Marcus Pabian, Melbourne
On July 28, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) scored another victory in its ambitious campaign to institute a 36-hour week, improve working conditions and increase the number of apprentices in the Victorian power industry,
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Iraq
Yet again, it appears that senior Coalition of the Willing politicians have fed the public grossly false — but politically convenient — information about Iraq. On November 20, 2003, Tony Blair declared: "We've already discovered, just so
Dale Mills, Sydney
On July 29, two anti-war activists who painted the words "No war" on the Sydney Opera House's main sail on March 18 last year argued in the NSW Criminal Appeal Court that they should have been allowed to put their defence of
Doug Lorimer
The Australian and British governments — Washington's partners in last year's illegal invasion of Iraq — have offered to send troops to Sudan as part of a UN "peacekeeping" force, despite the fact that there is no proposal before
Lance Selfa & Alan Maass
The price of admission to the posh convention affair was a soft-money donation to the party of $350,000 or more. The power brokers were all there, including the vice presidential candidate. The menu featured lobster,
Max Lane
On July 27, outside the office of the Jakarta governor, scores of civil service police — the governor's security corps — attacked a peaceful demonstration as it was dispersing. Some 700 people had gathered outside the Presidential
Dave Riley
It was very clear as the various preview screenings swept through Australia that Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 made for no ordinary film showing. Anecdotal feedback from many of these screenings suggested that film-goers
Mike Byrne
The July 17 Courier Mail exposed the staggering depth of the state Labor government's handouts of taxpayers' money to some of Australia's largest corporations conducting business in Queensland. A total of $21.5 million was handed out to
Stephen Garvey, Melbourne
Victoria's ambulance paramedics have refused to obey an order issued on July 30 by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) to lift work bans. Paramedics lifted bans on ambulance bypass, pre-bypass and
REVIEW BY BILL NEVINS
Raza D'OroConcepto TamborAvailable at <http://www.conceptotambor.com>
Concepto Tambor are moving into new places, filled with gente (good people), stuffed with soul (alma). Jam-packed dance-shows at the Launchpad,
Caging, Terror and Flesh: Virtuality or Reality of our New Millennium? is influenced mainly by the Abu Ghraib prisoner torture scandal and criticises the way the human body is humiliated. The performance contains nudity and violence. All performers
SOUTH AFRICA: Car workers put solidarity before jobs
South Africa's National Union of Metalworkers (NUMSA) is opposed to the proposed relocation of DaimlerChrysler's C-Class Mercedes production to plants in the Eastern Cape in response to trade
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