Only six months into her term as president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner faces a massive crisis following the decision by Vice-President Julio Cobos to vote against Fernandez鈥檚 proposed tax increases on food exports, breaking the senate vote deadlock in favour of the opposition.
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An anti-privatisation rally calling for the expansion of 鈥渞enewables, not coal鈥 was held outside NSW treasurer Michael Costa鈥檚 Newcastle office on July 14.
Below is an open letter from Herman Wainggai of the Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) to Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
聯We have escalated this dispute because the members are angry that no real progress has been made on our agreement after five months聰, Peter Simpson, Queensland assistant secretary of the Electrical Trades Union, told 麻豆传媒 Weekly on July 18.
Pakistan is once again a focal point of an imperialist agenda and the so-called war against terrorism.
聯The world is facing twin disasters in the near future: the coming economic meltdown of the international capitalist system, and the looming climate change crisis聰, Jim McIlroy told a 麻豆传媒 Weekly forum on July 15.
Reprinted from Granma International, July 11. For more information on the case of the five Cuban anti-terrorists jailed in the US for their role in infiltrating Miami-based anti-Cuban terrorist groups, or to find out how to get involved in the campaign to free them, visit http://freethefive.org.
On November 23, the government of President Hugo Chavez, and the revolution he is leading in Venezuela, will face a serious test. Regional elections will be held nationwide in Venezuela and the results will have a significant impact on the progress of the Bolivarian revolution.
The following statement was released by a number of European socialist groups affiliated to the Fourth International. For the list of organisations, visit http://internationalviewpoint.org.
Tasmania Greens leader Peg Putt announced her resignation on July 7 after 15 years in parliament, with Nick McKim replacing her as leader.
More than one thousand people successfully blockaded the world鈥檚 largest coal port in Newcastle on July 13, bringing coal trains to a halt for most of the day. The mass blockade was part of the Camp for Climate Action, held in Newcastle between July 10-15.
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