Scores of South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) members have been arrested during protests around the country since the union launched an indefinite national strike on August 8 in demand of a living wage. The union is calling for wage
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On August 10, PNG Power workers declared their intention to take industrial action if the proposed appointment of an Australian expatriate as the new CEO goes ahead. The PNG Energy Workers Association is demanding that the PNG Power CEO remained
James Goodman
In late August the Sydney Opera House hosts a crew of corporate spruikers. The neo-conservative lobby machine — Forbes Global — is coming to town.
We will be treated to the edifying spectacle of an iconic public building given
On August 9, three anti-war protesters, including a 70-year-old woman, cut a hole in the fence of the Patch Barracks in Stuttgart and hung a four-metre-long banner between two trees. The banner marked the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.
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REVIEW BY SIMON BUTLER
In January this year, a small
Peter Boyle
At the end of the fourth week of our Emergency Appeal, $55,452.15 has been raised to keep Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly coming out, and we are overwhelmed with powerful messages of support from our readers. Here is one from a progressive
Jim McIlroy, Brisbane
"Woolworths: I won't shop there", "Save Maleny's platypus" and "Support Maleny residents" were some of the placards held up by protesters outside the Woolworths supermarket in the inner-city suburb of Spring Hill on August
On August 13, 1000 people marched in Sydney to demand the repeal of the federal government's same-sex marriage ban. Smaller rallies for same-sex marriage rights were also held in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Hobart.
Photo by Rachel Evans.
Osama Yousif
In 1983, the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed in opposition to Sudan's Islamist military regime. The SPLM called for the liberation of Sudan from poverty, for peace, for a solution to the oppression and
Sue Bull, Warrnambool
As the Temperance Hall in Warrnambool began to fill on August 6, it was clear that even in country towns people are worried about the impact of the federal government's amendments to industrial relations laws.
Two hundred
Marce Cameron, Sydney
Representatives from the City Hub and the City News, the Big Issue, Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly and progressive organisations met on August 8 to launch the Sydney Free Speech Alliance. The alliance will campaign against the City of
On average, union members earn $125 more per week than workers who are not in unions, and have better working conditions and job security. The federal Coalition government wants to undermine the ability of unions to fight for workers' rights by:
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