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In Mexico, there are many types of earthquakes

The earthquake that hit on September 19 made my whole apartment move from side to side, like a tiny old ship caught on reckless waves. I live in the old part of central Puebla, just 51 kilometres from the epicentre.

After the quake, I watched as crowds gathered in the middle of the street 鈥 normally a busy fish and vegetable market. Children were crying, people were a bit shaken, but they seemed okay. The next morning, I walked around the city, observing the large cracks and broken corners on some of the most historic and beautiful buildings.

At UN, Bolivia鈥檚 Evo slams capitalism, war

Bolivia鈥檚 President Evo Morales used his September 19 speech to the United Nations General Assembly to condemn terrorism, abusive market practices and wars in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Libya as well as the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

In his address to the 72nd UN General Assembly聽in New York, Morales also sent聽his solidarity to the people of Mexico聽after the 7.1 earthquake and Caribbean nations devastated by hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Raqqa largely liberated, Rojava revolution holds commune elections

The flags of the Women鈥檚 Protection Units (YPJ) and Shengal Women's Units (YJS) were planted in the city centre of Raqqa, which had been the capital city of ISIS, on September 14.

Case against Acland coalmine expansion grows

A new research report from the Queensland Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has revealed that any move by the Queensland state government to approve the Acland coalmine expansion would represent an unprecedented and radical departure from recent tradition.

WSU staff strike for casuals, pay

Western Sydney University (WSU) staff went on strike on September 20 over stalled negotiations on their pay and working conditions. The half-day strike and rally, called by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), took place at WSU鈥檚 Parramatta City Campus.

University management has delayed the bargaining process by unilaterally removing core entitlements from the NTEU鈥檚 enterprise agreements, while resisting members鈥 key demands. Staff at WSU say they are concerned about looming job cuts, the downgrading of classifications, increased workloads and job insecurity.

CSIRO cuts jobs from key research labs

The CSIRO Staff Association has slammed the latest proposed cuts to jobs in vital research areas of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia鈥檚 premier public scientific body.

The union warned of job redundancies in minerals research and the Sydney laboratory that helped invent wifi internet technology.

Why marriage equality is union business

In the lead up to and following the announcement of the plebiscite, now survey, on changing the Marriage Act, unions have played a prominent role in promoting and resourcing the Yes campaign.

Senior union officials have been speakers at rallies, there have been large union contingents at protest marches and unions 鈥 especially peak bodies such as Victorian Trades Hall Council and the Australian Council of Trade Unions 鈥 have been providing infrastructure to help build the capacity for the campaign to ensure maximum participation and support for the Yes side.

Media 鈥榬eforms鈥 will make dissent harder

The nationwide debate over equal marriage rights has brought a lot more people into contact with 91自拍论坛 Weekly.

Circulation of this 鈥渓ittle paper with a big heart鈥, as a supporter once described us, is growing as more people look to alternative media sources for their information.

GLW聽is now in its 26th聽year of production 鈥 no mean feat for a not-for-profit newspaper in the most media monopolised country in the world.

鈥楳anus and Nauru are not safe for refugees鈥

Members of Armidale Rural Australians for Refugees and the Socialist Alliance New England branch held their third weekly picket in solidarity with refugees and asylum seekers at a busy intersection in Armidale, New South Wales, on September 22. It followed a successful action on September 15.

Protest organiser Bea Bleile said: 鈥淢anus Island and Nauru are not safe for refugees and asylum seekers. We call on the Australian government to bring all refugees and asylum seekers from Manus Island and Nauru to Australia immediately.

Stop Adani: Voices from the frontline

Activists from all over Australia travelled to be part of the week of frontline action against Adani coalmine. 91自拍论坛 Weekly spoke to some of them to get their thoughts on the protest.

M4 tolls are 'highway robbery'

Local residents rallied with activists from around Sydney as part of the "No M4 toll, Stop WestConnex" campaign on September 18 in Penrith. Protesters marched on the local electoral office of New South Wales Minister for WestConnex Stuart Ayres.

The protesters delivered more than 2000 letters of opposition to the re-imposed tolls on the widened M4 motorway, which is part of the controversial $18 billion WestConnex tollway project.

Sydney University staff vote to accept agreement

More than 450 University of Sydney staff members belonging to the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) attended a mass meeting on September 21 that voted to accept an agreement offer from management, rather than to continue strike action.

The negotiations have taken place in the context of university Vice-Chancellor Michael Spence 鈥 renowned for his high pay, which is now at $1.4 million 鈥 moving forward with his 鈥淪trategic Plan鈥 amalgamation program.