Rohan Pearce
The murder in the southern Iraqi city of Basra in early August of Steven Vincent, a US freelance journalist and well-known pro-war blogger, who had reported from Iraq since late 2003, threw the spotlight on the operation of US-backed
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The 2005 Tibetan Film FestivalChauvel Cinemas, Paddington Town Hall, SydneyAugust 26-27Phone (02) 9361 5398 to book tickets.
The 2005 Tibetan Film Festival will provide a wider perspective of the Tibetan situation than has ever been seen before in
Kerry Smith, Canberra
Following the publication of his article, "Unions ACT changes protest plans", in 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly #636, Community and Public Sector Union member Paul Oboohov was informed on August 10 via email that CPSU ACT secretary Graham
Alex Miller
Strike action by 1000 British Airways baggage handlers and ground staff brought BA flights at London's Heathrow Airport to a standstill on August 11. The BA staff walked off the job in support of 675 workers who had been summarily
Sue Bull, Geelong
It was revealed in a Senate estimates committee on August 17 that Australia Post spent $250,000 in legal fees to get rid of one worker.
Trevor Grenfell worked at the Wendouree Mail Centre in Ballarat for 25 years. When a new
On August 27, 1894, at Pooncarie in NSW, 300 striking sheep shearers burned and scuttled the river steamer PS Rodney.
The shearers had gone on strike to protest against an attempt by the Pastoralist Association to lower the rate they had been
Capitalism and health
I write in relation to Nick Fredman's article on capitalism and health in GLW #637. This article contains a couple of inaccuracies. Perhaps the most obvious is the claim that counselling is a viable alternative to lithium for
Alison Dellit & Alison Thorne
One hundred people rallied in Redfern, Sydney, on August 17, one year since the NSW Coroner dismissed the death of 17-year old TJ Hickey as a "freak accident", exonerating the police who pursued Hickey shortly before
GEELONG — On August 17, the Geelong Trades and Regional Labour Council convened an all-unions delegate and activist meeting to discuss the campaign against the Howard government's anti-union industrial relations "reforms".
About 100 unionists
Ron Perkins, Perth
Workers living in Western Australia would be forgiven for thinking PM John Howard's anti-union IR legislation has already become law. Besides instances of unfair dismissals already reported, the construction division of the WA
Tony Iltis
Since the July 7 bombings in London, Australian politicians and media have increased the tempo of their anti-Muslim scaremongering campaign, including attacking the very concept of multiculturalism. While this creates the danger of an
Courtney Ruge, Melbourne
On August 11, a day after the national protest against voluntary student unionism (VSU), the women's room at Melbourne University was vandalised. The August 12 Age reported that "furniture was upturned, paperwork was
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