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Federico Fuentes Declaring an end to the "looting of natural resources by the international petroleum companies", Bolivian President Evo Morales announced the nationalisation of the country's gas resources on May 1. "The day has come, the awaited
LITHGOW — On May 3, 25 people attended a forum on climate change organised by the NSW Greens and the Lithgow Environment Group. The forum was addressed by Greens campaigner John Kaye. The local campaign against the expansion of the nearby Mt Piper
Alex Bainbridge, Sydney Sixty supporters of West Papuan self-determination held a flag-raising ceremony outside the Indonesian consulate in Maroubra on April 30. Joe Collins from the Australia-West Papua Association told the gathering that such
Stuart Munckton "Young people are being affected by [Work Choices] now, as the case of a 15-year-old Bakers' Delight worker indicates. This worker was forced to sign an AWA [Australian Workplace Agreement] without being told what the contract
Peace activists in Australia participated in an international day of action on May 6 to demand 'Don't attack Iran!'. In Melbourne, protesters gathered outside the US consulate and heard speakers from the Medical Association for Prevention of War
Thousands of workers took to the streets in bigger than usual May Day marches around Australia on May 6-7, in opposition to PM John Howard's Work Choices laws.From 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, May 10, 2006. Visit the 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly home page.
MELBOURNE — A forum at Victoria University's Footscray campus on May 1 drew 20 people to hear Socialist Alliance member James Crafti speak about the situation in Palestine. Crafti spent three months in the West Bank as a volunteer for the
KATOOMBA — Local resident Jess Martin speaks out against bulk cyanide being transported through the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains. The April 29 speak-out was organised by Friends of the Earth Blue Mountains and Cyanide Watch. More than

In an April 28-29 meeting in Havana, Cuban President Fidel Castro, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Bolivian President Evo Morales signed the "Agreement for the Application of the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas [ALBA]

On May 1, as millions of immigrant workers marched for their rights in May Day rallies across the US, an agreement was signed at the University of Miami giving hundreds of low-waged janitors the right to form a union. The agreement followed
Jim McIlroy & Coral Wynter, Caracas Australian trade unionists who were part of a solidarity brigade to Venezuela participated in Caracas's huge May 1 demonstration and had an opportunity to address the crowd from the front stage near Miraflores,
Doug Lorimer On May 3, discussion began among the veto-wielding permanent members of the UN Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the US — over how to respond to a report on Iran's nuclear program circulated to all 15 council