BY EVA CHENG
A trade war is threatening to sweep across the Atlantic as the United States lost an appeal at the World Trade Organisation on November 10 against a July WTO dispute panel ruling that tariffs of up to 30% that US President George Bush
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BY JIM MCILROY
BRISBANE — On November 17, maintenance workers who had been contracted to the Patrick stevedoring company set up a "community protest camp" opposite the wharf at Fishermen's Island, Port of Brisbane, to protest victimisation of
'Bush off' warmongers
Thursday [November 20] saw the largest ever week-day demonstration London has ever seen. Something like 150,000 marched through the streets protesting at George Bush's state visit to the UK.
The feeling on the streets was
BY CHRIS LATHAM
PERTH — Despite heavy rain and a fierce campaign of misinformation by the state Labor government, 5000 teachers attended a rally on November 18 as part of their campaign for a new certified agreement.
The first full-day strike
WA Labor attacks CFMEU officials
PERTH — On November 17, the Western Australian Labor government announced that it would be initiating action to strip Joe McDonald, state assistant secretary of construction division of the Construction, Forestry,
BY DICK NICHOLS
With each new comment on the Australian economy, smug federal treasurer Peter Costello becomes even more smug. "Look at my beautiful numbers", he seems to purr. "Real wages are increasing and yet inflation is contained at 2.6%. And
BY SONNY MELENCIO
MANILA — On November 6, my son, 23-year-old Marx Vergel Melencio (BJ to us), was shot in the chest and head by an unidentified man. A CT scan showed that a bullet hit his optic nerve.
Witnesses say the attack followed an
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