprad, Geelong Inspired by the activities of Union Solidarity, a Melbourne community-union campaigning group, a group of 30 people met at South West Trades Hall on June 21 to set up South West Community Solidarity. In Liberal Party

  • New Zealand unionists show solidarity

    Sue Bolton New Zealand unionists in Auckland and Wellington joined unionists in 22 other countries on November 15 to protest outside Australian embassies against the Australian government's attacks on workers. Two Unite organisers, Simon

  • MUA WA branch prepares for IR fight

    Ian Jamieson, Fremantle Up to 300 union activists attended the second biennial conference of the Western Australian branch of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), held July 26-28. Coming at a time when the union movement is facing vicious attacks