Newcastle dockworkers strike
For the first time in many years, workers employed by Forgacs at the Hexham Engineering Works and at the Carrington Dry Dock have made common cause around negotiations for a new agreement. In the past, the workers,
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Tough if you're not in business
"Addressing a conference of all Labor candidates and campaign directors ... [NSW Labor Premier Bob] Carr painted the Labor Government as a tough law enforcer ... and a keen promoter of business interests." 鈥� Sydney
Victory at Australian Dyeing Company
By Maurice Sibelle
MELBOURNE 鈥� After 67 days on the picket line, 80 locked-out workers at the Australian Dyeing Company won a major victory on February 5. ADC management agreed to a 10% wage rise over two
You can't leave it to parliament
@box text int = When the Kennett government was first elected in Victoria, it announced a series of cutbacks and attacks in rapid succession, hoping that any potential opposition would be stunned into inaction.
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW 鈥� For the head of administration in the Bykovsky region of Volgograd province on January 28, there could be no doubt that local teachers were angry at having been denied their pay since August. The teachers barricaded him
By Steve Ryan
SYDNEY 鈥� Despite decades of attempts to convince governments of the public's will to save our remaining forests and wilderness areas, and the need to preserve biodiversity, the dollar has won the debate. Woodchips are evidently more
Actively Radical TV 鈥� Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522.
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How progressive is multiculturalism?
Does multiculturalism defend migrant rights?
By Iggy Kim
In spite of a quarter century of multiculturalism as ideology and official policy, the conditions of life for most non-English-speaking immigrants
By Norm Dixon
Nigerian newspapers reported on February 1 that as many as 19 young people opposed to the operations of western oil companies in the Niger River delta, in Nigeria's south, were killed by federal troops in the preceding days. Troops
Help needed to overcome arson attack
By Iggy Kim
PERTH 鈥� In October, the home of well-known Aboriginal activist Clarrie Isaacs was severely burnt in a suspected arson attack. The fire melted light fittings and electrical wiring throughout the
By Emma Murphyand Virginia Brown
MELBOURNE 鈥� On February 22, the Network Of Women Students Australia collective (NOWSA) decided that the plenary sessions for the July conference would be: Women and capitalism; Exploring different feminisms;
Hemp is one of the world's most useful plants. Its uses range from paper to fuel, and it could replace many environmentally destructive products.
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