Kerryn Williams, Sydney
On September 24, Redfern police Aboriginal liaison officer Paul Wilkinson told the NSW parliamentary inquiry into Redfern that the young Aboriginal man who died after he was impaled on a fence in Waterloo on February 14, had
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Max Lane
Former Suharto-era general Bambang Susilo Yudhoyono and former Golkar official Yusuf Kalla have been elected as president and vice-president in the second round of Indonesia's first direct presidential election. Yudhoyono won 61% of the
Owen Richards
Providing a graphic analogy of the party's plummeting fortunes, Australian Democrats leader Senator Andrew Bartlett went for a bungy jump at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast on September 15. The attention-seeking election stunt was
John Howard's Lament
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Won't you come back MS Tampa,won't you come back to our shore.Bring us the old and the
Australia's social security payments are lower, and fewer people receive them, than in other comparable countries.
A survey of 16 OECD nations revealed that Australia spends less on social security payments in proportion to Gross Domestic Product
Dave Munroe, Wollongong
On September 18, a meet-the-candidates public forum on lowering the voting age to 16 was organised by Resistance and the Socialist Alliance.
Candidates for the seat of Cunningham addressed the meeting, including Chris
Doug Lorimer
With blatant disregard for Iran's legal rights under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), the board of governors of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) unanimously adopted a resolution on September 18 demanding
"Workers, pensioners, students and unemployed people are being screwed by the capitalist politicians in the Labor and Liberal parties and we desperately need a working-class alternative." — Kamala Emanuel, Socialist Alliance candidate for Denison.
Paul Benedek, Sydney
On September 24, 50 people attended the first street action here to protest the jailing of former Victorian secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Craig Johnston.
"Johnston stood up for 29 sacked workers,
Amy McDonell, 21 (Socialist Alliance Senate candidate in South Australia)
"While I was growing up in rural New South Wales, I spent a lot of time yelling at the television. I was angry at the way billions of people had to suffer because of the
To the 5 BurroughsBeastie BoysCapitol Records$29.95
REVIEW BY NICK FREDMAN
The Beastie Boys, three weedy-looking Jewish guys with whining voices, were never the most obvious candidates for hip hop superstardom. However for over two decades
David Bacon, Oakland, California
If you listen to President George Bush, the only way Mexicans can avoid the deadly and illegal trip across the US border is to come as "guest" workers — temporary contract labourers for US industry and
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