After another week of defiant protest marches and government threats of retribution, the Tongan Civil Servants Strike Committee on August 11 rejected the King's decision to have an independent auditor examine the pay dispute that is pitting public
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Susan Price, Sydney
Held at Olympic Park on August 7, the "Last Weekend" family day, organised by Unions NSW, attracted around 40,000 people.
Workers and their families travelled from all over Sydney for the picnic-style rally, and were treated
Sue Bolton
Gippsland Trades and Labor Council secretary John Parker told Â鶹ӳ» Weekly that even without PM John Howard's new anti-union laws, "the bosses try it on against vulnerable workers", especially in country areas.
It's not just
Sarah Stephen
As this issue of Â鶹ӳ» Weekly went to print, Australian citizen Vivian Solon had been in exile in the Philippines for 1486 days. August 14 also marks 744 days since the immigration department (DIMIA) began to cover up evidence
On August 10, PNG Power workers declared their intention to take industrial action if the proposed appointment of an Australian expatriate as the new CEO goes ahead. The PNG Energy Workers Association is demanding that the PNG Power CEO remained
Scores of South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) members have been arrested during protests around the country since the union launched an indefinite national strike on August 8 in demand of a living wage. The union is calling for wage
On August 9, three anti-war protesters, including a 70-year-old woman, cut a hole in the fence of the Patch Barracks in Stuttgart and hung a four-metre-long banner between two trees. The banner marked the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.
James Goodman
In late August the Sydney Opera House hosts a crew of corporate spruikers. The neo-conservative lobby machine — Forbes Global — is coming to town.
We will be treated to the edifying spectacle of an iconic public building given
Peter Boyle
At the end of the fourth week of our Emergency Appeal, $55,452.15 has been raised to keep Â鶹ӳ» Weekly coming out, and we are overwhelmed with powerful messages of support from our readers. Here is one from a progressive
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In January this year, a small
On August 13, 1000 people marched in Sydney to demand the repeal of the federal government's same-sex marriage ban. Smaller rallies for same-sex marriage rights were also held in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Hobart.
Photo by Rachel Evans.
Jim McIlroy, Brisbane
"Woolworths: I won't shop there", "Save Maleny's platypus" and "Support Maleny residents" were some of the placards held up by protesters outside the Woolworths supermarket in the inner-city suburb of Spring Hill on August
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