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MUA victory in Newcastle

MUA victory in Newcastle By Alison Dellitand Jane Beckmann After 45 days locked out, maritime workers employed by Patrick Stevedores returned to work on May 23. The workers have been sub-contracted to Newcastle Stevedores. The return to work was

Left on-line

Left on-line Indonesia's struggle for democracy — Follow developments in Indonesia and find out what you can do in solidarity at these sites: Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) has first-hand reports from the Indonesian

Nuclear tests condemned

Nuclear tests condemned CANBERRA — Forty people attended pickets on May 24 and May 30 outside the Indian and Pakistan embassies respectively. The protests were called by the Australian Greens. Senator Bob Brown and the ACT Greens' Kerry Tucker

Write on: letters to the editor

Ireland Congratulations to Dave Riley and Chris Slee for being brave enough to have a go at interpreting the Northern Ireland peace deal. It has given me the courage to also have a go. I am sympathetic to the agreement. If I was in Ireland I

Stop MAI public meeting

Stop MAI public meeting By Nick Chesterfield BRISBANE — Around 300 people attended a public meeting here on May 27 to hear Reverend Tim Costello speak against the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI). The Organisation for Economic

Arguments for socialism: Red and green

Red and green By Francesca Davis The warning signals feature on the news each night: fires in Indonesia, chunks of the Antarctic ice sheet breaking off, global soil erosion of 74 billion tonnes per year, the El Niño event and climate

International Students Solidarity Network launched

International Students Solidarity Network launched By Arty Titiz MELBOURNE — The launch of the International Students Solidarity Network took place at Swanbourne University on May 20. Speakers included Vannessa Hearman from Action In Solidarity

Rally against One Nation planned

Rally against One Nation planned By Graham Mathews BRISBANE — A rally will be held at Roma Street Forum on June 7 at 11am to call on voters in the May 13 state election to put One Nation last. The rally was called from a meeting on May 29

'Time to get serious about Pauline Hanson'

By Edward Johnstone BRISBANE — The Democratic Socialists have issued a challenge to the Labor Party and the Coalition to get serious about Pauline Hanson in the Queensland election campaign. "Both ALP leader Peter Beattie and National Party

Transcending labels

Frabjous DazeRelishIndependently releasedPhone Ant McKenna on 015 172 276 or e-mail <antm@lrvnet.org.au>. Review by Lynda Hansen A nine-track debut CD, Frabjous Daze is a collection of songs from Brisbane band Relish. Relish, formed in

FSLN sends greetings to PRD

FSLN sends greetings to PRD The following resolution was passed by the FSLN's highest decision-making body. The motion was moved by Dorotea Wilson, who recently toured Australia. "The Second Congress of the FSLN, held in Managua, Nicaragua, on the

What's behind the rise of One Nation?

By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — The growth of the racist One Nation party, behind figurehead MP Pauline Hanson, is a result of the capitalist economic crisis, which has pitched workers into unemployment and poverty, ruined small businesses and driven