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Unions split from South Coast Labor Council By Andrew Hall WOLLONGONG — A number of trade unions that backed the defeated challenge to the leadership of the South Coast Labor Council (SCLC) have begun to disaffiliate in order to establish a new
Comment by Doug Lorimer "The Kosovan Albanians have the right to national self-determination, just like all the other peoples of the Balkans. But that does not mean that socialists should support the KLA [Kosova Liberation Army]. Nationalist
By Bronwen Beechey ADELAIDE — More than 2000 people opposed to the proposed Pelican Point power station rallied in Semaphore on May 9 at a protest organised by Community Action for Pelican Point (CAPP). CAPP has been picketing the power station
Scots punish Labour, vote left By Alan McCombes As the Holyrood [Scottish parliament] election results poured in on May 7, there were scenes of jubilation among New Labour's dwindling battalions of Scottish activists — an outpouring of relief
A budget for the 19th century Some media commentators have dubbed the federal budget a "do-nothing" budget and claimed there are "no nasties" in it. On the contrary, this budget is another giant stride down the government's path of destroying the
In mid-April, Resistance activist SAM KING spoke in Indonesia to ALI MOLINA, an Acehnese student in the law faculty of Shatwa University and a member of Student Solidarity with the People, about the political situation in Aceh. Question: Tell us
By Norm Dixon Nigeria's corrupt military and business elite has been busy safeguarding its future, even though it succeeded in placing its favoured candidate, former military dictator Olusegun Obasanjo, in the president's post at the February 27
As NATO continues its bombing of Serbia and Kosova, more and more evidence of the social and human catastrophe it is creating is filtering out to the rest of the world. However, one aspect of the devastation is barely being reported by the Western
By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Long-time union and environment activist Davey Thomason has suffered police harassment and may have been sacked from his position as an organiser with the SA branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy
By Barry Sheppard When Washington led NATO into the war against Serbia, President Bill Clinton at first claimed that the Serbian people were not the target. After the first Serbian civilian casualties, he icily commented that he regretted the
Stalag Kosova Welcome to Puckapunyal — your gateway to Australia. It is our intention to make your stay here as happy and as fruitful as is possible given the unfortunate circumstances that have brought you to our shores. "Puckapunyal" may be
By Angela Luvera WOLLONGONG — In a move that has angered local elders, students and many other people, the Wollongong University administration has axed the bachelor of health science in indigenous health course. The bachelor of health science in