Alex Miller
At its national conference last month, the Fire Brigades Union voted by 31,105 to 14,611 to break its 86-year-old tie with the Labour Party.
The massive majority in favour of disaffiliation with Labour was achieved despite strong
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The July 1 Australian published its top ten websites "Most used political directories" list, and once again, Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly is on top:
1. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly11.21%
2. Australian Labor Party9.88%
3. On Line Opinion7.44%
4. Sydney
Boris Kagarlitsky, Moscow
The Communist Party's leaders have always been prone to optimism. When they were told of an impending crisis in their ranks, they confidently replied that nothing of the kind was possible. When forecasts suggested they
North America and Western Europe (12% of the world's population) account for 60% of household consumption globally.
The one-third of humanity who live in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa account for 3.2% of household consumption.
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The Melbourne North-East Activist Centre (formerly the Resistance Centre) on High Street, Northcote, is now closed, due to financial constraints.
The Socialist Alliance will continue to meet at the Northcote Town Hall, 189 High Street, Northcote.
Does the fear of refugees flooding Australia keep you awake at night? Do you agree that ASIO needs more powers to track down, detain and interrogate "illegal" and "suspicious" people, especially Muslims?
If your answer is "Yes", then PM John Howard
Graham Matthews, Melbourne
Staff cuts and lengthening queues were the subject of a street protest organised by the Wills branch of the Socialist Alliance at the Moreland Centrelink office on July 9.
Forty people participated in the protest,
The federal election date may not yet be determined, but the vote-buying scams are already in full swing.
We've already been treated to tens of millions of dollars worth of publicly funded political advertising for the Coalition government.
On
BY VANNESSA HEARMAN
With the plethora of reality TV, and thinly disguised corporate marketing, documentaries are bringing people back to cinemas. As the Melbourne Age's Larissa Dubecki wrote on May 11: "Reality TV's malaise might now be judged a
Chris Slee, Melbourne
Two Iraqis living in Australia, both of whom have recently returned from visits to their homeland, addressed 50 people at a forum organised by the International Socialist Organisation, an affiliate of the Socialist Alliance,
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