Peter Boyle
In a May 25 column entitled "Split atoms, not hairs", the Sydney Daily Telegraph's infamous warrior of the right, Piers Ackerman, assures his readers: "Contrary to the grim maunderings of Australia's 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳, there is no mystique
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On June 1, students and young workers around Australia will be leading by example — showing why young people have always been at the forefront of progressive struggles.
The June 1 student strike initiated by the Resistance socialist youth
Kerryn Williams
"Sri Lanka's military is now killing Tamil civilians with abandon", the Tamil Guardian stated in its May 17 editorial, following a wave of violence that has left dozens of civilians dead.
The violence has sparked fears of a
Pip Hinman, Melbourne
Cindy Sheehan, a softly spoken and courageous US anti-war activist, took Australia by storm on a whirlwind tour of Australia last week. "It's so urgent that we get off our butts and try to stop this bullshit war for profit in
Ian Jamieson
Following the death of miner Larry Knight and the rescue of two trapped miners 14 days after the April 25 rock fall at the Beaconsfield goldmine in northern Tasmania, on May 22 the state government established a special inquiry to
Aotearoa Radical Youth organised a thousand-strong high school walkout against youth wages in Auckland on March 20. It has also issued a warning of "walkouts and strike action by young people" against a new bill being discussed in the New Zealand
Washington
In countries around the world, demonstrations were held on May 20 to demand an end to US aggression against Cuba and Venezuela. Protesters called for an end to Washington's economic embargo against Cuba and for freedom for the Cuban
Stuart Munckton
BBC News reported on May 15 that the US government was placing a sanction on the sale of arms to Venezuela. The US State Department justified the ban by claiming that Venezuela is failing to assist counter-terrorism efforts, and has
Doug Lorimer
On May 21, newly elected Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare accused Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer of bullying tactics over the future of the Australian-dominated Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon
Lauren Caulfield, Melbourne
On June 4, people from around Victoria will rally here to protect the state's forests.
The World Environment Day event will start at 11am at the State Library in Swanston Street and march to Federation Square. It will
Jim McIlroy & Coral Wynter, Caracas
The capitalist system headed by the US is like a "venomous snake", Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told an audience in the east of the country on May 20. "Capitalism is the science of the devil."
"The
Maria Julua Mayoral, Pedro de la Hoz & Jose de la Osa, Havana
Cuban President Fidel Castro has challenged US President George Bush, the CIA, the 33 US intelligence agencies, the thousands of banks in the world and the "servants" of Forbes magazine
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