James Vassilopoulos, Melbourne
Sixty workers employed at Australian Envelopes in the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Notting Hill — all members of the printing division of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) — have been on
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Pip Hinman, Sydney
"Labor has broken its first election promise, with [NSW] transport minister John Watkins admitting on September 20 that no train stations in the Marrickville electorate would be upgraded to include disability access", said Greens
Camilo Mejia was the first US soldier to serve in Iraq who went public with his refusal to re-deploy. He spent nine months in military confinement for deciding to follow his conscience. Since his release, he has been a tireless anti-war campaigner
Susan Austin, Hobart
On September 22, 600 health professionals attended stop-work meetings in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie to discuss their current campaign for a new industrial agreement. Tasmania has about 1100 health professionals, including
John Tognolini
Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, the Democratic Socialist Perspective and the Socialist Alliance send our sincere condolences to Denis Kevans' daughter Sophia, his long-time partner Sonia Bennet and his many comrades and friends over his sudden
On September 28, 1864, the International Working Men's Association, better known as the First International, was founded at a meeting in St. Martin's Hall, London. One of the leaders of the International was Karl Marx, who drew up the General Rules
SYDNEY — A community forum organised by ALP MP Tanya Plibersek on September 22 drew 40 people to hear the former Leichhardt mayor, councillor Alice Murphy, professor Russell Landsbury from the University of Sydney and labour lawyer Daniel
BRISBANE — More than 100 people joined in an enthusiastic celebration of the Venezuelan revolution at the St Francis Church Hall in West End on September 24, as a culmination to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly emergency appeal. Around $2500 was raised.From
The September 19 English online edition of the Baghdad Azzaman daily reported that the Iraqi Red Crescent Society has asked aid groups to provide urgent assistance to former residents of Tal Afar following the massive US military assault on the city,
Bronwen Beechey, Auckland
In New Zealand, the minimum wage for workers aged 18 and over is NZ$9.50 per hour, and the rate for workers under 18 is even lower. The wages for Australian workers are 20% to 50% higher than those for equivalent jobs in
GEELONG — Some 200 people attended a public meeting on September 20 to discuss the impact of PM John Howard's industrial relations laws. ACTU president Sharan Burrow explained the federal government's agenda and its likely effect on unions and
Kim Bullimore
The Israeli justice ministry announced on September 18 that it would close a police investigation into the murder of 13 Palestinians with Israeli citizenship at the beginning of the second intifada.
The 13 were killed in northern
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