LISMORE — In an action organised by the Northern Rivers Unionist Network, around 40 activists gathered on May 6 to mark May Day, entertaining passers-by with street theatre, and building the June 21 Lismore leg of the Your Rights at Work on the
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Sue Bolton, Brisbane
Over the last four months, Green Left Weekly has been covering the campaign by the more activist trade unions for the union movement to hold another national day of protest and stoppage against the Howard government's new
James Balowski, Jakarta
Hundreds of thousands of Indonesian workers rallied peacefully in major cities and towns across the country on May Day against planned revisions to the labour law, which would drastically reduce existing restrictions on
Zoe Kenny
A May 2 Sydney Morning Herald article reported federal Treasurer Peter Costello's warning that Australia may need to turn to nuclear power as the "solution" to greenhouse-gas driven climate change. Costello has joined the chorus of
Eva Cheng
Four days after King Gyanendra buckled under the pressure of mass protests and offered to reconvene the parliament that he forcibly suspended four years ago, Nepal's 205-seat parliament met on April 28. On April 30, it decided unanimously
May Day this year was something special.
In France, workers and students celebrated their tremendous victory against the French government's attempt to give employers the right to sack young workers at will.
In the United States on May 1, more
DARWIN — On May 6, Northern Territory Supreme Court judge Brian Martin told the Darwin Press Club that no civilised society should have allowed David Hicks to be detained at Guantanamo Bay for four years.
"Whatever one might think about what
CANBERRA — On May 5, Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union members protested outside the swish Holy Grail restaurant. The restaurant's owner owes $10,000 in unpaid wages to Dario DeGuzman, a Filipino guestworker.
"Community pressure is
Lisa Macdonald
There are now 67 groups sponsoring or endorsing the national Unity for Peace conference to be held in Melbourne on May 27.
Conference organiser David Glanz said, "The great response could not come at a more important time, as the
Chris Kerr
Twelve-thousand people marched on April 16 when the National Movement Against the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement held its first mobilisation. The coalition brings together around 270 different organisations, including the Korean
ALP
Kim Beazley's May 3 speech to the National Press Club confirms that Labor is just another conservative party. The address overwhelming focused on "middle Australians" who have "real and legitimate needs". Beazley specified that, by middle
Joseph Mutti
Pits the size of football fields filled with a choking sludge of oil and dead animals. Children suffering from leukaemia at four times the national average. Birth defects and miscarriages soaring. Drinking water polluted by carcinogens
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