SYDNEY - On March 16, 250 people attended an emergency rally initiated by the Stop the War Coalition (STWC) in response to the aerial bombardment and killings in Falluja, Iraq.
Protesters marched to the US consulate, demanding "Iraq for the
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Marcus Greville, Melbourne On September 8, security guards employed by Chubb Protective Services and organised by the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) rallied outside the State Library to demand that Chubb sign a state-wide
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CANBERRA — "Ideas to change the world" was the theme of the inaugural socialist ideas conference, held at the Australian National University on July 10. The conference brought together 60 socialists and activists to discuss imperialism,
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Peter Boyle On February 23, Australian treasurer Peter Costello belted out this warning to Muslim migrants: "Before becoming an Australian you will be asked to subscribe to certain values. If you have strong objections to those values, don't come
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Family values I "NEW YORK — Adelphia Communications Corporation founder John Rigas and his two sons siphoned millions of dollars from the [now bankrupt] company as if it were a 'private piggy bank', for everything from 100 pairs of bedroom
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Paul Benedek, Brisbane On September 14, 400 people attended the launch of the Workers and Civil Rights Coalition (WCRC). Griffith University industrial relations professor David Peetz, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU)
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The Melbourne North-East Activist Centre (formerly the Resistance Centre) on High Street, Northcote, is now closed, due to financial constraints. The Socialist Alliance will continue to meet at the Northcote Town Hall, 189 High Street, Northcote.
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Duncan Meerding, Hobart The Socialist Alliance will be contesting Tasmania's March 18 state election, standing two candidates in the south of the state, in Franklin and Denison. The socialists will be running on a platform of opposition to the
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Simon Tayler, Sydney Supporters of Sydney's only community television station - Channel 31 - were shocked to hear on March 18 that the station would be forced off the air as a result of a decision by the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) to
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Mick Bull, Melbourne An historic agreement has been signed by the Victorian metals division of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and the Victorian construction division of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union. In the
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Ben Reid, Newcastle A wave of disgust and some resignations from the National Tertiary Education Union have swept academic staff at the Newcastle University as a result of NTEU branch president Wayne Reynolds' support for increased HECS fees for
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Liam Mitchell, Sydney On July 24, a lunchtime solidarity meeting with a member of the Western Australian branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) who is facing a heavy fine for taking strike action was held on the