Union dissent delays work for the dole
Members of the teachers' union, the Australian Education Union, in Canberra "simply weren't prepared to go ahead with work for the dole as it was designed", Clive Haggar, president of the AEU's ACT branch,
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RUSSIA: Trade unionist bashed
The following urgent appeal was issued by Konstantin Prasolov, from the independent Russian trade union Zaschita. The authorities in Bashkiria, Bashkortostan Republic, Russia, have again used brute force against
BY KERRY BAKER
HOBART — One hundred people gathered at the International Wall of Friendship on April 11 to protest against the forced removal of the five remaining Kosovar refugees in Tasmania. The Sopjani family were being held by the
US toxic waste rejected
@body text = A ship carrying 110 tonnes of toxic US military waste from bases in Japan to Canada has had to return without unloading, Radio Australia reported on April 10. Two inflatable boats belonging to environmental
'400 and still dancing'
ADELAIDE — Supporters of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly celebrated the 400th issue of the paper on April 8 with a cocktail and dance party at the Resistance Centre. "400 and Still Dancing" raised funds for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly
Speaks volumes already
Light snow falls and renews the paths we walk,
grey skies soften raw, wintry day with bright light
my beard freezes in clumps of ice along the way ...
I call puppy Bella: Come! She loves to play,
I tell
Australia sinking climate change efforts
BY JIM GREEN
Australia's aggressive promotion of carbon sinks may undermine global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas levels. Greenpeace International's climate policy director, Bill Hare, warned on April 13
Demonstrators in Washington, D.C., for the World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF) joint meeting on April 18-19, will take up where those who protested in Seattle in December against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) left off: they will seek to
Networker: Running out of workers
It would be suicidal for any government to be honest about long-term employment prospects. So every time the government cuts another job, or encourages corporations to do the same, it talks about opportunities in
BRITAIN: Unity fires socialist election campaign
LONDON — On April 13, the second major election rally of the London Socialist Alliance will be held. The LSA is a broad regroupment of socialist groups, which is using the May 4 elections for the
NOUMEA — Yann Celene Uregei, leader of the United Kanak Liberation Front/People's Congress (FULK/CP), died following a long illness, in his home in the suburbs of New Caledonia/Kanaky on April 7. "Old Yann", as he was respectfully known, had
FRANKFURT, Germany — Twenty-six years ago, a young theology student, Manuel Campos, fled Portugal one step ahead of the secret police. Campos suddenly found himself in Germany, a young man with no prospects, few skills, and a head filled with
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