By Anne O'Callaghan
AUCKLAND — Twenty-seven parties are competing for parliamentary seats in the October 12 elections, the first to be held under the new MMP (mixed member proportionate) system. According to national director of the Alliance Matt
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By Claudine Holt
MELBOURNE — More than 400 people attended a meeting organised by Justice for Indigenous Australians at the Assembly Hall on July 23. The meeting was called to highlight the increasingly racist climate allowed and encouraged under
The August 20 federal budget should not be allowed to pass the Senate. The jobs, education, health and welfare of literally millions of people are at stake.
Even without the support of Tasmanian independent Brian Harradine, the ALP, Democrat and
By Chris Martin
SYDNEY — Campaigns to recognise and celebrate contemporary indigenous history have gained new impetus with the launch of the National Aboriginal History and Heritage Council (NAHHC).
The NAHHC was established at a forum held
By James Vassilopoulos
According to a leaked memorandum obtained by 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, Qantas Airways is developing "an industrial disruption labour plan", or scabbing plan, to be implemented in an industrial dispute with unions. The memo by Bob
Pickets were held last week to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks, considered the day that launched the Cuban revolution. Lara Pullin reports from Canberra that around 20 people gathered outside the United States
By Malcolm Maclean
ROCKHAMPTON — A rally opposing federal and state budget cuts drew 300 workers here on July 19. Speakers included local MLA Robert Schwarten, Gordon Rennie, general secretary of the State Public Service Federation (Queensland),
The Community and Public Sector Union held stop-work meetings on July 23 to vote on a National Executive (NE) motion to strike on July 25. Motions calling for an ongoing service-wide campaign against the cuts, and for the ACTU to call a strike to
By Jennifer Thompson
The July 23 confrontation between striking unionists, who are picketing CRA-owned Novacoal's Vickery mine, and the mine's management was deliberately provoked according to CFMEU members. Workers have been on strike for more
By Max Lane
The Indonesian military has increased its propaganda attacks against jailed union leader Dita Sari and her political party, the People's Democratic Party (PRD). Dita Sari (26) was detained on July 8 following the PRD's 20,000-worker
The "greenhouse effect" is the reason why the earth remains comfortably warm and suitable for life as we know it. But only small amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) and water are necessary to fulfil this vital task. Scientists believe that increases in
By Jean-Jacques Boislaroussie
The German model of "a socialised market economy" has long been considered a benchmark in Europe. Strong points of this model were high productive output and a partnership between a well-implanted union movement
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