Sydney: M1 targets Halliburton
SYDNEY — Chanting "Halliburton OUT! Troops OUT! US imperialism OUT! OUT! OUT!", 150 people held a spirited May Day march to the office of Halliburton after a rally in Martin Place on May 1.
Halliburton was the
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NEWCASTLE — Aid worker and freelance journalist Donna Mulhearn spoke at a public forum at Club Nova on April 23, detailing her experiences as a "human shield" in Iraq. Mulhearn told the 70 people present that they were right
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HOBART — After a two-year struggle, the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) has successfully forced the Tasmanian state government to pay a postgraduate allowance to all qualified nurses. On May 1, the Federal Court ordered
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MELBOURNE — A May 1 forum organised by the Socialist Alliance hosted a lively debate about whether the budget should be blocked, after Greens speaker Pamela Curr explained her party's opposition. The forum, attended by 60 people,
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MELBOURNE — Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) state secretary Martin Kingham was acquitted of breaching the Royal Commission Act at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on May 2, following a three-day court
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MELBOURNE — This year's May Day rally, held on May 1 for the third year running rather than on the following weekend, had the theme "For a people's budget, not a war budget". The rally, which was organised by the Victorian Trades
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GEELONG — Six cleaning staff employed at the Gordon Institute, the largest provider of technical and further education in the Geelong region, have lost their jobs after a change of contractor. Waynes Cleaning Systems, a
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MELBOURNE — Iraqi and Afghan refugees who now face the threat of forcible return to their "liberated" home countries addressed a forum held on April 29 at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, organised by the RMIT Refugee
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On May 3 and 4, marches were held in several Australian cities to mark May Day, a traditional day of workers' struggle. In Sydney, around 2000 people rallied in Hyde Park on March 4 before marching, behind several trucks decorated with union
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PERTH — The WA branch of the mining division of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union picketed the opening of Rio Tinto's annual general meeting on May 1. The unionists were protesting the company's attacks on workers
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Qld electricians win 25% pay rise BRISBANE — After months of negotiations and substantial industrial action, on April 29 contract electricians won a 25% pay rise as part of a new industry standard in south-east Queensland. More than 30
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Making the issues move forward "The idea is that you want to have a legitimate Iraqi interim authority in place because it makes the issues move forward more quickly, including the pumping of oil." — US State Department official, quoted in April