BY JULIE ALBERDI& JILL WESTAWAY
MELBOURNE — On September 8, residents of Heidelberg Heights won their campaign against the erection of a mobile phone tower on their local church.
They had been advised in mid-August by the Rosanna Baptist
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BY PAUL MILLER
MELBOURNE — Workers employed at the Pampas factory in West Footscray
have been on strike since September 4, after negotiations about wages and
conditions broke down. It is the first strike at the plant in 20 years.
The
BY EMMA CLANCY
PERTH — "We want to see more events such as the 200-strong student general meeting held on September 3, which debated issues such as refugees, the looming war on Iraq and Palestine", Fred Fuentes told Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly. Fuentes,
BY NICK EVERETT
SYDNEY — The coalition organising a mass unity rally protesting against the World Trade Organisation "mini-ministerial" meeting on November 14 decided not to have opposition to an impending war on Iraq as a main demand of the
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS
MELBOURNE — On September 13, the Victorian Electoral Commission sent letters to all 764 Socialist Alliance members in Victoria.
The letters ask one simple question — "Are you an Australian citizen 18 years or over and
BY GRANT COLEMAN
WOLLONGONG — In the lead-up to the September 17 University of Wollongong student general meeting, activists have again met resistance from the Student Representative Council. The SRC meeting on September 13 reaffirmed its
BY SUE BULL
MELBOURNE — The Victorian office of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union remains in limbo, awaiting a resolution to the dispute between the AMWU's national office and elected Victorian officials. By September 14, most
Duck and cover
It is my solemn duty to blow the whistle: Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly is within three months of a functioning nuclear weapons arsenal. Government sources, corroborated by national security experts, confirm that nothing — repeat, nothing
Every day the sun risesBut we are in a positionThat can't rise upCan you imagine what it is?
I like to see the worldBut I know that I can'tCan you tell me about the world?Do the people treat you well enough?
Every bird has feathersSo they fly
BY DICK NICHOLS
[The
following is an abridged version of a talk presented to the International
Socialist Organisation's Marxism 2002 conference held in Melbourne, September
6-8. Dick Nichols is a member of the national executive of the
Respectful, like a subordinate should be
"The United States helped found the United Nations. We want the United Nations to be effective, and respectful, and successful." — George "The Crusader" Bush, addressing the UN General Assembly,
BY JACK BERHOFF
AUCKLAND — The new New Zealand parliament is now sworn in and the Labour-Progressive minority coalition government headed by Prime Minister Helen Clark has delivered its "speech from the throne" — sketching out its
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