BY PIP HINMAN
August 26 marks one year since the Coalition government refused to
allow the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa to deliver those asylum seekers
it had rescued to Christmas Island — it marks one year of the “Pacific
Solution”.
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BY ROGER RONNIE
More than 100,000 municipal workers across South Africa — members of the militant South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) — began a national strike on July 2. Tens of thousands have marched in demonstrations in major
BY CHRIS LATHAM
On June 22, delegates at the Western Australian state conference of the Labor Party passed a motion that opposed the construction of a marina near Coral Bay.
The motion recognised the development's "potential to impact severely on
and ain't i a woman?: More to history than white men
There is much more to Australian history than white men. Women fought for (and in many cases won) equality, peace and rights for Indigenous Australians, the peoples of the Third World and
BY FRANCES SHEEHAN
SYDNEY — Fed up with being asked to perform miracles on the smell of an oily rag, staff at the Department of Community Services (DOCS) have taken industrial action to secure the extra staff and resources needed to protect
BY SARAH STEPHEN
The information available from the hunger strikers in Woomera detention centre, whose protest passed the two-week mark on July 7, is heart-rending. The July 5 Canberra Times spoke by telephone to Ramzi, who said "We are very weak
BY CRISTINA SACCO
WOLLONGONG — Following an explosion at the Port Kembla Copper smelter
(PKC) on June 8, the Wollongong City Council has asked PKC to stay closed
until an independent safety investigation has been carried out. NSW planning
BY SUE BOLTON
MELBOURNE — As attacks on the militant leadership of the Victorian
branch of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union are stepped up, the
Skilled Six Campaign has begun meeting. The campaign group was set up by
Melbourne
Howard sets pace for Europe's mainstream racists
When asked on his arrival in Frankfurt last week whether he would be
defending Australia's approach to asylum seekers during his European trip,
Prime Minister John Howard said: “I
BY KATHRYN KELLYÂ
The occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip by Israel which has
been in place since the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war represents a slow death
for the Palestinian people.
I've recently returned from an Australian
BY KAREN FLETCHER
OTTOWA — More than 5000 people braved flooding rain to “take” the
Canadian capital, Ottowa, behind the banner “Open the Borders: No-one is
Illegal” on June 27, the final day of the G8 leaders' summit.
Despite grave
BY EVA CHENG
Pakistan is moving into a new period of political turmoil following
the June 26 and July 2 killings of 13 Pakistani soldiers in firefights
with al Qaeda forces.
According to the June 27 Washington Post, the June 26
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