S11 debrief
BRISBANE — Activists who travelled from Brisbane to participate in the blockade of the World Economic Forum meeting in Melbourne on September 11-13 told their side of the story at a public meeting on October 19.
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The US presidential election takes place on November 7. According to public opinion polls, it's a dead heat between the Republican nominee, Texas Governor George W. Bush, and the Democratic nominee, vice-president Al Gore.
What makes the election
South Africa is "not ready" for the introduction of a 40-hour week, African National Congress labour minister Membathisi Mdladlana declared on October 17. Mdladlana was commenting on a feasibility study on reducing the current 45-hour working week.
While the rest of the world is racking its brains trying to figure out why the world's currencies are plummeting against the US dollar, the United States elite is using the strong greenback to set in concrete its dominance of the world economy.
The
BY FEDERICO FUENTES
SYDNEY — Students and staff at the University of Western Sydney rallied outside a board of trustees meeting on October 18 to protest against the UWS administration's refusal to guarantee that the amalgamation of the
BY GEORGINA DAVIES
In the cloyed back rooms of suburban homes across Australia, outworkers slave over their sewing machines to produce high-fashion garments for the likes of Billabong, Cherry Lane, Converse, Esprit, Fletcher Jones, Jay Jays, Johnny
Switching on the radio, I heard a man's despairing voice: "I tried to quit, I tried to stop, but I realised I couldn't do it on my own. I needed help."
It was part of the "Men's Help-line" campaign, a newly funded project of the Western Australian
Angry residents of the Zimbabwe capital Harare's impoverished "high density" satellite townships began a three-day protest on October 16 against price increases for basic commodities.
The spontaneous protests, which were triggered by young people
BY BRONWEN BEECHEY
ADELAIDE — The South Australian Labor Party's annual convention on October 13 departed from tradition in two ways, both of which sought to reassure big business that the party will cooperate if it wins the next election.
The
BY ANTHEA STUTTER & KAMALA EMANUEL
HOBART — A lively evening rally and march was held on the Salamanca Lawns on October 13 as part of the World March of Women 2000. Combining with the annual Reclaim the Night march, the action was initiated to
LAHORE — On the first anniversary of the military's takeover of the country, national attention was focused on the Lahore Press Club, where over 700 political activists packed into a conference to denounce Pakistan's military rulers and demand the
BY JOHN PILGER
According to the folksy writer Matthew Engel, the glories of the Olympic Games have a cathartic effect on nations. The 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles "helped the US regain the confidence it lost in Vietnam". He omitted to explain the
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