Dark VictoryBy David Marr and Marian WilkinsonAllen & Unwin, 2003 $29.95 (pb)
REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN
David Marr and Marian Wilkinson's Dark Victory has had some rave reviews since its release in March. The praise is well deserved. It is an
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BY ALISON DELLIT
On June 9, Prime Minister John Howard revealed his utter contempt for democracy. In proposing to de-fang the Senate, Howard wants to ensure his government's ability to force through unpopular legislation without having to go to an
BY ALF LACEY
If you read or hear about Australian history, it's easy to think this country was built by a lot of "famous" people — prime ministers, statesmen, economists, and even singers or poets.
But it wasn't the politicians or governments,
But no banned weapons
"I am absolutely convinced with time we'll find out that they did have a weapons program." — Emperor George Bush II, June 9.
Friends only in high places
"I talked about the visit to Poland and to Russia, where we've got
BY NIKOLAI HADDAD
In his reply to my article, "55 years of oppression: Palestinians demand freedom!" (91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly #539), Sol Salbe (GLW #541) correctly notes that it was the United Nations General Assembly, and not the UN Security Council,
BY ROHAN PEARCE
"For us, the war is still going on", a US soldier in the town of Samarra, north of Baghdad, told the London Financial Times on May 30. He showed the FT's correspondent the impact marks from mortar rounds and rocket-propelled
BY AARON BENEDEK & ANDREW MARTIN
SYDNEY — Around 50 people met in the south-western suburb of Yagoona on June 13 to discuss how to combat racism and police harassment in the local community.
The evening, organised by Bankstown Books Not Bombs,
BY ANGELA VECCHIO
MELBOURNE — Australian Manufacturing Workers Union members at Stramit Building Products in Preston have won the first round of a struggle for a new enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA).
The workers' claim is based on the
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BY MAX LANE
When Hasan de Tiro proclaimed the independent state of Aceh and launched the Aceh Sumatra National Liberation Front, also known as the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), in 1978, he attracted little support.
Contrary to the myth-making of the
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS
MELBOURNE — On June 17, a left-wing activist will appear in the Sunshine Magistrates Court accused of illegally distributing leaflets.
Socialist Alliance member Tony Iltis has been charged with handing out leaflets at the
BY JOHN PERCY
Some supporters of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly have established a national archive of Australian and international political posters. This collection now numbers several thousand, spanning nearly four decades.
Steve O'Brien from Newcastle is
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