[Marxism] Labor Party leaders back Canberra's police-state laws -- Green Left Weekly #648, November 9, 2005

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Green Left Weekly #648, November 9, 2005

Shame! Labor Party leaders back Canberra's police-state laws
<http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/648/648p24.htm>

In the face of growing criticism from lawyers, civil liberties groups and
even some government backbenchers of Australia's proposed new
`anti-terrorism'
laws, Prime Minister John Howard and the Labor governments in NSW and
Victoria stage-managed
a series of raids, claiming they had foiled ``an
imminent'' terrorist incident in Australia. [Full article]
<http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/648/648p24.htm>

* Time for civil disobedience
<http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/648/648p8b.htm>

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Work Choices? No choice!
<http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/648/648p3.htm>

The Australian government's Work Choices propaganda campaign peddles lies
about the impact that its industral relations 'reforms' will have on
workers pay and conditions. Green Left Weekly?s Liam Mitchell reveals
the truth. [Full article]
<http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/648/648p3.htm>

* MUA, CFMEU: fighting Howard's laws
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* For a workers' party
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* Boeing workers are not bowing
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# WorkChoices? No choice!
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# Shame! Labor leaders back Howard's police state laws
<http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/648/648p24.htm>
# Help get Green Left around: Free speech under threat
<http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/648/648p3b.htm>
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