BY NICK SOUDAKOFF
The Solidarity of Philippines Workers (BMP) labour organisation was formed in 1993 emerged from the Communist Party of the Philippines-aligned May First Movement (KMU). Today, the BMP is the largest militant labour organisation in
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BY BILL MASON
BRISBANE — "Too little, too late" is how Aboriginal employee Gloria Beckett has described the Queensland Labor government's compensation offer to Aborigines who were victims of the "stolen wages" system that operated in the state
BY KAMALA EMANUEL
HOBART — At the next Tasmanian state election, the word "socialist" will appear on ballot papers for the first time since 1976. The Socialist Alliance was registered by the Tasmanian Electoral Office on May 16 and is one of only
BY JON LAND
During his May visit to the Pentagon, Indonesian defence minister
Matori Abdul Djalil received signals that the United States is keen to
renew military ties with the Indonesian armed forces.
Despite reluctance by Congress to
BY FIDEL CASTRO
The following is an abridged version of a statement issued on May
10 by Cuban President Fidel Castro in response to allegations by the US
government that Cuba is developing biological weapons (BW).
John Bolton, an
Heads low, grass-cropping idleunder the olive treesundressed of reins, saddle, bridleinoffensive as sheep, yet these
were the flesh-tearing hoovesunder which we fell; the fused halvesof the mounted-monster man-horse, ancientoppressor raised tall
BY AMY PARISH
WOLLONGONG — "Refugees are willing to contribute to society but the government won't let them", Afghan refugee Riz Wakil told a public meeting, organised by the Illawarra Refugee Action Collective, at the Thirroul Senior Citizens
BY RUSSELL PICKERING
PERTH — A report tabled by Western Australia's Ombudsman on April
30 has revealed the violent and uncontrolled practices of the police who
patrol the city's railways. As a result of the report, several cops are
to
Always read the fine print
"Asia's poor countries briefly thought they had hit the jackpot on Saturday when Japan promised a staggering $500 billion to a regional poverty reduction fund. Speaking in Japanese to an annual meeting of the Asian
BY SHANE BENTLEY
The seafarers' sit-in aboard the CSL Yarra has ended in an Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) brokered deal that was signed by Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) on May 16.
The deal allows the CSL Yarra to resume cement
BY SARAH STEPHEN
In response to the Easter protests outside the Woomera and Villawood detention centres, immigration minister Philip Ruddock declared that there were no refugees in Australia's detention centres, only "rejectees". They are not
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS
MELBOURNE — Eighty-five people participated in a trade union seminar sponsored by the Socialist Alliance on May 11. The seminar's highlight was the presentations by union officials and political party representatives on unions
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