SYDNEY, Australia—Hundreds of thousands of workers rallied across Australia November 30 in a national day of protest against antiunion laws. From two separate rallies in Sydney, some 40,000 workers waving union flags and banners joined a march through the city center. Another 75,000 attended protests across New South Wales. The rallies were part of a campaign organized by the Australian Council of Trade Unions against new industrial laws, introduced by the federal government, that employers are using to attack working conditions and union rights. The focus of this campaign has been to turn out the vote for a Labor government in the 2007 federal elections. Actions in solidarity with workers in Australia took place in the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand.

—LINDA HARRIS

 
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