Dave Riley

Dave Riley

  • Joined: Wed, Sep 20, 2006
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Your rights at work — worth striking for

Australia, which has oft been referred to as “the lucky country”, is now embracing workplace reform — yet again! Under aegis of the PR friendly title of “Work Choices” the new industrial system that has been introduced by the Howard…

Islamophobes get islamophobic

The question of religion, specifically Islam, is being played out as a stalking horse on the political left. As so many left intellectuals sign on with Islamophobia there has been a lot of chatter dedicated to the business of proving…

Rumsfeld resignation an admission of defeat in Iraq

Anti-war activists in Sydney, Australia, today welcomed the news that US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld has resigned. â┚¬Å“Rumsfeld’s resignation follows a resounding defeat of the Republican Party at the US mid-term elections and is an admission of defeat by…

International Walk Against Warming

According to news last night, Sydney, Melbourne & London had the biggest protests (on Saturday November 4) in the world. Here are some pics of the Sydney Walk Against Warming yesterday. The organisers claim 47,000 marched (they say they had…

Left regroupment — is it possible?

There’s a current here in Australia that thinks it is and for the past 5 years under the banner of the Socialist Alliance we’ve been trying hard to do just that. But it’s not an easy task at all. Many…