Kerryn Williams
On July 30, John Garang, leader of the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), died when the Ugandan helicopter that he was travelling in crashed near the Sudanese border. Garang was at the forefront of securing the January 9
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Helen Masterman-Smith
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' latest report on pay setting methods reveals the complex consequences of individual agreements for the work force. It indicates many sections of the work force lose out under individual
Tim Gooden
The national day of action called by the ACTU for October 25 will help shift the IR campaign to the next level. The government's legislation is going to affect everyone and makes a national response essential.
It's imperative that
Max Lane
According to the July Pulse Asia survey, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyos's approval rating has hit rock bottom at 19%, a further dip from 25% in June. Three out of four people want her to step down and some 80% in Metro
Chris Slee, Melbourne
Seventy people met in Brunswick on August 9 to discuss ASIO's powers and how they have been used against the Muslim community.
Vicki Sentis from the Federation of Community Legal Centres chaired the meeting and spoke about
Phil Cleary
They used to say politics and sport don't mix. When I ran for Prime Minister Bob Hawke's federal seat of Wills in 1992 as an independent, my political opponents were full of derision. "Stick to football", they'd say. It escaped them
With the Howard government now having a majority in both houses, it will finally have what it must see as a clear run to the implementation of voluntary student unionism (VSU). This policy, which has been floated and rejected before, is a favourite
Liam Mitchell
Forty-seven workers have been locked out of their jobs at the Boeing maintenance depot in Williamtown since May for campaigning for improved working conditions and against individual contracts. Australian Workers Union Newcastle
Workers Radio Sydney is a new trade union radio program broadcasting 5.30-9am Monday to Friday on 88.9 FM.
Trade unions, including the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the Maritime Union of Australia, the Australian Manufacturing
More than 1500 people rallied on August 9 against a proposed Coca-Cola bottling plant in Gangaikondan village in the Tirunelveli district in southern India. Local communities have united against the plant, arguing that it will further exacerbate
Stuart Munckton, Caracas
Having come to Venezuela to witness the revolution and the social missions at its heart, I ended up having a closer view of one of the most important missions — Barrio Adentro (Into the Neighbourhood) — than I might
Green Left Weekly #637 incorrectly reported that the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and Aids Council of NSW had wanted to invite ALP leader Kim Beazley and PM John Howard to address the August 13 "Relationship equality" rally in Sydney. In fact, the
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