Doug Lorimer
Newly elected Solomon Islands Prime Minister Mannasseh Sogavare hit out on May 7 at Australian leaders for interfering in the internal affairs of the archipelago-nation after they publicly criticised his decision to include two
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Justin Tutty, Darwin
Since the Country Liberal Party's federal MP David Tollner first proposed plans to dump nuclear waste in the NT, fierce opposition has grown.
The Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2005 identified three sites (none of which
Jim McIlroy & Coral Wynter, Caracas
"The Venezuelan revolution is a very popular mobilisation, which was revealed especially in the opposition to the counter-revolutionary coup in April 2002 and the bosses' strike of early 2003", Pedro Eusse,
On May 6, the third day of the European Social Forum in Athens, more than 100,000 people demonstrated against neoliberalism and the possible war on Iran. Many different left groups from across Europe participated in the ESF, the largest contingent
June 28 national day of action
ACT
Canberra: Lunchtime rally, Garema Place, Civic (time to be confirmed)
NEW SOUTH WALES
Armidale: Rally details to be confirmed
Lismore: 12.30pm, Magellan St, Lismore
Newcastle: 10am, Newcastle Panthers
Peter Boyle
Green Left Weekly's Caracas bureau got a mention in Time magazine last week. But our two journalists were dismissed by the cynical Time reporter as "revolutionary tourists".
But they were in good company. As Time put it, "Actor Danny
Chris Peterson, Melbourne
On May 15, 200 students rallied outside a university council meeting at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology to protest against RMIT's decision to cut funding to the student union.
RMIT plans to cut funding to the
MELBOURNE — The employer of two workers who were sacked and then reinstated after a community picket at their workplace subsequently encouraged Channel Nine's A Current Affair show to film the two workers at the factory against their wishes,
Kim White, Sydney
On May 6, 500-700 people attended the Rock the Block festival in the inner-city suburb of Redfern, enjoying five hours of Indigenous and non-Indigenous music and films. Money raised by the festival will contribute towards a new
Peter Boyle
On budget night last year, federal treasurer Peter Costello said that he hadn't cut the top marginal income tax rate for individuals because "only 3% cent of Australians will be on that top rate.
"For 97% of Australians, that top rate
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