Chris Latham, Perth
On January 18, construction workers on a number of Perth building sites walked off the job over fears that a heavy haze that has been affecting Perth was hazardous to outdoor workers.
The stoppages caused outrage from
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Lara Pullin
Within hours of the federal budget being passed on January 28, outraged students and staff occupied the University of El Salvador, vowing to lead national mass actions to overturn it. They have called for mass protests at the national
After years of campaigning for his freedom, as part of the national campaign, the Socialist Alliance is deeply relieved to hear that Mamdouh Habib has been released from the US concentration camp, Camp X-Ray, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
We express our
HOBART — Incat management has agreed to some of the demands put by unions following industrial action in support of a 5% wage rise and a 38-hour week.
Following the lead of 20 electricians who took strike action the previous week, 100 workers
Alex Miller
Carolyn Leckie, one the Scottish Socialist Party's six members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), has been sentenced to seven days in jail for refusing to pay a fine relating to her arrest at an anti-nuclear protest at Faslane Naval
John Pilger
I tried to phone her the other day. I still have a number she gave me, which I could call infrequently and exchange a few words. It was fruitless to try this time; the hurried click at the other end was an echo of her Kafkaesque
Gojra is a city with 135,000 residents in the Toba Tek Singh district of the Pakistani province of the Punjab. Over a period of a few days in early December, five girls, ranging in age between five to seven, were abducted while on their way to
Polish police arrested 28 demonstrators on January 26, at a rally to protest the planned presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a memorial service at the Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27. The protesters argued that Putin was a war
Stuart Munckton
At an extravagant celebration with his wealthy supporters on January 20, George Bush was officially crowned ruler of the United States empire for another four years. Meanwhile, outside, thousands of anti-war protesters lined
Kate Howard, Newcastle
Labour-hire staff working at the Telstra call centre in Newcastle gained a significant victory over their employer, Choice HR, at the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on January 21.
Last August, Choice HR reduced
Balance?
As we sat down at a table for coffee and opened our Saturday papers — the Sydney Morning Herald and Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, my friend looked at me wisely and said, "I think it is important to look at both sides of the story". Knowing him
Nick Everett, Canberra
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations employees have voted overwhelmingly against a non-union agreement put forward by DEWR management. The result, declared on January 27, was 78% against the proposal.
DEWR
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