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Newcastle's 'crew' on the policy radar

Public discussion during Newcastle鈥檚 council election campaign has shifted to the left.

Venezuela: Union movement rebuilds, industrial disputes grow

Addressing an assembly of petroleum workers in Zulia on September 5, Venezuelan labour minister Roberto Hernandez explained that the 聯only way to guarantee the advance of the revolution is with the unity of the working class聰.

Bolivia: 'No going back'

On September 1, Bolivia聮s National Electoral Court (CNE) ruled that it would not allow the proposed December 7 referendum on a new constitution to go ahead.

Protest Australia's cruelty in Afghanistan

鈥淭he news that nine Australian special forces soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan 鈥 the largest number of casualties since the Vietnam War 鈥 reminds us that, as in any occupation, there will be resistance鈥, Alex Bainbridge, a spokesperson for Sydney Stop the War Coalition (STWC), told 麻豆传媒 Weekly on September 4.

Qld unions to rally against ABCC

聯Construction unions across Australia are running the Rights On Site campaign against the union-bashing ABCC [Australian Building and Construction Commission].

Desalination EES 'stage-managed'

Protests are continuing against the Victorian state government聮s planned desalination plant at Wonthaggi.

Farmers take on coal project

Ambre Energy聮s proposed coal-to-oil project at Felton, a farming community 30 kilometres from Toowoomba, would be a disaster for the local community and environment, according to the newly formed Friends of Felton group.

The people who ended 'Jim Crow'

The Thunder of Angels: The Montgomery Bus Boycott & the People Who Broke the Back of Jim Crow
By Donnie Williams with Wayne Greenshaw
Lawrence Hill Books, 2007
293 pages, $23.95 (pb)

Journalists strike over conditons and job cuts

Fairfax journalists, photographers, artists and graphic designers returned to work on September 1 after a four-day strike. The strike affected the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, the Age, the Illawarra Mercury and the Newcastle Herald.

Write On: Letters to the editor

Burqa or sexual display? Ema Corro's article (GLW #761) and the letters about it (Luke Vanni, GLW #763, Margarita Windisch, GLW #764) all contain valid points. We think that, while legislation plays a very effective role in certain arenas

Young unionists network hosts conference in Melbourne

MELBOURNE 聴 On September 12-13, the Victorian Young Unionists聮 Network (YUN) will host a 聯maintain the rage聰 conference for young people at Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC). The theme is to serve as a reminder that Work Choices legislation still exists and needs to be fought.

Artists vs Hollywood fatcats

Those who鈥檝e gone to see an independent film lately might be familiar with an ad that warns against movie pirating. According to this ad, consumers (understandably sick of being gouged $14 to catch a movie) who download and burn movies are undermining the ability of the Australian film industry to grow and survive.