Chris Williams, Wollongong As part of the campaign for peace and justice in Palestine and Lebanon, 80 people gathered in Wollongong University's Hope theatre on September 6 to discuss "Mass media, mass lies — exposing the truth about Israel's
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Plato's Republic: A BiographyBy Simon BlackburnAllen & Unwin, 2006181 pages, $22.95 (pb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON Has all European philosophy been nothing but a series of footnotes to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato and his book, The Republic,
MELBOURNE — Around 150 people attended a party at Trades Hall bar on September 8 to celebrate Jack Thomas' release from Barwon prison. Organised by Civil Rights Defence, the event also raised funds to help the Thomas family pay legal fees
Clive Haggar, Canberra On June 6, the ACT government budget cut 120 secondary and 15 primary teaching positions, 10 itinerant and 90 support staff positions, and has foreshadowed the closure of 39 public preschools and schools. In addition the
Vannessa Hearman Major Alfredo Reinado and 56 other men escaped Dili's Becora Prison on August 30. On that day, a report by David O'Shea and John Martinkus on SBS's Dateline alleged links between President Xanana Gusmao and military defectors
On August 28 a judge ruled that 63 members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise were not guilty of breaching the peace, which they had been charged with after a February 14 Valentine's Day "bread and roses" protest outside parliament in Harare. A WOZA
It is no exaggeration to say that Australia's political landscape would look pretty depressing if the Socialist Alliance didn't exist. Socialist Alliance members and our allies in the trade union movement have helped ensure that the overwhelming
Kerry Smith, Sydney Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union delegate Barry Hemsworth was sacked on September 6 after 40 years in the mobile crane industry. He is another victim of the Howard government's assault on workers' rights.
Graham Matthews As the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in the US approached, PM John Howard and treasurer Peter Costello launched another barrage of racist attacks on Muslims and people of Arabic background. On talk-back radio on
Rally numbers I read with interest the article in GLW #682 on the rally on August 29 in Perth in connection with the 107 Perth rail tunnel construction workers and claims of 4500 taking part in that rally. The claim is curious as I was at the rally
Not Part of the Public: Non-Indigenous policies and practices and the health of Indigenous South Australians 1836-1973By Judith RafteryWakefield Press, 2006 $39.95 REVIEW BY EMMA MURPHY "Black men, we wish you to be happy. But you cannot be happy
Duncan Meerding & Tim Douglas, Hobart The campaign against woodchipping giant Gunns' proposed pulp mill at Longreach on the Tamar River is stepping up. The release, in July, of its 7500-page integrated impact statement (IIS) makes clear that the
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