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Walk against global warming

Anna Migdal From November 28 to December 9, the first meeting of the 154 signatories to the Kyoto Protocol will take place in Montreal, Canada. Prime Minister John Howard and US President George Bush, who will not commit to reducing fossil fuel

Worker paralysed, boss fined $40,000

Barry Healy, Perth A Perth demolition company has been fined just $40,000 in the case of an industrial accident that left a young worker permanently paralysed. In November 2003, a director of Murphy Demolition cut a safety pin off a "quick hitch"

'Keep the mass action going'

We were pleased with our members' turn out on November 15. Not only the well-organised areas came out; there were contractors, retail workers and mail officers, and night shift workers who came straight from work to the rally, and they were still

Victorian AMWU president: 'United we can beat Howard'

Chris Spindler On November 15 we witnessed one of the biggest mobilisations of workers and their communities, supporters and families. At least 200,000 participated in the Melbourne rally and march against PM John Howard's IR laws, certainly the

BRITAIN: Environmentalists criticise company law reform

On November 3, Friends of the Earth (FoE) responded to the Company Law Reform Bill, tabled in the House of Lords the previous day, by accusing the government of putting the interests of big business before those of people and the environment. FoE,

VENEZUELA: Cheap heating oil to go to poor US communities

The Venezuelan-owned and US-based fuel refiner and distributor Citgo will begin distributing discounted heating oil to poor US communities next week. Rafael Ramirez, Venezuela's minister of energy and petroleum, made the announcement yesterday,

'Whatever it takes'

Sue Bull, Geelong Nobody in Geelong can remember a rally that was bigger than the one on November 15. The unions estimate that up to 30,000 people rallied — that's one in seven Geelong residents. Every building worker and metalworker was there,

Justice for the 'historically irrelevant'

Founding Myths: Stories that Hide Our Patriotic PastBy Ray RaphaelThe New Press, 2005354 pages, $51 (hb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON Paul Revere must be the most important person in the history of the United States. His midnight ride from Boston in

No involvement in imminent attack

Dale Mills The charges against the terrorist suspects have nothing to do with the terror legislation that was rushed through parliament on November 3. Rather, the legislation gives the police greater scope to lay charges. According to the

Muslims reject Howard's call to dob

Sarah Stephen Addressing a Queensland state council meeting of the Liberal Party on November 12, PM John Howard said: "It is the responsibility, particularly of the leaders of the Islamic community, to ensure as best they can, with our cooperation,

News briefs

SYDNEY — NSW Police has had to introduce new methods to control their officers during high-speed car chases, according to the November 11 Sydney Morning Herald. An investigation by the newspaper found that 62 people have died since 1994 as a

Young workers join union protests

Zoe Kenny Young people joined the November 15 national day of action against the industrial relations laws determined to not only lampoon PM John Howard, but also highlight that young workers will suffer under these laws. The socialist youth