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Building unionist threatened with jail

BY SUE BULL MELBOURNE — As the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry began sitting again in Melbourne, a union leader has been threatened with imprisonment, a former union leader has condemned union activities and 5000

Progressives do well in NTEU election

BY JEREMY SMITH BALLARAT — Progressives have done well in the July 10-22 National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) elections. In the poll for national office bearers, the incumbents were returned. Carolyn Allport was returned as

Cameron sics lawyers on to GLW

BY SUE BOLTON At 2.30pm on August 7, Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly received an email from Taylor & Scott, lawyers acting on behalf of Australian Manufacturing Workers Union national secretary Doug Cameron, in which they demanded that an article

Refugee refutes claim that Afghanistan is safe

BY ZOE KENNY MELBOURNE — Hundreds of people have turned out to hear Afghan refugee Riz Wakil's presentation, "Is it safe to return to Afghanistan?", during his visit here on August 12-14. The federal government claims war-torn Afghanistan is

Nando's mocks refugees' plight

BY TERRICA STRUDWICK South African-based fast food chain Nando's has come under fire for a radio advertisement that mocks the desperate situation refugees face in Australian detention centres. The ad, which was pulled after a deluge of

COVER STORY: A year since Tampa: support for refugees grows

BY SARAH STEPHEN Since the MV Tampa incident one year ago, a broad and vibrant protest movement has developed. It is matched by no other social movement in recent years. The movement has swelled well beyond the ranks of those who have

Refugee embassy launched

LISMORE — Twenty people attended the launch of a hunger strike and outdoor “refugee embassy” on August 16, organised by the Refugee Action Collective. The hunger strike will culminate in a public meeting with Howard Glen of Australians for

Local residents organise against Blackshirts

BY VANNESSA HEARMAN MELBOURNE — To respond to the increasing activities of the misogynist Blackshirts, the Diversity and Safety Community Network was formed on August 7 at a meeting of 25 local residents and activists in Brunswick. The

Illawarra students mobilise for refugees

BY GRANT COLEMAN WOLLONGONG — Four hundred of the Illawarra Grammar School's 600 students attended a voluntary assembly on August 16 to discuss the plight of refugees in Australia's detention centres. The meeting was organised by about 20

Tent embassy under assault

BY ANDREW HALL CANBERRA — The 30-year-old symbol of the fight for Indigenous justice, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy on the lawns in front of Old Parliament House, is facing serious threats of removal. This follows hard on the heels of the July

Museworthy: Life, Related to 'Bread'

Museworthy: Life, Related to 'Bread' Todaythat man's sister, his wife,two of histhree children?a new path. The small boyrescued from the pyrehe feeds withbits of bread. Despite painthere is no question:These are your lives!These are your

PAKISTAN: Teachers score victory

BY FAROOQ TARIQ & RAJA MEHBOOB HUSSAIN LAHORE — On August 8, the military government of President Pervez Musharraf declared that its previously announced plan to privatise Pakistan's educational institutions would not take place.