Christine Rau
I wasn't involved in the asylum seeker debate in 2001 when the government's actions on Tampa were, in their opinion, decisive in getting them re-elected. It was an accident of circumstance that my family was given a voice this past
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Zoe Kenny
Young people joined the November 15 national day of action against the industrial relations laws determined to not only lampoon PM John Howard, but also highlight that young workers will suffer under these laws. The socialist youth
The tremendous display, on November 15-16, of mass opposition to the Howard government's attacks on workers and trade unions showed the deep desire of working people across the country to resist — and stop — the Coalition's attacks.
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John Pilger
I was dropped at Paradiso, the last middle-class area before barrio La Vega, which spills into a ravine as if by the force of gravity. Storms were forecast, and people were anxious, remembering the mudslides that took 20,000 lives. "Why
Pip Hinman
What a momentous week we have come through! The biggest workers' rights protest in Australian history â nothing less! On November 15, at least 600,000 workers around the country took part in mass meetings, rallies and marches against
Rohan Pearce
"Tonight, Iraqi security and coalition forces kicked off offensive operations to eliminate the terrorist and insurgent safe haven in Fallujah and to restore control to the Iraqi government", US General George Casey told a press
Bernie Stephens, Harare
Army troops were used to retain control of streets of central Harare after demonstrators mobilised in support of a Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) day of action against poverty on November 8.
Police were taken off
Max Lane
The Indonesian government's policy, announced last month, of giving a A$40 handout to people on an income of less than $25 per month as compensation for rises in fuel prices was only due to last for a few weeks, yet was supposed to help
Hard Ground: Unions in the PilbaraBy Bradon EllemPilbara Mineworkers Union, 2004Available from the CFMEU mining and energy division, Sydney79 pages, $20 (pb)
REVIEW BY JIM MCILROY
As the federal Coalition government prepares to launch the biggest
The Secret Inquisition: Guardians of the Church — Looks at the Catholic Church's controversial positions on communism and AIDS. SBS, Friday, November 25, 2pm.
Message Stick: The Future of the Tent Embassy — Set up in 1972, what does the future
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