MELBOURNE — One hundred and twenty socialists attended the Socialist Alliance's Victorian state conference, held on November 15 around the theme "Resisting the Empire".
Renowned Marxist historian Humphrey McQueen opened
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MELBOURNE — John Setka, vice-president of the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), was found guilty on November 3 of issuing a threat against a project manager for construction
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MELBOURNE — On October 27, 10,000 construction industry workers marched through the city centre to protest against the first prosecution of a unionist by the Howard government's building industry task force. In a powerful
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MELBOURNE — Plans to give US President George Bush the welcome he deserves are well underway in Melbourne. An ad hoc committee to organise against Bush's visit to Australia was formed on September 20. A mix of peace
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On September 12, 400 people braved cold and wet winter weather in Melbourne to protest against the World Trade Organisation. On September 13, 200 rallied in Sydney and 200 in Brisbane for the same cause. The protests coincided
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MELBOURNE — More than 300 people packed the Brunswick Town Hall for Vic Little's memorial service on May 20. Born in Mildura in 1914, the son of a poor mining family, Vic knew from an early age on what "struggling" meant.
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MELBOURNE — On April 8, the County Court was told that all matters relating to the Skilled Engineering and Johnson Tiles cases between the prosecution and all of the 15 unionists except Craig Johnston had been settled. The
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MELBOURNE As the political witch-hunt against the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union continues in the form of the royal commission into the building industry, on May 28 it was revealed that the
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BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS& MARGARITA WINDISCH The US-led war on Afghanistan is killing hundreds and displacing tens of thousands of Afghan civilians. Millions are threatened with starvation, and many of these will attempt to flee from Afghanistan in order
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MELBOURNE — A lively protest of about 30 anti-sweatshop activists targeted the headquarters of women's clothing retailer Sussan on September 5, parking a huge mobile billboard outside the building featuring a woman throwing
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MELBOURNE — The July 16 killing of security guard Steve Rogers at the well-respected Fertility Control Clinic in Melbourne has once again catapulted the abortion debate into the public domain, reminding many how tenuous a
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MELBOURNE — It was a dark and foggy morning, making the CBD's skyscrapers seem even more alien, but the air was filled with excitement and anticipation. By 6am, a solid number of protesters had gathered outside the