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Maaate! "Federal Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott last night seized on a Queensland government report by [former Labor PM] Bob Hawke recommending a time limit for protected industrial action by the state's 200,000 public sector workers."

Will ARTV be censored?

BY SIMON TAYLER SYDNEY — Every Sunday night, Channel 31's Actively Radical TV (ARTV) program includes The Palestine Report, a segment on the conflict in Palestine. The report presents viewers with a point of view that the mainstream media

Duncan Hallas (1925-2002)

BY CHRIS BAMBERY& ALEX CALLINICOS LONDON — It is with deep regret that we must inform you of the death on September 17 of Duncan Hallas. Duncan was one of the founders of the International Socialist Tendency (IST). He supported Tony Cliff

GERMANY: How Greens sold out on nuclear power

BY JOCHEN STAY BERLIN — Looking back now at the promises made by the German Green Party and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during the 1998 election campaign, it is clear that the record of the SPD-Green coalition government on nuclear power

Evolve wins low-key elections

BY STUART MUNCKTON CANBERRA — In a low-key Australian National University Students Association (ANUSA) elections, held September 9-12, the Evolve ticket won all executive positions, National Union of Students (NUS) delegate positions and

BRAZIL: Referendum rejects FTAA

BY IGGY KIM Of the 10,149,542 Brazilians who participated in a week-long unofficial referendum on the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), 9,979,964 (98.33%) voted against Brazil joining the US-dominated economic bloc. The

And ain't i a woman: Fighting for abortion in the ACT

And ain't i a woman: Fighting for abortion in the ACT Since anti-abortion laws were removed from the criminal code on August 21, the Australian Capital Territory has had the most progressive abortion laws in Australia. These laws

TPV refugees: Living in limbo

BY SARAH STEPHEN The Australian government speaks proudly of this countrys history of resettling large numbers of refugees (numbering 600,000 since World War II), keen to present an image of Australia as a country that opens its arms to those who

Construction unions hold alternative safety seminar

BY ALEX MILNE MELBOURNE — The Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry hosted a conference on construction industry safety on September 19 and 20. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), the

IRAQ: Washington demands war despite inspectors' return

BY NORM DIXON Iraq's “surprise” decision on September 16 to accept the return of UN weapons inspectors was the last thing US President George Bush wanted. It deprived his administration of a key pretext — one that is convincing enough to

No war on Iraq!

ADELAIDE: Picket against war on Iraq. Saturday October 28, noon. Outside foreign minister Alexander Downer's office, 100 King William Street, city. To get involved in the campaign against war on Iraq, phone NOWAR on (08) 8332 4861. BRISBANE: Rally

Greens win high vote in Mayoral poll

BY CHRIS WILLIAMS WOLLONGONG — Illawarra Greens candidate Michael Organ won an historic 15% of the vote in the Wollongong lord mayoral by-election on September 14. The humiliating defeat inflicted on ALP candidate Bob Proudfoot, who won