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New laws threaten workers' lives

Sue Bull, Melbourne Anonymous late-night phone calls, threats of jail for non-appearance at interviews or for withholding information, allegations of illegal conduct at events up to two years previously and closed courts — such police-state

VEMEZUELA: Anti-government violence in Merida

Josue Wilson, Merida Venezuelanalysis.com reported on May 30 that "Classes at the University of the Andes [ULA] were suspended again yesterday, as disturbances and protests continued in Merida for the fourth straight business day". The violent

Amber Oswald: 'You can win'

I'm a 16-year-old high-school student who commenced casual work on March 15th. My employer was Pulp Juice Bars Operations Pty Ltd. I was told that I would be paid $9.52 per hour on weekdays and $14.28 on Sundays, but that all changed after the

IRAQ: US massacres 'every day fact'

Doug Lorimer "Word that US Marines may have killed two dozen Iraqi civilians in 'cold-blooded' revenge after an insurgent attack has shocked Americans but many Iraqis shrug it off as an every day fact of life under occupation", Reuters reported on

MALAYSIA: PSM holds eighth congress

The Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM) held its eighth congress in late May. Over the past period, the party has been involved in campaigns against the privatisation of health care, against the goods and services tax and against the fuel price hike,

Rob Riley, a life lived in the cause of liberation

Rob Riley, an Aboriginal Leader's Quest for JusticeBy Quentin BeresfordAboriginal Studies Press, 2006374 pages, $39.95 REVIEW BY BARRY HEALY Rob Riley was a major leader of Aboriginal Australia whose influence was felt from the streets of Perth,

MONTENEGRO: Majority vote for independence

Michael Karadjis Montenegrins voted for independence for their tiny republic in a referendum on May 21, in a move that essentially formalised an already existing situation. Following the collapse of the former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia

All out against Work Choices on June 28!

Sue Bolton After much debate within the trade union movement, the ACTU-endorsed June 28 national day of protest against the Howard government's industrial relations laws has finally spread nationwide. After the success of last year's two national

David Hicks — still detained

Dale Mills The Australian government is coming under increasing domestic and international pressure to intervene in the imprisonment of David Hicks at the United States' military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. Hicks has now been held there

Imperial hypocrisy and manipulation in East Timor crisis

Peter Boyle Commenting on the Australian troop deployment to East Timor on May 31, the Australian's Paul Kelly said, "this intervention is both military and political. Its primary purpose was to respond to East Timor's security crisis ... But this

Write On: Letters to the Editor

Local issues While GLW does an excellent job concerning issues of war and peace and the Work Choices legislation, there are essential local issues that merit additional attention. I am trying to obtain a housing commission flat in Canterbury and

SUDAN: Washington imposes flawed 'peace' deal

Norm Dixon In the early hours of May 5, the most militarily significant Darfur rebel group — a faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) led by Minni Minnawi — reluctantly accepted a flawed "peace" agreement with Sudan's authoritarian