Sarah Stephen, Sydney
A number of detainees at Sydney's Villawood detention centre went on hunger strike from October 5-8. Asylum seekers and other immigration detainees joined together to stage the protest to ensure that the plight of those in
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Eva Cheng
From his September 12 election to the Legislative Council, pro-worker activist "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-Hung fought to modify the oath of allegiance he had to give on October 6 in order to take up the seat. Leung, who is one of 30 popularly
Ernest Tate, interviewed Peter Camejo for Relay magazine. Tate has known Camejo since the late 1950s, when Peter was a leader of the Young Socialists Alliance and a leader of the American Socialist Workers' Party. In the 1960s, Peter gained national
YandyWritten by Jolly ReadDirected by Rachael MazaOctober 9-22, Octagon Theatre, University of Western AustraliaPresented by Black Swan Theatre CompanyTickets available through BOCS (08) 9484 1133.
REVIEW BY FEDERICO FUENTES
Yandy is the story of
Peter Boyle
The pollsters and bookies were right after all. The Liberal-National coalition won the election comfortably, increasing its House of Representatives majority. It also has a good chance of controlling the Senate with the help of a new
The following is an abridged version of a speech by jailed unionist Craig Johnston's lawyer Rob Stary to a public meeting in Melbourne on September 23. Johnston was formerly the Victorian secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
Kim Bullimore, West Bank
Seven days after the Israeli military campaign in the northern Gaza region began on September 28, 100 Palestinians — one third of them under the age of 15 — have been killed, while more than 300 civilians, including
There was a lot more to polling day on October 9 than what the federal election result reflected. From home-made anti-Howard paraphernalia, to visits by Iraqi delegations, to heated and colourful political debates, the activity at polling booths
UNITED STATES: Feds launch new attack on Indymedia
On October 8, the FBI issued an order to internet provider Rackspace to hand over the hard drives of the servers in the US and Britan that host a number of Indymedia sites. More than 20 Indymedia
On October 10, the Greens were celebrating Christine Milne's Senate victory in Tasmania and were confident that they would win further Senate seats.
According to Greens Senator Kerry Nettle, "It's particularly encouraging that in an election which
Federico Fuentes
In the wake of the devastation wreaked by tropical storm Jeanne, Haitians have had to deal with armed looters attacking food depots containing international aid. In the flood-hit city of Gonaives, armed gangs, who earlier this year
Look into my eyesAnd tell me what you see.You don't see a damn thing,Because you can't possibly relate to me.
Blinded by our differencesMy life makes no sense to you.I'm the persecuted Palestinian.You're the Red, White and Blue.
Each day you wake
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