At its largest and most productive meeting of the year, the University of Queensland's Students Campaigning Against Multinationals collective adopted a plan of action to build the M1 blockade of the Brisbane stock exchange on May 1.
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BY STUART MUNCKTON
CANBERRA — Chanting "Lock up Ruddock, free the refugees!", 30 people protested outside the National Press Club while immigration minister Philip Ruddock addressed journalists on the government-designated "Harmony Day", March
BY SEAN HEALY
Peter Costello's 1995 comment about a weak Australian dollar needs one small but important revision: devaluation impoverishes every working-class person in Australia. For owners of capital, especially those who own assets in foreign
How can women find happiness in marriage? According to "feminist" author Laura Doyle all we a wife needs do is "surrender" to her husband's every wish. In her book The surrendered wife: A practical guide to finding intimacy, passion and peace with
BY EVA CHENG
The pro-business reality of the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement hit home forcefully in August when the Mexican government was ordered by a NAFTA tribunal to pay nearly US$16.7 million to US waste disposal Metalclad
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS
MELBOURNE — After considerable debate, the Melbourne M1 Alliance resolved on March 20 to elect marshals from among its ranks to coordinate its planned May 1 blockade of the city's stock exchange.
The marshals will be given an
BY SEAN HEALY
The military dictatorship of General Pervaiz Musharraf has launched
a fierce crackdown against its opponents, arresting 20 leaders of political
parties belonging to the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy, including
the
BY VIV MILEY
The evidence is mounting that university students are paying too
much for higher education and the federal government spending too little,
with a senior university administrator backing such claims by the union
which
The parties of the banned Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy are calling on supporters worldwide to write to Pakistani ruler Pervaiz Musharraf and to Pakistani embassies to demand the release of imprisoned political leaders.
Musharraf's
George W. Bush campaigned for president on two broad themes — as a "compassionate conservative" and against "big government" taking away the rights and money of the American people. Now that he's president, the record is already in on what those
BY ROHAN PEARCE
As the national May 1 blockades of stock exchanges and other corporate targets approach, M1 activists have begun a big push to build the demonstrations. Since universities resumed this year, more than 1500 students have joined local
The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) has called for this year's world water day to be declared a day of mourning for the millions of people who are sick and dying as a result of not having access to water.
The United Nations chose
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