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Correction

Correction A sub-editing error in the article titled "MUA members speak out against Patrick deal" in last week's issue referred to Melbourne community radio 3CR's Friday breakfast show as "sponsored" by Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly. We do not sponsor this

Another waterfront conspiracy

By James Vassilopoulos Sack the entire Maritime Union of Australia work force; deregister the MUA; cancel MUA awards and agreements; use the Crimes Act and secondary boycott laws to smash the union: these were the options the Coalition government

Festival educates and organises

Festival educates and organises By Francesca Davis SYDNEY — The Wild Spaces film festival, held here June 19-21, presented a wide range of important issues using various film formats. If it continues and branches out, as festival organiser Gary

Youth band competition

Youth band competition SYDNEY — South Sydney Youth Services are holding a youth band competition on August 8 in conjunction with the Mascon 3 Festival 1998, at Sydney Park in St Peters. Young female musicians are particularly encouraged to

The history of capitalism: no, it isn't pretty

By Phil Shannon Industry leaders, business executives, corporate entrepreneurs — what a much misunderstood community we have here, unjustly maligned by ungrateful plebs unable to see that their well-being depends on the noble spirit and good

Secondary student network formed

Secondary student network formed HOBART — As a result of the rally against racism here on June 26, a new activist group of secondary students was formed. The Secondary Students Anti-Racist Network aims to politicise secondary students and

Action updates

Canadian consulate occupied SYDNEY — The Canadian consulate was briefly occupied on June 30 by 100 members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The occupation was in opposition

Free Burma conference

Free Burma conference MELBOURNE — To mark the 10th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising in Burma, the All Burma Students Democratic Organisation is holding an Activists' Conference for a Free Burma here on July 18-19 at Ridley College,

Footscray march against One Nation

By Jorge Jorquera MELBOURNE — More than 300 anti-racist activists and local residents protested against the policies of One Nation in Footscray on July 4. The rally was organised by the Democratic Socialists and Resistance. Participants came from

Delegates rally against award stripping

Delegates rally against award stripping By Michael Bull MELBOURNE More than 1200 job delegates and union officials rallied against the introduction of award stripping at Melbourne Town Hall on July 1. The meeting was organised by the Victorian

CPSU sell bad agreement

CPSU sell bad agreement By Ben Courtice The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) tax section voted in the week ending June 26 on the enterprise agreement being put to staff by management. Three-quarters of the union members who voted accepted

Poor used to stop Russian economic collapse

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — When Russia's new rich are called upon to invest, produce, pay their taxes and help save the country from economic oblivion, it is only to be expected that they will want a bribe. The anti-crisis economic program tabled