On March 5, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government announced a new joint venture to help reduce transport costs in FMLN-governed municipalities. Part of the alternative Latin American
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Forces from both sides of the debate on Taiwan's independence have mobilised in three actions in Taipei since March 12. The so-called Pan-Blue Alliance — led by Taiwan's former ruling party Kuomintang (KMT) and comprising KMT splinter groups the
Dale Mills, Sydney
A mere two months after NSW police numbers were boosted by 600, another 750 officers are being added at a cost of $80 million per year. This brings total police numbers in NSW to more than 15,000, not including an estimated 3000
Duroyan Fertl
Protests by unionists, students and indigenous activists against a free trade agreement (FTA) between Ecuador and the US have strengthened, forcing the government to declare a state of emergency in several states around the capital
On March 21, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that a Venezuelan delegation travelled to Bolivia to be part of a new social mission dedicated to eliminating illiteracy in Bolivia. The Venezuelan delegation will start the project in the
Farida Iqbal, Sydney
On March 7, the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) granted the state's childcare workers a 16% pay rise over two years. Childcare workers will be paid between $70 and $166 more a week, following the IRC's ruling in
Peter Boyle
Correction: A recent report, quoted in Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, that the CEOs of the big corporations belonging to the Business Council of Australia (BCA) were paid 63 times the average wage of their companies' employees, was wrong.
Zoe Kenny
The Snowy River Hydroelectric Scheme (SRHS) is once again in the spotlight following Victorian Premier Steve Bracks' announcement that his government will follow the example of the NSW and federal governments in selling off its share of
Murray Smith, Paris
The movement of French students and workers against the right-wing French government's new First Employment Contract (CPE) law is entering a decisive phase. The law was approved by parliament on March 10, and allows employers to
In France in May-June 1968, there was a potentially revolutionary situation.
For several months leading up to May, students had protested for better conditions. When the government used riot police to stop their protests, the students resisted
Rachel Evans
The March 16 edition of the gay and lesbian newspaper SX quoted from the Australian Federation of Aids Organisations (AFAO): "Since 2000 the rate of diagnoses of HIV in Australia have risen from 656 a year to 912 last financial year.
Liam Mitchell, Sydney
Around 150 people marched through inner-city Glebe on March 25 to protest against the Howard government's Work Choices legislation. The rally was organised by Inner West Your Rights at Work (IWYRaW).
Rally speakers included
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