Simon Cunich
In January, when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced the nationalisation of Venepal, one of the country's largest paper mills, which had been occupied and run by workers, he called on "workers' leaders to follow this path ...
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One thousand residents of a disused factory in Wynberg, Johannesburg, are facing eviction by Alexandra Plaza Pty Ltd, which intends to develop a shopping centre on the site. Some have been living there for more than 20 years, and they have built
Two weeks after his asylum application was refused, 26-year-old Hussein Nasseri shot himself between the eyes. On April 18, the inquest into his June 2004 death concluded that the refusal drove him to suicide. Nasseri fled from Iran in 2000, after
Nicole Hilder, Melbourne
On April 20, the same day that the media reported Coalition Senator Ron Boswell's intention to introduce a private member's bill into parliament restricting women's access to abortion, the Socialist Alliance held a
The Chavez Code: Deciphering the intervention of the United States in VenezuelaBy Eva GolingerEditorial de Ciencias Sociales330 pagesCopies can be obtained via the author at <evagolinger@hotmail.com>
The Chavez Code by Eva Golinger cracks
Australia's prison population increased by 3% last year, with an average of 23,816 people behind bars at any one time.
Tasmania recorded a 17% jump in incarcerations last year.
The Northern Territory has the highest incarceration rate: In 2004,
PERTH — Aboriginal leaders and elders from seven tribal groups in NSW met in Moree on April 22 to set up a "Union of Aboriginal Nations", according to a report carried by Perth Indymedia.
The meeting was attended by leaders and elders from the
Max Lane, Sydney
On April 26, a new round of negotiations will start between the Australian and East Timorese governments over the maritime boundary between the two countries.
The Australian government is still refusing to recognise the
Rohan Pearce
No sooner had the Twin Towers come down on 9/11 than the coterie of neoconservatives in President George Bush's administration sought to use the terrorist attacks as justification for a US invasion of Iraq. The aim wasn't to liberate
Call on your union leadership to join the Victorian unions and protest on June 30. United, we can defeat Howard! For a draft motion email <sueb@greenleft.org.au>.From 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, April 27, 2005.
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On April 7, Washington's ambassador in Bogota explained that the US would not extradite US soldiers caught smuggling cocaine in Colombian territory, because they had "diplomatic immunity". The envoy, fending off Colombian parliamentarians' calls for
DARWIN — Protesters gathered outside the Robertson Barracks on April 17, where PM John Howard was sending off 450 additional Australian troops to Iraq. Howard was jeered with cries of "war criminal" as he passed the protest. From 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳
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