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Socialist Alliance conference selects Senate team

BY MELANIE SJOBERG SYDNEY — The NSW state conference of the Socialist Alliance, held on November 8, brought together more that 110 members and to share ideas for election possibilities, exchange experiences about branch building and consider

Media-government frame-up of Brigitte intensifies

BY NORM DIXON Australia's big-business media — in particular Rupert Murdoch's stable of daily newspapers — continue to deliver a barrage of increasingly sensational "revelations" about Willie Brigitte, the French citizen deported from Australia

TAFE and education workers lift bans

BY CHRIS PICKERING WOLLONGONG — On November 13, NSW Public Service Association (PSA) delegates reluctantly accepted the recommendation of their union officials to lift a range of work bans. The decision followed a NSW Industrial Relations

Protesting police racism and violence

BY TONY ILTIS MELBOURNE — On November 22, a noon protest rally will be held in the Footscray Mall to protest against police racism and violence against Muslim youth in the city's western suburbs. The protest is being organised by the Western

Andrews plans new wave of attacks on unions

BY CHRIS LATHAM On November 6, federal Coalition workplace relations minister Neil Andrews introduced a new raft of anti-union legislation in federal parliament. The federal government's Building and Construction Industry Improvement Bill 2003,

Kurdish asylum seekers: Government lies again

BY SARAH STEPHEN John Howard's government has been caught lying once again about asylum seekers. On November 12, the government's people-smuggling task force was forced to admit that, contrary to explicit claims by government ministers, 14 Kurdish

Write On: Letters to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly

Green issues David Harris (Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly #561) complains, "I have a problem with the green in 'Green' Left Weekly. Number 559, October 29 is a classic example, not one article on green issues!". Harris goes on to list the Otway forests and

Redevelopment goes off the rails

BY JESS MELVIN MELBOURNE — "Redevelopment" has gone off the rails at Melbourne Central train station. As part of the "new evolving Melbourne Central", rail commuters have been diverted from their usual direct exit point to Swanston Street, which

WA teachers escalate industrial action

BY CHRIS LATHAM PERTH — On November 6, the Western Australian branch executive of the Australian Education Union (AEU) announced that a 24-hour strike would be held on November 18 to support the teachers union's campaign for a new certified

10,000 workers call for a 'fair go'

BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS MELBOURNE — More than 10,000 people rallied in opposition to the federal coalition government's attacks on union, health and education on November 11. The protest was part of Victorian Trades Hall Council's Fair Go campaign.

SCOTLAND: Railway workers may affiliate with socialists

BY RICHIE VENTON GLASGOW — A bit of working-class history has been made in the past few weeks. Two branches of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers (RMT) have voted to affiliate to the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP). After

BRITAIN: 100,000 expected for anti-Bush demonstration

BY MARCUS GREVILLE LONDON — The Stop the War Coalition (STWC) is hoping for a turnout of more than 100,000 people for the November 19-21 demonstrations against the state visit of US President George Bush to London and in opposition to the US and