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International greetings for 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly’s 600th issue

Argentina Allow me to forward you a message of militant solidarity with 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly on behalf of Herramienta, Journal of Marxist Debate and Critique. Francisco T. SobrinoEditorial staffHerramientaBuenos AiresArgentina Brazil Greetings

Karaoke against Carr’s cuts

Kath O'Driscoll, Lismore On September 23, 100 people attended a "Karaoke against the cuts" protest against the NSW Labor government's "reforms" to disability services. The action was part of a state-wide protest, which included rallies on September

Combative culture at poetry festival

BY RACHEL EVANS Ngara is an Eora Indigenous word meaning "listening". At Ngara: the Fourth Australian Poetry Festival on September 3-5, 450 people collectively listened to readings, workshops and performances. The 500-member-strong Poets Union,

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly’s 600: Still telling the truth

Rohan Pearce If there was any justice in the world, 2004 should have been the year the corporate media died. Over a year after Iraq was occupied by the "coalition of the willing" under the false pretext of disarming "weapons of mass destruction"

Why I joined the Socialist Alliance

Raffaele Fantasia Finally taking a stance against the poor political process in this country was a huge factor for me in joining the Socialist Alliance. The one thing that appealed to me about the alliance was its discreet but sizeable presence in

Rally for truth in Manly

Greg McFarlane, Sydney More than 100 people attended a colourful rally outside Tony Abbott's Manly office on September 25 to express their anger at the dishonesty of the Howard government. Representatives of the Socialist Alliance, the Stop the

Anti-homophobes swamp Nile party rally

Nicole Hilder, Wollongong On September 24, 200 people attended a feisty meet-the-candidates forum on "family values", held in the Wollongong mall. Referred to by its critics as "the big day out for homophobes", the event was organised by Jeff

Who’s draining our water away?

Owen Richards Australia is in the grip of a water shortage crisis. In NSW and Victoria, water usage restrictions were introduced to combat the crisis in October and November of 2002. The NSW mandatory restrictions, for example, which replaced the

Redfern police ‘rammed’ boy

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

INDONESIA: Surreal election prelude to upsurge

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

Time to cut the Democrats’ cord

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

John Howard's Lament Won't you come back MS Tampa,won't you come back to our shore.Bring us the old and the hungry,your crippled and troubled what's more. Won't you come back MS Tampa,won't you come back to our shore.Bring us the old and the