Iraq I
John Howard assures us that the Flood report on Australia's intelligence services absolves the government of political interference. However, the decision to wage war on Iraq was a foregone conclusion. 9/11 enabled the Bush administration to
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Over the next few weeks, the Socialist Alliance will be distributing 200,000 "postcards to John Howard" demanding the Australian government withdraw its troops from Iraq. The cards will be distributed from campaigning stalls outside screenings of
Doug Lorimer
Under the headline "3 million Iraqis under militia rule", the July 17 Houston Chronicle reported that rebel Iraqi Shiite leader Sayed Moqtada al Sadr's Madhi Army has taken control of Baghdad's largest neighbourhood in defiance of
Max Lane
On the evening of July 22, more than 300 people gathered at the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Democratic Party (PRD).
Film footage taken by PRD activists over the last 10
Federico Fuentes
Nine months after the popular revolt that ousted the previous president, the Bolivian and international media are trumpeting the result of the July 18 referendum on Bolivia's natural gas industry as a win for President Carlos
Review by Lachlan Malloch
Fahrenheit 9/11Written and directed by Michael MooreAt cinemas everywhere
"[This] documentary has managed to ignite a fire in the collective belly of the American public", declared a Kansas City movie-goer after
Chris Latham, Perth
On July 22, Australian Education Union WA school representatives condemned state education minister Allan Carpenter for planned unilateral changes to teachers' working conditions.
On July 8, two days prior to the end of second
Peter Verney
At last, the catastrophe in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, a quarter of whose 6 million people are now displaced by war and whose lives are at serious risk as the rainy season begins, has gained international attention.
For
Susan Connolly
One of the splendid things about human beings is our capacity to imagine an alternative future. This is part of the backbone of hope — hope in the conviction that life contains promise and some growth. We are at a time where we are
Sarah Stephen
On July 14, officers from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) forcibly moved four families from the Villawood detention centre in Sydney's south-west to the Baxter prison in the South
Trent Hawkins, Perth
Since the passing of the Nelson legislation, allowing universities to increase HECS fees by as much as 25%, 26 universities have voted to increase their HECS fees. Most have done so by the full 25%.
While the Coalition
Chris Williams
Outside cinemas around the country, a new "parliament of the streets" is developing as people discuss and debate Michael Moore's new film, Fahrenheit 9/11. Cinemas have been packed out by people attending previews of what is fast
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