NTEU elections
In response to Vicki Sentas, Bruce Lindsay and Justin Bare's criticism (Write On, GLW 501) of my article in GLW 499 on the NTEU elections: I reported the respective tickets' own characterisation of their achievements without comment
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BY ALISON DELLIT
If anybody still doubted that the corporate media is dominated by sexist, anti-democratic scandal-mongerers, the coverage of the Democrats' split has provided plenty of proof.
The "reporting" on the resignation of former
BY FELICITY MARTIN
MELBOURNE — "We are not your enemies" was the message given by temporary protection visa holder Qureshi, at the Trade Unionists for Refugee Rights (TURR) kit launch at the Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) August 1.
Armed Israeli settlers who went on a rampage throughout Hebron on July
28 shot dead Nevine Musa Jamjoum, a 14-year-old Palestinian from the town.
Tens of armed settlers went on a violent rampage, attacking Palestinians,
breaking into houses
and ain't i a woman?: Another present for the fanatics
"Women and children will die because of this decision." That was the response of Thoraya Obaid, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), to the Bush
BY SARAH STEPHEN
Alamdar Baktiyari and his uncle, Mahzer, were among a number of detainees caught up in disturbances inside the Woomera detention centre on July 28. Detainees told the August 1 Sydney Morning Herald that an Afghan man required
BY NORM DIXON
US soldiers removed vital evidence from the scene of the July 1 wedding massacre in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, according to a preliminary United Nations report leaked to the London Times.
The details were published in the Times
EmpireBy Michael Hardt andAntonio NegriHarvard University Press, 2000480 pages, $47 (pb)
REVIEW BY ZANNY BEGG
Since being published almost two years ago, Michael Hardt and Toni Negri's Empire has continued to create waves.
The popularity of the
BY SARAH STEPHEN
On July 24, the Australian government voted against the adoption of an optional protocol to strengthen the United Nations convention against torture. The government claimed its decision had nothing to do with preventing
BY PETER ROBSON
NEWCASTLE — Students at campuses across the country are organising
referendums calling for their universities to be declared “refugee safe
havens”.
“We want students to think about this question”, said campus refugee
BY SARAH STEPHEN
British Home Secretary David Blunkett and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy agreed on July 12 to a timetable for the closure of the Sangatte Red Cross Centre. Sangatte has become a gathering point for asylum seekers attempting
BY TONY ILTIS
MELBOURNE — The Refugee Action Collective promoted its "no detention" model for processing refugees at a public meeting attended by more than 150 people at Brunswick Town Hall on July 30. The racism and inhumanity of Australia's
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