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Australia
Politics and government
Republic debate: Why we said 'Yes, and more!' by Roger Clarke, and Letter: Neither Queen nor President! by Marcus Larsen Nov 1999

Kennett kicked… out? October 1999

6 November Republic referendum: Charter of the YES AND.. COALITION October 1999

Letters: The Republic debate September 1999

The Republic, "Yes and...." August 1999

Make Labor repeal the GST July 1999

Unions hold NSW government to ransom - Unfortunately not, but electricity privatisation was beaten by unions making use of their affiliation to the ALP, to call the NSW Labor Government to account. May 1999.

Unions
International solidarity
Kosova Miners' Union appeals for solidarity October 1999

For union solidarity with East Timorese independence struggleJuly 1999

More on union solidarity with East Timor - links July 1999

Nationalism
Flight Attendants Association calls on fellow unionists to support a campaign of maintaining conditions for section of Australian workers at the expense of workers overseas. July 1999

Union rights, the right to organise
For an ACTU special conference on Reith's 'Second Wave' !      Nov 1999

Second Wave: Wakey, wakey! October 1999

Brisbane campaign targets 27 October October 1999

Second Wave: Will there be a Grand Final? September 1999

Move this in your union branch September 1999

Defeat Reith, defeat Capital!The text of a speech delivered by Gary MacLennan, a longtime left activist in Brisbane, to the Defend Our Unions Committee September 1999

Brisbane & Sydney: Campaign to stop the Second Wave September 1999

Fighting Reith's second wave. August 1999

What's in Reith's second wave August 1999

Only the Union makes us strong Workers Liberty supports student unionism - No VSU June 99

Workers Liberty, on what the MUA campaign could win. May 1998.

State of the movement
Get Wise, Organise! Bob Carnegie discusses the ACTU's new 'Unions@work' document    Nov 1999

The Accord and the lessons of history October 1999

The state of the unions:The MUA today   September 1999

Four hundred and twenty thousand new members a year?   The new ACTU report Unions@work proposes to rebuild declining union membership. September 1999

The unions today August 1999

Union campaigns
How did the Oakdale miners win? September 1999

NSW Public Sector workers fight for jobs and conditions October 1999

NSW Public Service job cuts fight hots up The last issue of WL reported the beginnings of a struggle against large scale job cuts in the NSW Public service. Industrially, things have moved on…… In NSW TAFE the fight against job losses and cuts to service provision continues. September 1999

NSW Public Service workers fight job losses August 1999

Unfair dismissal - one person's story August 1999

International

Balkans

Kosova Miners' Union appeals for solidarity October 1999
Kosova: peace on the cheap September 1999
Independence for Kosova! June 99
Workers unity can win self-determination in the Balkans July 1999
Defend the rights of Albanian Kosovars! Two articles representing an exchange of views on the Balkan conflict based on the circulation of a resolution carried at a conference of academics held in Germany. The text of the resolution is reproduced. July 1999
Look Left - a brief analysis of the Green Left Weekly's position on the Kosovar conflict. In many respects the GLW has a similar position to that of Workers Liberty. July 1999

East Timor

East Timor still needs solidarity October 1999
FORUM: The call for UN troops in - "pollyanna illusions" October 1999
FORUM: The East Timorese want UN troops October 1999
Workers’ Liberty resolution October 1999
East Timor: Indonesia troops out now! September 1999
Letters: Defend East Timorese independence September 1999
For union solidarity with East Timorese independence struggle July 1999
More on union solidarity with East Timor - links July 1999

Indonesia

Indonesia: workers' revolution or 'democratic coalition'? by Martin Thomas Nov 1999
Passion for the working class: Dita Sari speaks September 1999
Indonesia's left makes a mark August 1999
Indonesian union leader speaking tour August 1999
Indonesia goes to the polls July 1999
Workers solidarity for a workers struggle 1997

Iran

International campaign to support Iranian students August 1999

Ireland

Debate: Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement September 1999

Social movements

Stonewall was a riot - a central event in the history of the liberation struggles of gays and lesbians July 1999

Socialism and Workers Liberty

Australia

Where we stand
Workers' Liberty conference August 1999
Our History: Trotskyism in Australia August 1999
Britain Home page

Socialism

INTERVIEW: “Don’t throw socialist politics out the window”: interview with Steve Jolly who won 12.5% of the vote standing as a socialist in an inner Melbourne electorate. October 1999
INTERVIEW: A political odyssey: interview with Bob Carnegie, longtime activist in the Maritime Union of Australia and anti-Stalinist revolutionary October 1999
Socialism is workers power - June 1999
From permanent revolution to permanent confusion: In latter-day Trotskyism the theory of 'permanent revolution'-- anti-landlord or anti-colonial revolution being merged with socialist revolution under the leadership of the working class -- has become a dogma, used more to obscure the fact of many colonies winning freedom on a capitalist basis than to enlighten. In part 1 of a two-part article, Clive Bradley discusses the issues. (Originally published in Workers Liberty [Britain] No. 7). Nov 1999

Students

International| Students fight British Labour attacks October 1999
UK student anti-fees campaign hots up. Following the highly successful anti-Voluntary Student Unionism campaign waged by the Australian National Union of Students it might interest our student readers that the following campaign has been launched in Britain. September 1999
Only the Union makes us strong: Workers Liberty supports student unionism - No VSU June 99