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Alex Miller The Scottish Socialist Party is contesting two parliamentary by-elections to be held on September 29. Its candidates — long-time local activist Ronnie Stevenson, standing in the Scottish Parliament seat of Glasgow Cathcart, and trade
Christine Howes From 1900 until as late as the 1980s, governments around Australia controlled wages, savings and benefits belonging to Aboriginal people who were under their care and protection. In almost every state and territory, money
Tim Gooden, Geelong Following the success of the ACTU's first propaganda battle for the hearts and minds of workers with TV ads and an education campaign explaining the injustice of the new workplace laws, the Howard government has hit back with
Federico Fuentes, Valencia Speaking of the nine-month-long struggle against the Aseven (KR) soft-drink company, one of the company's workers Luis Flugo told Green Left Weekly, "we have been on the streets, we have been the victims of so many acts
On September 24, huge crowds attended anti-war protests in a number of US cities. In Washington DC, the White House was surrounded by a sea of protesters demanding the return of US troops from Iraq. The ANSWER anti-war coalition estimated that more
Susan Austin, Hobart On September 22, 600 health professionals attended stop-work meetings in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie to discuss their current campaign for a new industrial agreement. Tasmania has about 1100 health professionals, including
Benjamin Dangl Controversy is raging in Paraguay, where the US military is conducting secretive operations. Five hundred US troops arrived in the country on July 1 with planes, weapons and ammunition. Eyewitness reports prove that an airbase exists
Louay Alzaher& Doug Lorimer Tension ran high in southern Iraq on September 20 after British troops attacked the central police station in Basra, Iraq's second largest city, the previous day. The incident was sparked when British soldiers used
Alison Dellit, Sydney "I responded to my experience at Pizza Hut by becoming more radical. But many workers don't, they simply give up", Andrea told me. A former union delegate at the chain restaurant/takeaway store, she had become enraged at the
SYDNEY — NSW planning minister Frank Sartor's racist remarks on Koori Radio on September 19 have generated widespread calls for him to resign. Sartor, in charge of driving through a land grab in the Redfern-Waterloo area under the former Premier
On October 2-3, the socialist youth organisation Resistance is holding its 34th national conference in Melbourne. Green Left Weekly spoke to three Resistance activists about some of the campaigns they are currently involved in. Solidarity with
The September 19 English online edition of the Baghdad Azzaman daily reported that the Iraqi Red Crescent Society has asked aid groups to provide urgent assistance to former residents of Tal Afar following the massive US military assault on the city,