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Left-wing unions cave on ACTU war demand

BY SUE BOLTON MELBOURNE 鈥 At a March 11 caucus of the national left unions in the leadup to the Australian Council of Trade Unions executive meeting on March 25-26, there was a discussion about whether to propose a motion to toughen up the ACTU's

'If there is a war, students will not behave'

BY GRANT COLEMAN Following on from the spectacular March 5 Books not Bombs student strike against the war on Iraq, students are getting ready to walk out of classes again on March 26. Students voted unanimously at the March 5 rallies to

Rural revolt against war

BY TONY ILTIS TRARALGON 鈥 The depth of opposition to Prime Minister John Howard's rush towards war was again demonstrated on March 14 when more than 2000 people rallied and marched in the La Trobe Valley town of Traralgon in the Gippsland region