Around 100 solidarity activists from 17 cities met on February 25 in Bielefeld to discuss solidarity with the Venezuelan revolution. The meeting discussed the possibility of forming an umbrella organisation later in the year, and decided to deepen
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Geelong Trades Hall Council secretary Tim Gooden sent the following statement to Green Left Weekly in response to the Howard government's recent attacks on Muslims.
It's a classic tactic of the Australian ruling class that, at a time when it is
PERTH — On March 3, 35 people came to the Maritime Union of Australia's rooms in North Fremantle to hear eyewitness reports titled "Revolution on the March in Latin America".
Resistance activists and Green Left Weekly writers Federico Fuentes and
Ron Perkins, Perth
Media coverage of the March 11 Victoria Park by-election campaign has been marked by indifference, reflecting the fact that the seat has been held by the Labor Party continuously since 1953. A 16% swing would be needed to oust
Alex Miller
Hard on the heels of its disastrous performance in the Dunfermline parliamentary by-election on February 9, the Labour Party lost a safe council seat to the Scottish National Party (SNP) in a by-election in Milton, Glasgow, on February
In January, Joanne Delaney was sacked from Dunnes Stores in Dublin for wearing a union badge. After an international campaign demanded her reinstatement, including thousands of emails sent to the company and motions passed in the British, Scottish
Linda Seaborn, Hobart
After three and a half years in the job, David Jackson, the clinical director of Alcohol and Drug Services in Tasmania's Department of Health and Human Services, resigned in early February, saying he could no longer tolerate
Pip Hinman, Sydney
Keysar Trad from the Muslim Friendship Society told an 80-strong Stop the War Coalition meeting here on February 27 that the "backlash" against the Muslim community is a direct result of "politicians and radio shock jocks trying
Bruce Marlowe
Dr Carolus Wimmer, international secretary of the Communist Party of Venezuela and member of the Latin American parliament, finished his Australian speaking tour with a March 5 meeting in Newcastle. He also spoke in Sydney, Canberra,
Sue Bull
University of Ballarat workers engaged in a class action against their employer have declared victory in the first round. Interlocutory action against the university's use of Australian Workplace Agreements (individual contracts) was heard
Linda Waldron
Five months after the October 8 earthquake struck north-west Pakistan, a much-anticipated tragedy has been largely avoided. Through the work of NGO, political and trade union activists in Pakistan and other countries, some successes
'Killer Bush go back!'
PAKISTAN — Labour Party Pakistan activists defied a ban to demonstrate in Lahore and Karachi on March 2 against the visit of US President George Bush. The protesters chanted 'Killer Bush go back' and 'Hands off
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