On September 3, the Craig Johnston Trade Union Support Committee was formed and issued a statement saying that no trade unionist should be imprisoned for taking part in an industrial dispute.
The committee is calling for the immediate release of
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Iggy Kim, Sydney
"Truth" and "lies" (and "rodents") are fast becoming hackneyed election buzz words. But the national "End the lies" rallies being held on the weekend before the elections will put back some of the real content.
Since the election
Jon Lamb, Darwin
On September 2, a cross-union meeting of academic and general staff at Charles Darwin University voted not to accept the university's offer of a 10% wage rise, and discussed taking industrial action.
Up to 1500 staff members may
The August 27 Court of Appeal decision to jail militant unionist Craig Johnston is a sharp illustration of the class prejudices of Australia's legal system. While Johnston is locked up because of property damage sustained during an industrial
Norm Dixon
On August 30, United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan reported to the Security Council's 15 members that, despite a failure to meet "some of the core commitments it has made", the government of Sudan had made "some progress" in
Travels in American IraqBy John Martinkus
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REVIEW BY ANNA SAMSON
Smart bombs. Guided missiles. Minimal collateral damage. Attacks on high-value targets. All phrases designed to give the impression that
On August 18, Northern Territory Chief Minister Clare Martin introduced a bill designed to prevent the federal government from constructing a nuclear dump in the Northern Territory. While applauding her move, candidates from the Greens and the
Silent StormSBSSeptember 9, 8.30pm
REVIEW BY JIM GREEN
Silent Storm tells the fascinating story of CSIRO scientist Hedley Marston and his battle to alert the Australian public about radioactive contamination from the British atomic tests carried
UNITED STATES: DOJ drops subpoena on ISP worker
On September 1, the US Department of Justice abandoned an attempt to subpoena Nicholas Merrill, a worker at Calyx Internet Access, the internet service provider for New York City's Indymedia website,
Helps them put up a better defence
"It's very depressing because we don't want an intimidated judiciary." — Pauline Popp-Madsen, described as "a justice adviser from Denmark", quoted in an August 27 London Daily Telegraph article reporting that
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
As the implications of the August 27 jailing of militant unionist Craig Johnston sink in, support has been growing for the campaign to free the former secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU). Some
Rohan Pearce & Alison Dellit
The appalling end to the hostage crisis in Beslan, Russia on September 4, which left more than 300 dead, had people all over the world horrified. The killing of so many children helped neither the Chechens fighting the
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