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HARRY QUICK, ALP federal MP for Franklin in Tasmania and deputy opposition whip, spoke to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's JAMES VASSILOPOULOS about the impending war against Iraq. Why do you oppose the planned war on Iraq? I've always been a pacifist. My
BY JON LAND Dili, the capital of East Timor, was hit by a wave of protests and riots on December 3-4. The unrest culminated in at least two deaths and scores of injured, when police fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse angry crowds of
BY SARAH STEPHEN On November 20, arch-reactionary Christian fundamentalist NSW MP Fred Nile seized the opportunity presented by the federal government's vague warnings of terrorist threats to raise "concerns" that the Muslim chador (religious
BY MARG PERROT WOLLONGONG — The life of prominent union leader and left political activist Peggy Errey was commemorated by 150 people at her funeral in Wollongong on December 5. Peggy Errey was born in Ireland in 1914 to a staunchly republican
BY DAVEY GARLAND When questions were asked in the British parliament a year ago about whether depleted uranium (DU) weapons had been used in the military strikes on Afghanistan, "It is not being used at present" was defence minister Geoff Hoon's
BY JOHN PILGER Today, I am reminded of all the other great demonstrations that have happened around the world. At the end of September, I addressed 400,000 people in the centre of London. In Washington, there have been something like 200
BY ROHAN PEARCE Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US rulers hoped that by whipping up mass patriotism and fuelling fears of “terrorist” attacks, they could finally overcome the “Vietnam syndrome”. However, evidence is mounting,
BY ALISON DELLIT Despite another critical Senate committee report, federal attorney-general Daryl Williams has again refused to accept amendments to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation (Terrorism) Amendment Bill.
BY ALISON DELLIT The Greens scored a whopping 9.2% of the vote across Victoria in the November 30 state election. This was just the latest in a string of successes that began with a better than expected result in the Western Australian
91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's SARAH STEPHEN spoke to OLFAT MAHMOUD, executive director of the Women's Humanitarian Organisation, when she visited Australia in November. WHO provides humanitarian assistance to some 350,000 Palestinian refugees in
BY NIKKI ULASOWSKI PERTH — Fremantle streets were filled with protesters on December 1 as 15,000 people mobilised to oppose the proposed development of a marina resort at the fragile and unique Ningaloo Reef, in north-west WA. Speakers
BY JENNY LONG SYDNEY — The Terrorism and Police Powers Act, which was rushed through NSW parliament on December 3, amounted to a political hijacking of the public's fears of terrorism by Premier Bob Carr and police minister Mick Costa, said the