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Nuke waste dump plan opposed

DARWIN — There has been widespread opposition to federal science minister Brendan Nelson's July 15 announcement of plans for a nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory. The plans involve storing nuclear waste from Sydney's Lucas Heights

End the terror, end the occupations!

Pip Hinman, Sydney In the wake of the London bombings and the decision by Australia to send more troops to Afghanistan, a snap protest on July 15 called by Sydney's Stop the War Coalition drew some 60 people, who gathered to listen to community

Locked-out Boeing workers demand collective agreement

Ruth Ratcliffe, Newcastle The federal Coalition government's Defence White Paper in 2000 described the FA-18 fleet as the single most important component of Australia's defence infrastructure. Yet the workers who maintain the jets at Williamtown

Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly $100,000 emergency appeal

Peter Boyle Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly is facing a serious financial crisis. Last year we finished with a $35,000 deficit and so far this year are almost $65,000 down — that's a combined shortfall of $100,000! We have borrowed to keep going, but if this

Esk residents fight pollution threat

BRISBANE — A group of residents at Esk in the Brisbane valley, 80 km west of the city, are fighting to prevent the establishment of large-scale poultry farms in the area. Several farms are already operational, having been approved by local

WESTERN SAHARA: Yara ceases phosphate trade

Yara International, the world's biggest fertiliser corporation, has ceased its operations in Western Sahara, after its purchase of large quantities of phosphates from the occupied country was publicly revealed. The Norwegian Support Committee for

INDIA: Campaign against Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is establishing operations in the Tirunelveli district and intends to draw 9000 litres of water per day from the Tamirabarani river, which is the main water source for Tirunelveli, Kovilpatti and Sattur. In addition to massive water

Hostages of the 'war on terror'

Raul Bassi, Sydney At a press conference on July 9, Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hick's father Terry and former detainee and torture victim Mamdouh Habib met for the first time. Following this emotional meeting, 150 people attended a public forum

BRITAIN: 4000 attend Marxism conference

Alex Bainbridge, London Marxism 2005, the annual public conference organised by the British Socialist Workers Party (SWP), was scheduled to begin July 7 — the day of the London terrorist bombings — at a venue close to one of the explosions. The

VENEZUELA: Socialism preferred

On July 14, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez revealed the results of a new survey, in which 47.9% of people polled favoured a socialist government; 25.7% supported capitalism and 24.6% did not answer. The poll was conducted between May 26 and June 9

Stealing Colombia's resources through brute force

The Profits of Extermination: How US Corporate Power is Destroying ColombiaBy Francisco Ramierez CuellarIntroduction and translation by Aviva ChomskyCommon Courage Press141 pages, $20Order via <info@commoncouragepress.com> REVIEW BY BARRY

Write on: Letters to the editor

Afghan asylum seekers Today, July 11, nine Afghan asylum seekers held on Nauru were threatened with forced deportation unless they go home "voluntarily". They have until 5pm to sign. A "deadline", they think. One detainee writes: "No-one would sign