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Free Lesley McCulloch and Joy-Lee Sadler!

On November 25, the trials of Australian-based, British-born academic Lesley McCulloch and US nurse Joy-Lee Sadler began in Aceh. They are being tried for visa violations, after the prosecution failed to make espionage charges stick. McCulloch is a

It's Gunnamatta!

BY MATT MACKAY SORRENTO, Victoria — Hundreds of angry Mornington Peninsula residents brought their concerns to the city on November 1, holding a rally at the steps of the State Library to protest at the state government's and Melbourne

and ain't I a women: A new generation of consumers

A furore has broken out in mainstream papers and on radio talk-back programs about the a line of clothing and "lifestyle accessories" for young girls. Released by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, the twin actors who first appeared on the TV program Full

'You are the democratic opposition in this country'

BY NICK EVERETT SYDNEY — "Newspapers often categorise people into moderates and extremists. You are the moderates, the government are the extremists", declared John Pilger, addressing an anti-war rally in Sydney on November 30.. The Australian

ARGENTINA: Workers occupy factories as crisis continues

BY FEDERICO FUENTES On November 14, Argentina gained the status of a financial delinquent when it defaulted on its repayments to the World Bank. While in Washington, Argentina's economy minister Roberto Lavagna delivered the news that Argentina

SPAIN: oil spill highlights corporate scandals

BY JIM GREEN The fracture, and subsequent sinking, of the oil tanker Prestige off the Spanish coast has created a major environmental disaster, brought the region's fishing industry to a standstill and put the spotlight on the controversial

Reject police state powers!

BY ALISON DELLIT On November 20, NSW's largest selling tabloid, the Daily Telegraph, screamed "Direct threat" on its front cover. Prominently displayed above the headline was a quote from acting federal attorney-general Chris Ellison: "The

Begging to work

BY PHIL DOYLE You see them on street corners everywhere in the city, recognisable as people trying to get themselves out of a rut; but Big Issue vendors in Melbourne have discovered that their bosses are, well, just like any other boss. The Big

The WTO, damned lies and statistics

BY RENFREY CLARKE It is astonishing what the bourgeoisie will let slip when they're talking to one another and don't think we're listening! In light of federal trade minister Mark Vaile's ludicrous claims that the people who protested

WA building workers win 36-hour week

BY CHRIS LATHAM PERTH — On November 22, members of the Western Australian branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's construction and general divisions began the process of implementing of a new enterprise agreement. The

PALESTINE: Israel murders UN worker

BY ROHAN PEARCE A United Nations investigation into the killing of British UN worker Iain John Hook in Jenin on November 22 has begun. An investigator from the UN arrived in Jerusalem on November 24. The Israeli army maintains that it "responded"

Homophobia and Islamic fundamentalism

BY LEON HARRISON SYDNEY — While I have always supported struggles for social justice in Palestine and I am opposed to the US war drive against Iraq, I find that, as a gay man, my own community is under attack from not only Christian