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Construction unions hold alternative safety seminar

BY ALEX MILNE MELBOURNE — The Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry hosted a conference on construction industry safety on September 19 and 20. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), the

IRAQ: Washington demands war despite inspectors' return

BY NORM DIXON Iraq's “surprise” decision on September 16 to accept the return of UN weapons inspectors was the last thing US President George Bush wanted. It deprived his administration of a key pretext — one that is convincing enough to

Duncan Hallas (1925-2002)

BY CHRIS BAMBERY& ALEX CALLINICOS LONDON — It is with deep regret that we must inform you of the death on September 17 of Duncan Hallas. Duncan was one of the founders of the International Socialist Tendency (IST). He supported Tony Cliff

Greens win high vote in Mayoral poll

BY CHRIS WILLIAMS WOLLONGONG — Illawarra Greens candidate Michael Organ won an historic 15% of the vote in the Wollongong lord mayoral by-election on September 14. The humiliating defeat inflicted on ALP candidate Bob Proudfoot, who won

SOUTH AFRICA: Residents battle ANC, 'Red Ants' over evictions

BY DALE McKINLEY JOHANNESBURG — In a show of people's power, 6000 residents of KwaMasiza Hostel in Sebokeng reoccupied their homes on September 12 after being forcibly evicted a day earlier by thugs employed by a company partly owned by African

Campaign begun to release Aceh detainees

BY IGGY KIM SYDNEY — A campaign has begun to pressure the Indonesian government to release detained British-born Australian academic Lesley McCulloch and US nurse Joy-Lee Sadler. The women's interpreter, Fitra bin Amin, has already been

Stop Howard's march to war!

BY ALISON DELLIT "We have allies and Australia is an ally. And I think it's good to always recognise the contributions that allies make and we've had no greater contribution [to the War on Terror] from anywhere in the world than the contribution

And ain't i a woman: Fighting for abortion in the ACT

And ain't i a woman: Fighting for abortion in the ACT Since anti-abortion laws were removed from the criminal code on August 21, the Australian Capital Territory has had the most progressive abortion laws in Australia. These laws

SRI LANKA: Tamil Tigers demand 'substantial autonomy'

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said on September 18 that they are seeking “substantial autonomy and self-government in the Tamil homeland and expressed optimism that a solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict could be worked out by

The FBI's secret war against Albert Einstein

The Einstein File: J. Edgar Hoover's Secret War Against the World's Most Famous ScientistBy Fred JeromeSt. Martin's Press, 2002358 pages, $40 (hb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON When "communism" was the official flavour-of-the-month threat in the US,

PHILIPPINES: Socialist trade unionists hold congress

BY MAX LANE MANILA — More than 450 delegates representing more than 100,000 workers gathered in Baguio City on September 14-15 to plan out their campaign of resistance to the neo-liberal globalisation offensive hitting Filipino workers.

No war on Iraq!

ADELAIDE: Picket against war on Iraq. Saturday October 28, noon. Outside foreign minister Alexander Downer's office, 100 King William Street, city. To get involved in the campaign against war on Iraq, phone NOWAR on (08) 8332 4861. BRISBANE: Rally