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Special fund appeal for a special issue

Special fund appeal for a special issue Progresibo, the socialist unity paper in the Philippines, needs to help build a solidarity campaign in support of the Bangsa Moro peoples, who are facing a 200,000-strong Philippines army assault on their

Workers rally against Telstra fat cats

Workers rally against Telstra fat cats BY CLARA CONNOLLY BRISBANE — Fifty Telstra workers rallied outside the telecommunications giants' Roma Street offices on May 10 to protest against 10,000 planned redundancies and the scheduled

PUERTO RICO: US Navy clears protesters from Vieques

Before dawn on May 4, some 300 US federal agents — backed by a large Marine presence offshore — began clearing protesters from the US Navy's bombing ranges on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. The agents removed 216 protesters from the 14

EAST TIMOR: Old CDs needed for East Timor

Old CDS needed for East Timor Old CDs needed for East Timor The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in Sydney is collecting old CDs for East Timor's only community radio station, Voice of Hope. The appeal was launched at a

INDONESIA: Union leader tours Australia

BY JOHN GAUCI SYDNEY — "The goal of our union is to create prosperity as a welfare state similar to that of Europe or the US", Indonesian union leader Muchtar Pakpahan told 50 unionists gathered in the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous

ZIMBABWE: Why Britain fears Mugabe's land gamble

The loud complaints from the British Labour government and hysterical coverage by the international capitalist mass media have given undeserved credibility to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's populist claims that he suddenly intends to "resolve"

Rod Quantock: Serial satirist captured

Serial satirist captured Double Disillusion: Musings from a Rebel ComicBy Rod QuantockLothian Books, 1999229 pp., $19.95 (pb) By Phil Shannon Inspector Mastiff of the Yarra turned up the collar of his gabardine coat as the wind whistled with

Action updates

Burmese protest arrests SYDNEY — Burmese exiles and supporters held an emergency action outside NSW Parliament House on May 12 to protest against the Burmese military regime's arrest of U Aye Thar Aung, a leader of the Committee Representing

Students occupy UQ Senate chambers

Students occupy UQ Senate chambers BY MATT LIVINGSTON BRISBANE — Students at the University of Queensland occupied the University Senate chambers here on May 10 in protest at a proposed restructure of the Arts faculty until police were brought

LEBANON: Israel bombs again as deadline nears

LEBANON: Israel bombs again as deadline nears RAMALLAH, Palestine — The Israeli government's latest round of bombings in Lebanon has raised concern about the possibility of a major war following the expected pullout of Israel's troops from

MOZAMBIQUE: WB destroys cashew industry

BY NORM DIXON The International Union of Agricultural, Food and Hotel Workers — which has 330 affiliated unions in 124 countries — has pledged to wage "a very strong" campaign on behalf the more than 9000 workers, mainly women, thrown out of

Police attack Beverley blockade

Police attack Beverley blockade BY BRONWEN BEECHEY & JIM GREEN ADELAIDE — Protesters at the Beverley uranium mine in northern South Australia have vowed to continue their blockade of the site, despite violent assaults by police and private