MELBOURNE — On August 30, a picket line was held at CSR Sugar in the western suburb of Yarraville by Union Solidarity in support of sacked occupational health and safety representative Craig Marshall. A member of the Australian Manufacturing
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Roberto Jorquera Workers at BHP's Escondida copper mine in northern Chile voted on August 31 to end their strike and accept a deal for a 5% pay rise and bonuses of some US$17,000. More than 2000 workers had been on strike since August 7. Chile
Aaron Benedek, Sydney Around 60 people attended a "What's the Future of the Block?" forum organised by the student union at Sydney University on August 29. The forum was addressed by Peter Valilis from the Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) and Geoff
James Balowski, Jakarta Activists from the West Papua Peoples United Struggle Front (Pepera) held a protest at the US Embassy in Jakarta on August 28 calling for the defendants in the Timika shooting case in West Papua to be released. The
Kep Enderby Alfred Dreyfus was imprisoned on the remote, infamous Devil's Island for five years before, following 12 years of public protestation, his conviction was eventually overturned. David Hicks has been imprisoned on the United States
Jim McIlroy& Coral Wynter, Caracas As part of the revolutionary Bolivarian government's program of building popular involvement in decision-making, the First Social Parliament of the Streets was held on August 26 in the grounds of the Federal
It's official! Creation of Israel not part of 'freedom agenda' "You know, I've heard this theory about everything was just fine until we arrived, and kind of we're going to stir up the hornet's nest theory. It just doesn't hold water, as far as I'm
Voices I would like to truly congratulate Angela Budai and Vivienne Porzsolt from Jews Against the Occupation their letter (GLW #679). Quotes such as, "We place an equal value on Palestinian, Israeli and Lebanese lives and regard any loss of life as
At an August 28 press conference in Jakarta, activists expressed disappointment over a recent decision by the governments of Indonesia and East Timor to extend the mission of the Truth and Friendship Commission (KKP). They also called for the KKP to
Dave Riley, Brisbane Members of the Murri community and their supporters rallied and marched on September 1, in the week that the state inquest into the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee on Palm Island on November 19, 2004, wound up. The inquest
Pip Hinman Rob Stary, defence lawyer for Jack Thomas, believes the Australian government has victimised his client because it wanted a "home grown" terrorist to test out its so-called anti-terror laws. Stary told an August 25 public meeting in
Message Stick: The Gathering —The epic and poignant story of the Indigenous Mirning people of the Nullabor. ABC, Friday, September 8, 6pm. The Chaser's War On Everything — George W Bush waged a "war on terror", but only The Chaser wages a war on
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