Ian Jamieson, Fremantle
In an unprecedented and alarming move, 107 construction workers employed on the Leighton Kumagai consortium's $1.5-billion Perth to Mandurah railway line project were issued with writs on July 5 that could result in them
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We note your work against the new industrial laws in Australia, the recent high-school walkouts, the campaign in solidarity with the Venezuelan revolution, against the war in Iraq and in support of the Socialist Alliance.
Green Left Weekly has
PERTH — Three women set off from Perth on July 11 to cross the Nullarbor on foot and deliver a message against racism to Canberra.
Jane Paterson (70), Kathryn Newmar (62) and Pam Morris (74) will be armed with petitions, to be completed by people
Sue Bull, Geelong
On July 5, unionists at the University of Ballarat voted to accept a new collective agreement. The agreement is the result of a long fight led by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) against the university and the
Zoe Kenny, Sydney
Gilda Chacon, representing the Cuban Federation of Workers (CTC), told the 35th Resistance national conference on July 9 that youth are central to the revolution in Cuba. "They are the generation who have to continue defending it,
MELBOURNE — Solidarity activists protested outside the El Salvador consulate here on July 14, where members of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) explained the atrocities being committed by El Salvador's government, which is
Katarina Pujiastuti
The spirit of unity filled the air as democratic organisations agreed to build a Party of National Liberation Unity (KP-PAPERNAS). Trade unions, student organisations, progressive political parties and poor people's
Ten CanoesWritten by Rolf de Heer and the people of RaminginingCo-directed by Peter Djigirr and Rolf de HeerScreening nationally at selected cinemas
REVIEW BY LACHLAN MALLOCH
"We come from this land. People, Balanda [white people], always come,
Ron Perkins, Perth
John Pes has become the public face of the 107 Western Australian construction workers who have been threatened with fines of up to $28,600 after taking strike action on the Leighton Kumagai-run Perth to Mandurah rail
Sam Wainwright
Thirty-six seafarers employed on the chemical carrier MT Stolt Australia who were facing the sack won a victory on July 14, when their employer signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA).
On
An open letter to all unionists
The shadow boxing has ended. It's time to start hitting back.
The situation in Western Australia, where at least 107 construction workers have been served writs with the possibility of $28,000 fines, represents a
The Real Oliver Twist: Robert Blincoe — A Life that Illuminates an AgeBy John WallerIcon Books, 2005468pp, $39.95 (hb)
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
The beatings and tortures were cruel and constant — Robert Blincoe, a mere child, would be kicked
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