Duroyan Fertl
On June 10, the 10th round of negotiations for a free trade agreement between the South American nations of Ecuador, Peru and Colombia, and the United States, ended in a stalemate, with neither side willing to budge, in yet another
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SYDNEY — The NSW branch of the National Union of Workers (NUW) has called on the Labor Party to commit to a reversal of PM John Howard's industrial relations agenda should it win office in 2007.
In a June 15 media statement, NUW state secretary
Alex Miller
As the leaders of the world's top eight industrialised countries (Britain, France, Russia, Japan, Italy, Canada, Germany and the USA) prepare to gather for the G8 summit at Gleneagles in Perthshire, activists from all over the world are
PERTH — The anti-racism group Fight Dem Back! announced on June 9 that it uncovered evidence that white supremacists plan to set up a "hit list" website called Redwatch Downunder. The site will feature names, photographs, home and work addresses,
Why are we not surprised
"In mounting [a court] challenge to an Internal Revenue Service ruling that branded a certain tax shelter abusive and illegal, a promoter of the shelter has had to provide a rare glimpse of the investors who bought into it.
James Lehrer, La Paz
Following over three weeks of social upheaval, now known as the Second Gas War, Bolivians have thrown out their second president in less than two years.
On June 9, after weeks of blockades, marches and strikes that bought
Malik Miah, San Francisco
Working people don't just live on their hourly wages or salaries. The social wages — the benefits of health care, pensions, and other social programs — address fundamental and universal human needs to form the base of
SYDNEY — Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) employees in Sydney struck for an hour at lunchtime on June 16 to protest over stalled bargaining negotiations. Workers in the NSW state office rallied at Belmore Park, supported by
Duroyan Fertl
After almost five years, and countless thousands of people dead and disappeared, the US$7.5 billion initiative known as "Plan Colombia" has failed — politically and militarily — to bring an end to the crisis that characterises
Sarah Stephen
After four meetings culminating in six hours of crisis talks on June 17, Prime Minister John Howard emerged with a deal he could be proud of. Speaking at a press conference that same day, Howard called the compromise deal with four
Australian Biography — Bill Harney discusses tradition in contemporary Aboriginal life, equal pay for Aboriginal workers and alcohol abuse. SBS, Friday, June 24, 3pm.
Crim TV — Koori prisoners in Long Bay Jail make a video on the harsh
Scottish Socialist Party parliamentarian Rosie Kane, recently returned from Cuba, reported in the June 12 Sunday Mail on her visit to a bar in the Cuban capital: "Over a rum and ice, I got chatting with the locals. They wanted to know about Scotland,
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