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Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
August 29, 2009
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Australia: NSW teachers union censors debate at mass meeting
By Laura Tiernan, August 28, 2009
Nearly 2,000 teachers packed the Rosehill Racecourse last night to oppose the publication of school league tables. But the New South Wales Teachers Federation worked to block any discussion, debate or...
Australia: Bus drivers strike in defiance of union
By Mike Head, August 26, 2009
A six-hour strike by 130 bus drivers in western Sydney against the imposition of new timetables has produced furious denunciations in the media because the workers defied their union.
Australia: Court case against West Gate workers ends in plea bargain
By Terry Cook, August 26, 2009
The decision to seek a plea bargain, rather than launch a public campaign to defend the 12 men, was primarily aimed at burying the issue and defusing a potentially explosive confrontation between buil...
Australia: Growing opposition among Victorian paramedics to Brumby-union sell out deal
By Margaret Rees, August 25, 2009
Opposition is rapidly developing among Victorian paramedics against an “in principle” three-year industrial agreement announced by the state Labor government and Ambulance Employees Association on...
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
August 22, 2009
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Australia: Aboriginal residents of Ampilatwatja walk out over housing conditions
By Susan Allan, August 21, 2009
Residents of the remote Aboriginal community of Ampilatwatja walked out of their settlement last month. The WSWS interviewed a spokesperson.
“The government is not reducing the gap between the communities but increasing it”
Indian students in Australia speak to WSWS about recent racist attacks
By our reporters, August 20, 2009
The World Socialist Web Site recently spoke with three Indian students about their experiences in Australia.
Australia: Rudd government toughens anti-terror laws
By Mike Head, August 19, 2009
The Australian Labor government has unveiled a package of measures to strengthen anti-terrorism laws introduced since 2002.
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
August 15, 2009
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Australia: West Gate employer uses Rudd government’s new laws to attack workers
By Chris Sadlier and Terry Cook, August 14, 2009
One of Australia’s largest construction firms is using the Rudd government’s new workplace laws at a key project in Melbourne to deepen the attack on workers’ wages, conditions and basic rights.
Australia: Media buries fake email scandal
By Mike Head, August 13, 2009
As the Australian parliament resumed this week after a six-week winter recess, there were signs that the so-called OzCar fake email scandal, which erupted in June, is being dropped as quickly as possi...
