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November 15 day of action for public schools

By on November 14, 2011 in Public Policy, Social justice

Tuesday 15 November teachers and parents campaign for public schools On this day we are asking people to take a few moments to send a message to the head of the federal funding review about the importance of investing more in public schools. It’s your last chance to have a say before the education review [...]

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A national land tax?

By on November 12, 2011 in Public Policy, Social justice

A national land tax? by Frank Stillwell The system of taxation needs to focus on assets, not merely on incomes and expenditures. It is asset price inflation that has been a major element in growing inequalities of wealth in Australia, particularly during the last two decades. Ownership of landed property has been central to this [...]

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Santa Cruz massacre

By on November 12, 2011 in Social justice, Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Santa Cruz massacre – still waiting for justice 20 years later Amnesty International calls on the governments of Timor-Leste and Indonesia to provide justice for the victims of the Santa Cruz massacre which took place 20 years ago in Dili, the capital. On the morning of 12 November 1991 the Indonesian security forces violently [...]

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Dili massacre remembered

By on November 10, 2011 in Social justice, Timor-Leste

From Rob Wesley-Smith Darwin Just a reminder about the 20th anniversary this Saturday of the Dili Massacre. This was a pivotal event in leading to global awareness of the unjust situation in East Timor, leading towards the UN supervised Ballot on 30th August 1999 where the vote for Independence from Indonesian military control was 78.5% [...]

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Equal pay

By on November 9, 2011 in Collective Bargaining, Social justice, Workers Rights

Community workers applaud Prime Minister’s latest commitment to equal pay 10 November 2011 By the ASU, the social and community services industry union for SACS wprkers Prime Minister Julia Gillard has today made a historic commitment to equal pay for women by coming to an agreement with the Australian Services Union (ASU) on appropriate pay [...]

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Insecure work inquiry

By on November 1, 2011 in Capitalist Financial Crisis, Social justice, Workers Rights

Australians get a chance to have their say on insecure work; inquiry opens for submissions today from ACTU Submissions will open today for Australia’s first formal investigation into the rise of insecure work and its effect on families and communities. Workers will have the opportunity to share their stories about the impact of casual, labour [...]

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Capitalist networks

By on October 31, 2011 in Capitalist Financial Crisis, Public Policy, Social justice, US politics

Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world from New Scientist ‘AS PROTESTS against financial power sweep the world, science may have confirmed the protesters’ worst fears. An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy. The [...]

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ACTU inquiry into insecure work

By on October 24, 2011 in Capitalist Financial Crisis, Collective Bargaining, Labour Law, Social justice, Workers Rights

Unions launch new inquiry into insecure work as part of push for better future for Australian workers Former Deputy Prime Minister Brian Howe will chair the independent inquiry into insecure work. 24 October, 2011 ACTU Media Release ‘Workers will have the opportunity to share their stories about the impact of casual and contract employment alongside [...]

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OWS: further debate

By on October 24, 2011 in Capitalist Financial Crisis, Social justice

Occupy Wall St, Occupy Uruguay, Occupy Manila International Airport by Mark Nowak from Monthly Review Press ‘In my last posting on OWS, I related a series of conversations I’d had with global trade union activists on their perceptions of OccupyWallSt. After the article appeared, several global labor activists contacted me with follow-up and feedback. Steve [...]

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