BY BRONWEN BEECHEY
ADELAIDE — One hundred and twenty steelworkers at BHP's Whyalla plant walked off the job on October 17, after the company refused to secure their entitlements. The workers, all members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers
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BY NICK FREDMAN
LISMORE — Sizeable meetings and lively discussions have been held across northern NSW about the meaning of the S11 protests against the World Economic Forum meeting in Melbourne, reflecting both the many people from the area who
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The last issue of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly inadvertently printed a photograph of an Aboriginal activist who has died. We sincerely apologise for any distress this may have caused Aboriginal people.
BY ZANNY BEGG
SYDNEY — Inside the luxurious Westin Hotel on October 20, young business entrepreneurs rubbed shoulders with corporate leaders from such companies as Chubb Security, AMP, Multiplex, Coles Myer and British American Tobacco and then
On October 18, the United States Senate approved legislation that will tighten the blockade against Cuba. The legislation was passed by the US House of Representatives last week. Claims that the bill has relaxed the blockade are untrue.
For the
Anger is rising at the rising cost of South Africa's massive rearmament program.
The National Assembly's standing committee on public accounts learned on October 11 that the cost of the program — budgeted at 30 billion rand (US$4.2 billion) in
Thank you
"Enough is enough Brandon Jones." — Warden Fred Head
The words above were said to me on September 29 at approximately 9.50am. Mr Head made it clear to me that he has been getting your letters regarding my complaints about the mail
What do consultants do?
Ever wondered what a “consultant” does? You must have heard of them.
They are the “experts” who grow and prosper with every government move.
Closing down schools? You need a consultant. Handing over government
BY JANINE CURLL
SYDNEY — On October 16, Sutherland Entertainment Centre echoed to the chants of "Refugees yes! Racism no! Philip Ruddock has got to go".
Fifteen activists from the Refugee Action Collective (RAC) confronted the federal
Nothing wrong
"The meals weren't used in the end, but there was certainly nothing wrong with the food." — A spokesperson for Qantas after its workers forced the airline to stop serving meals after their "best by" date.
Unlike governments?
A Room for Romeo BrassDirected by Shane MeadowsWritten by Shane Meadows and Paul Fraser
REVIEW BY JONATHAN SINGER
The dramatic and comic realism of A Room for Romeo Brass carries an emotional punch, but in the end the blow is only lightly felt.
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