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Alex Bainbridge, Sydney Sixty unionists and their supporters gathered to defend specialised maintenance workers at the Sydney Opera House on February 24. The protest was directed against a new anti-union contractor who has refused employment to the

Dale Mills, Sydney NSW Police are to trial Tasers hand-held stun guns that fire two metal probes attached to copper wires, delivering 55,000-volt electric shock that lasts for five seconds. Victims typically fall to the ground and involuntarily

Call for women's solidarity BRISBANE — Murri women here have issued an appeal for support and solidarity from all women regarding black deaths in custody: "We, the women of the Aboriginal community send this plea for support and

MELBOURNE — The Socialist Alliance laid a trap for foreign minister Alexander Downer as he was to address a conference on human rights in Iraq on October 1. With a rodent trap baited with cheese made of lies, Socialist Alliance activists dressed

Peter Short, Perth "The voice of West Papua must be heard, it has been silenced for 45 years", West Papua solidarity activist Ned Byrne told a crowd of 140 people who packed into Fremantle's Kulcha venue on January 31. Organised by Project

Peter Boyle Have you had enough of the tug of war between John Howard and Peter Costello over who gets to run the government of the corporate rich in Australia? You promised me I could be PM, whines Costello. Howard responds with standard Howardian

Jim McIlroy, Brisbane "Let's have regime change here in Australia, for ourselves as well as the people of Iraq", Donna Mulhearn, peace activist and former human shield in Iraq, told a rally of up to 1000 people on September 26. The protest took

Nick Everett, Canberra On June 23, the Socialist Alliance launched its election campaign for the ACT federal seat of Fraser. Attended by 25 alliance members and supporters, the meeting was addressed by James Vassilopoulos, the alliance's candidate

Amanda Zivcic, Melbourne On January 25 and 27, Union Solidarity organised a community picket outside the Fitzroy Postal Delivery Centre. The picket was called in solidarity with shop steward Peter Vining, who was sacked last year. "Peter was

Sue Bull, Geelong On July 5, unionists at the University of Ballarat voted to accept a new collective agreement. The agreement is the result of a long fight led by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) against the university and the

Sunday, August 6 No nuclear power, no uranium mining, troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan and no attack on Iran Sydney 1pm rally at Hyde Park North for a march through the city. Ph Diane 0413 003 148 Brisbane 2pm rally at Queens Park.

#2 Meat workers win after long battle LAUNCESTON — On September 15, an 18-month industrial dispute came to an end at Blue Ribbon's plant in St Leonards. Seventeen workers received $500,000 in wages owed, which had accumulated since the