Sue Bolton, Melbourne
In the last issue of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, union leaders from NSW and Queensland explained why their unions support the national day of action called by the ACTU for June 28. This week, Victorian union leaders explain why a big
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On March 23, around 500 members of the Mehdiganj community, near Varanasi in northern India, began an indefinite vigil against a Coca-Cola bottling plant. The protesters are vowing to maintain the vigil until the plant is permanently shut down,
On March 5, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government announced a new joint venture to help reduce transport costs in FMLN-governed municipalities. Part of the alternative Latin American
Walter Yoia, Buenos Aires
On March 24, more than 100,000 people moved toward the Plaza de Mayo, made famous by the mothers of the disappeared who, along with unions, human rights organisations, students and people from all walks of life, demanded
Dale Mills, Sydney
A mere two months after NSW police numbers were boosted by 600, another 750 officers are being added at a cost of $80 million per year. This brings total police numbers in NSW to more than 15,000, not including an estimated 3000
On March 21, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that a Venezuelan delegation travelled to Bolivia to be part of a new social mission dedicated to eliminating illiteracy in Bolivia. The Venezuelan delegation will start the project in the
Virginia Brown
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) founder Captain Paul Watson recently visited Australia, following the organisation's 2005-06 campaign against Japanese whaling in Antarctica. During his visit he spoke to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly
Forces from both sides of the debate on Taiwan's independence have mobilised in three actions in Taipei since March 12. The so-called Pan-Blue Alliance — led by Taiwan's former ruling party Kuomintang (KMT) and comprising KMT splinter groups the
Peter Boyle
Correction: A recent report, quoted in Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, that the CEOs of the big corporations belonging to the Business Council of Australia (BCA) were paid 63 times the average wage of their companies' employees, was wrong.
Just like the 'evidence' for WMD
"I think we are going to succeed in Iraq, I think the evidence is overwhelming." — Lord Darth Cheney, March 19.
Lord Darth Cheney every morning
"The situation on the ground remains tense. In the face of
Murray Smith, Paris
The movement of French students and workers against the right-wing French government's new First Employment Contract (CPE) law is entering a decisive phase. The law was approved by parliament on March 10, and allows employers to
Rachel Evans
The March 16 edition of the gay and lesbian newspaper SX quoted from the Australian Federation of Aids Organisations (AFAO): "Since 2000 the rate of diagnoses of HIV in Australia have risen from 656 a year to 912 last financial year.
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