BY BEN COURTICE
MELBOURNE — Plant operators at the Qenos refinery in Altona, owned by oil giant ExxonMobil, have been locked out of work in a dispute over staffing levels.
Management at the plant, formerly called Kemcor, wanted to put a clause
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BY KAREN FLETCHER
On September 10, the eve of the blockade of the World Economic Forum meeting at Crown Casino in Melbourne, the S11 marshals (myself included) took a "tour" of the blockade site. I soon got talking to a Crown employee on her way to
While combat raged in Colombia, more than 300 delegates of the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia's second-largest rebel group, as well as from the United States, European Union and Latin America, began a three-day
A number of people in the ZNet forum system and elsewhere have raised questions about the prominent role they see assigned to United States-NATO in the flood of commentary on recent events in Yugoslavia, "gloating over the victory of the opposition
BY ZANNY BEGG
The Finance Sector Union has beaten back an attempt by the Commonwealth Bank to coerce its workers onto individual contracts, for now at least, but the dispute remains bitter. The two parties have set a deadline of October 31 to
Foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer has already been hit by a flurry of letters, protesting against his government's refusal to hand back control of the Timor Gap oil reserves to East Timor. Printed below are excerpts from some of the letters.
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'ello. 'ello. 'ello. What's this then? Been up to something I bet. Oh don't go actin' the little angle with me my lad. I know a villain when I see one. Come on. Come on. Show me your hands. Just as I thought. I wonder how that stone got
BY MELANIE SJOBERG
Seemingly desperate to deflect scrutiny of his telecard escapades, workplace relations minister Peter Reith has launched yet another discussion paper proposing amendments to the Workplace Relations Act. The changes would
place
BY KATRINA BARBEN
BRISBANE — Industrial action by workers at the Australian Communications Exchange has led to a significant breakthrough in negotiations, management agreeing in advance to implement a Queensland Industrial Relations Commission
SEOUL — The protests against the Asia-Europe parliamentary meetings (ASEM) on October 20 (O20) in Seoul were very lively, youthful and colourful (see GLW #425). However, they also reflected the most pressing problems facing the South Korean left
Indonesia: An Eyewitness AccountBy Michael MaherViking, Penguin Books274pp. $30
REVIEW BY PIP HINMAN
"Suharto had promised to build foundations that would secure Indonesia's future. Instead, he bequeathed his people a house of cards".
This is
Travel allowances: between $145 and $425 can be claimed for overnight stays while parliament sits or while on electorate business. Can be claimed for attending party meetings.
Telephone: free telecard; free use of two mobile phones; free home and
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