"It's not fair. That's how I feel. That a person in America could go to the doctor, get a prescription, take Effexor, and all of a sudden be unable to quit." These comments were posted on March 23 by "Sean9" on the message boards of the British Social Audit website.
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Rohan Pearce
Attempts by the White House to defuse the Iraq torture scandal by claiming that the prisoner abuse didn't represent US policy have unravelled in the face of more evidence that US President George Bush and members of his cabinet had a
Kamala Emanuel, Hobart
The battle to save Tasmania's forests can and must be won. All the arguments of those who justify the forests' destruction are thin, held together by tacit support for the right of a rich minority to profit at the expense of
CARACAS — According to Venezuelan vice-president Jose Vicente Rangel, 130 individuals have been detained after a group of 70 Colombian paramilitary on May 9. Several dozen people have been presented before military judges, including 13 men captured
Alex Miller
On June 10, Scottish voters will go to the polls to elect seven new members of the European Parliament. The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP), which has six members in the Scottish Parliament, launched its MEP election campaign on May 17.
The Colombian government is attempting to break the month-long strike at Ecopetrol, the national oil company, by using military force.
The strike began on April 7, after 17 months of negotiations. The strikers are trying to stop the privatisation
Jenny Long, Sydney
The Council of Social Service of New South Wales (NCOSS) has condemned the decision of the NSW Labor government to close two important employment and training programs that assist skilled migrants and mature workers. A
Super Size Me: A Film of Epic PortionsWritten, directed by and starring Morgan SpurlockScreening nationally at Dendy cinemas. REVIEWED BY LACHLAN MALLOCH.
Jim McIlroy, Brisbane
"We sailors who go to sea are all 'boat people'", the captain of the Eureka, one of two yachts making up the Flotillas of Hope, told a crowd of around 250 people on May 23.
The send-off was held on the banks of the Brisbane
BY KERRYN WILLIAMS
Michael Moore's anti-Bush documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 won the Palme d'Or award for best film at the Cannes film festival on May 22.
On May 23, Moore posted on his website: "I fully expect the right wing and the Republican Party
John Tognolini, Sydney
Tens of thousands of teachers rallied outside the NSW parliament on May 27 to protest Labor Premier Bob Carr's interference in the public school teachers' pay case before the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC).
The
Happy memories
"In our subjective memory communism is a land of happiness: we had more money, security, friends, time and even a sense of purpose." — Comment by Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza, May 25, on the results of an opinion survey revealing
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