On November 23, the government of President Hugo Chavez, and the revolution he is leading in Venezuela, will face a serious test. Regional elections will be held nationwide in Venezuela and the results will have a significant impact on the progress of the Bolivarian revolution.
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A Galaxy poll of 1009 people nationwide found that Australian workers want the hated Work Choices legislation abolished immediately rather than waiting until 2010, the date set by the federal ALP for the repeal of the laws.
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The world is facing twin disasters in the near future: the coming economic meltdown of the international capitalist system, and the looming climate change crisis, Jim McIlroy told a Green Left Weekly forum on July 15.
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On July 17, 50 people heard Dr Mohamed Haneefs lawyer, Peter Russo, launch a guide to Australias anti-terror legislation in Bankstown Town Hall.
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An anti-privatisation rally calling for the expansion of “renewables, not coal” was held outside NSW treasurer Michael Costa’s Newcastle office on July 14.
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We have escalated this dispute because the members are angry that no real progress has been made on our agreement after five months, Peter Simpson, Queensland assistant secretary of the Electrical Trades Union, told Green Left Weekly on July 18.
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Figures from the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) show that since the election of the Labor government in November, the commission has upped the ante in its witch-hunt of building industry workers.
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On July 14, a rally against the corporatisation of Housing Tasmania was organised by the Tenants Union of Tasmania. Proposed changes will mean the state housing agency becomes a government-owned business, rather than a government service.
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Former employees of the sacked Wollongong City Council (WCC) are seeking to expose the culture of sexual harassment and bullying that they say existed in the council workplace for years.
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The chainsaws are poised to enter Wielangta Forest in south-east Tasmania, despite ongoing community opposition and a long legal battle led by Greens senator Bob Brown.
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A spirited rally of 1500 people protesting against the popes reactionary policies took place on July 19 against the backdrop of an important civil liberties victory in the courts.
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The unjust quarantining of Aboriginal peoples Centrelink benefits, enforced as part of the federal governments Northern Territory intervention, has been labelled by some as the interventions most destructive element.