Tim Anderson
Minor objections to the official US line can lend a semblance
of independent credibility to Australian commentaries, in the current
climate of global war. Such is the case with Paul McGeough's recent
caricature of Cuba
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Brian Stephens, Harare
Having demobilised the once vibrant mass movement that had previously threatened his rule, and neutered the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's ruling party — the Zimbabwe
Chris Latham, Perth
Geoff Gallop's state Labor government held onto power in the February 26 Western Australian election, albeit with a reduced parliamentary majority. While there are still a number of seats undecided, the ALP's majority in the
Margaret Gleeson, Sydney
On March 12, 1000 people rallied in opposition to the Coalition government's anti-women, anti-worker agenda, to mark International Women's Day.
Women of all ages and backgrounds were united in calling for the immediate
The US rulers have constructed many false pretexts and downright lies to justify their invasions, occupations and exploitation of other nations. In the Middle East, the "liberation of women" has been a common rationale in Washington's effort to win
A report commissioned by the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, released on March 9, has found that at least 105 illegal "outposts" of Israelis in Palestinian areas are established, maintained and expanded with the support of the government. Under
On March 12, the House of Lords passed new terror laws that allow for the imposition of house arrest, electronic tagging and curfews on people who have not been charged with any crime. In its first draft, which was massively defeated on March 5 by
HOBART — Disability workers stopped work for two hours to protest in Franklin Square on March 11 at the state government's refusal to take action over the lack of resources and consequent excessive workloads for workers in the sector. Government
More than 300 staff of the University of Papua New Guinea have been on strike since March 7 on strike demanding the resignation of the vice-chancellor and three other senior management officials. The university's two staff associations claim that the
REVIEW BY JIM MCILROY
"Old men send young men to die", is one of the stated themes of the riveting exhibition of photographs by veteran British photojournalist Tim Page, now resident in Australia, held in the Brisbane Powerhouse during February
On March 8, the Home Office announced it was considering making targets for ethnic minority police officers apply only to new recruits, not to the service as a whole, in order to make them "more achievable". The announcement came on the eve of the
Sarah Stephen
On the same day as the immigration department made news headlines around the world for threatening to deport 104-year-old Chinese woman Cui Yu Hu, the corporate media ignored news of a case of grotesque medical negligence.
Greens
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