The International Metalworkers Federation (IMF) is taking urgent action in support of its affiliate, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), in its fight to stop the James Hardie asbestos corporation depriving its former workers of
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Kerryn Williams
"Australia's vote in the United Nations against the world court ruling that the so-called 'security barrier' in Israeli-occupied Palestine is illegal is a shameful act", said Lisa Macdonald, national co-convenor of the Socialist
Stop killer Coke!
MELBOURNE — On July 22, "International Stop Killer Coke day", 100 people gathered at Federation Square in solidarity with workers in Colombia.
Photo from <http://melbourne.indymedia.org>.
From 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly,
Azad Arman, an Iraqi Kurd now living in Melbourne, recently spent three months in northern Iraq. A member of the International Socialist Organisation, an affiliate of the Socialist Alliance, Arman spoke to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's Chris Slee.
The
Reihana Mohideen, North Cotabato City, Mindanao
The Bangsa Moro people of Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, are fighting for national self-determination. Before the 20th century, 98% of the land in Mindanao and Sulu belonged to the Moros. In
Iraq I
John Howard assures us that the Flood report on Australia's intelligence services absolves the government of political interference. However, the decision to wage war on Iraq was a foregone conclusion. 9/11 enabled the Bush administration to
Up to 4.1 million Australians live in poverty.
At least 1 million Australians live in poverty despite living in households with one or more employed adults.
At least 700,000 children live in households where neither parent is employed.
21% of
Phil Chilton, Perth
For the second time in a month, 30 refugee-rights activists maintained a vigil outside the Perth Immigration Detention Centre on July 17. Nine people stayed overnight.
The vigil was initiated by the Refugee Rights Action
Most striking about the re-make of the Stepford Wives movie — other than the irony that women now willingly dress much like the original Stepford wives — is the difference in the central character, Joanna. The movie has changed from thriller to
Federico Fuentes
Nine months after the popular revolt that ousted the previous president, the Bolivian and international media are trumpeting the result of the July 18 referendum on Bolivia's natural gas industry as a win for President Carlos
Message Stick: Faith Thomas — Thomas became one of the first Indigenous nurses to graduate from the Royal Adelaide hospital; the first Aboriginal nurse in South Australia to become a public servant and run a hospital; and the only Aboriginal woman
Over the next few weeks, the Socialist Alliance will be distributing 200,000 "postcards to John Howard" demanding the Australian government withdraw its troops from Iraq. The cards will be distributed from campaigning stalls outside screenings of
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