On May 14, Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez spoke to a meeting of 800 people in London, with hundreds more being turned away, during a triumphant two-day visit hosted by Mayor Ken Livingstone. Thousands of people turned out to greet
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PERTH — Federal workplace relations minister Kevin Andrews received a rowdy reception when he arrived at a business luncheon in the outer suburb of Middle Swan on May 16. He was greeted by 100 angry workers chanting, "Work Choices, no choice —
Jon Lamb
Heightened tensions within East Timor and rumours of further violent clashes have subsided with the passing of the Fretilin congress, held in Dili on May 17-19. The congress was a test of support for Fretilin leader and East Timor's Prime
Sarah Stephen
On May 11, the House of Representatives' last autumn sitting day, PM John Howard's government tabled the Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - legislation that will extend the 2001 "Pacific solution" to
Peter Boyle
Jake, a high school student, has been working a couple of night shifts a week for a well-known fast-food chain since last year. His normal hourly pay rate is $6.85, but he's paid a 10% loading for working after 6pm. But young workers
Trent Hawkins
Amid all the media hype about tax cuts and the surplus following the release of the federal budget on May 9, one thing that didn't attract much attention was the budget's impact on higher education.
In a nutshell, the 2006 budget is
MELBOURNE — Residents of the western suburb of Broadmeadows are celebrating a small victory after the Howard government announced in its 2006 budget that it had decided to scrap the construction of a $120 million, 500-bed immigration detention
GYMPIE — Two successive rallies bringing out a total of 3000 people have been held in the last fortnight in the Mary River Valley to oppose Queensland Labor Premier Peter Beattie's $150 million proposed mega-dam. Up to 1000 residents are expected
Five-hundred AIDS activists marched through central Harare on May 19 to commemorate International AIDS Memorial Day. A street demonstration is a rare event in Zimbabwe and marchers made the most of the opportunity to call for increased access to
Thousands of teachers across Papua New Guinea launched a nationwide strike on May 10 to demand a 4% pay rise and 7% housing allowance increase. Teachers ignored an Industrial Registrar ruling that the strike was illegal. An agreement was signed by
In his pamphlet Two Worlds Collide, Alan McCombes, a leading figure in the Scottish Socialist Party, paints a vivid picture of the contemporary capitalist world.
This is a world in which the combined wealth of the world's 691 billionaires amounts
Ben Courtice, Melbourne
According to the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), 35 casual workers employed at Ballarat's MaxiTrans, which builds semi-trailers, have been sacked while 25 guest worker welders hired last year have been kept
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