BY ANNE O'CASEY
MELBOURNE — A crowd of around 10,000-15,000 turned out to oppose war on December 1, the day after the Victorian election.
The rally was chaired by Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia state secretary Michele O'Neil
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BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS
MELBOURNE — Around 30 people attended the campaign launch for Judy McVey, the Socialist Alliance candidate for Brunswick district, on November 27 at Cafe Mingo. Speaking with the candidate were Construction, Forestry, Mining
BY DOUG LORIMER
HONG KONG — On November 25, a Kowloon City magistrate found three political activists — Leung Kwok-hung of the April 5 Action Group and Hong Kong Federation of Students members Christopher Fung and Chris Lo — guilty of
BY CHRIS SLEE
MELBOURNE — About 40 people attended a forum on the peace process in Sri Lanka, held at Monash University on November 24. It was organised by supporters of the Uthayam Tamil newspaper and Radio Shakthi, a Sri Lankan radio program on
BY
MAX LANE
JAKARTA — Any analysis of Indonesian politics during the last year
three years, especially since the downfall of President Abdurrahman Wahid,
has to take account of the steady rise in the massesÂ’ alienation from the
BY STUART MUNCKTON
"Highways are blocked with barricades, creating huge traffic jams. Protests and tear gas fill streets; police patrols are few; residents stick by their radios and TVs, ingesting venomous political rhetoric while seeing if it's
'Balaclava-clad lemmings'
In an article in the November 19 Byron Shire Echo, Greens NSW MLC Ian Cohen attacks the NSW Labor government for vilifying anti-WTO protestors, stating that there was an "avalanche of propaganda dehumanising the
BY
LALITHA CHELLIAH
I have followed the Socialist Alliance unity debate. As a member
of the Socialist Alliance — but not a member of either the Democratic Socialist
Party (DSP) or the International Socialist Organisation (ISO) — it has
BY SARAH STEPHEN
Racist prejudice is alive and well in Australia. Just cast a glance
at the letters in tabloid newspapers, or listen to a few minutes of the
shock-jocks' talk-back radio. People judge others according to their national
BY CHRIS ATKINSON
DARWIN — The Socialist Alliance here are gearing up for a big year in 2003. That was the conclusion after a discussion by members and supporters over a dinner on November 23.
Seven of the 14 people attending were members of
Free society I
"[Free] trade creates the habits of freedom... It gives people, consumers, the opportunity to demand product, which is part of a free society... And the habits of freedom begin to create the expectations of democracy and demands for
BY
KAMALA EMANUEL
LAUNCESTON — Amongst the usual tinsel, angels and reindeers of the
annual Christmas parade on November 30, there were a couple of floats that
carried a different message. “Peace on Earth, goodwill to all; no war on
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