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Write on: Letters to the editor

Rafael Eitan Former Israeli Chief-of-Staff Rafael Eitan was swept to his death on November 23 by a giant wave as he stood on a breakwater. The Sydney Morning Herald claim that "Eitan earned notoriety for outspoken comments about Arabs and opposed

BRITAIN: Galloway wins libel case

On December 1, the British High Court ruled that the Telegraph had defamed former Labour MP George Galloway when it claimed that documents had been found in Baghdad alleging Galloway was in the pay of Saddam Hussein. The paper was ordered to pay

Prostrating before the god of neoliberalism

Peter Boyle "Labor gets with the program", rejoiced the December 1 editorial in Rupert Murdoch's Australian. "With two key backflips yesterday, Labor finally appears to be coming around to the understanding that it needs to demonstrate its economic

Government, developers threaten Redfern Block

Paul Benedek, Sydney The inner-city suburbs of Redfern and Waterloo, home to the Australian Heritage-listed Redfern Block, which has historically been a centre of Black empowerment and organising, faces a $5 billion state government

Workers' control in Venezuela

The Bolivarian Revolution: Enter the Oil Workers!Directed by Selma Jones & Nina LopezProduced by the Bolivarian Circle of the Global Women's StrikeVHS only, $16 (includes postage and handling) REVIEW BY MARGARITA WINDISCH When Hugo Chavez was

ALP refuses to back Greens' call for troops out

Pip Hinman After two weeks of negotiations with the ALP, Greens Senator Kerry Nettle moved a motion on November 30 condemning the US-led assault on Fallujah and calling on the Coalition government to bring Australia's troops home. The vote was two

HAITI: 10,000 protest for Aristide

On November 26, 10,000 Haitians marched in support of deposed President Jean-Paul Aristide. Aristide was ousted in a US-backed coup in February, and a new government installed. The protesters called for the establishment of a new "government of

Jobs and the environment: We can save them both

John Kaye, Sydney One of the worst legacies of the 2004 federal election is the lingering myth that the community faces a choice between saving jobs and protecting the environment. Nothing could be further from the truth. In order to start

Refugee-rights activists charged

Sarah Stephen, Sydney Early on the morning of December 1, Refugee Action Coalition activist Mark Goudkamp got a knock on his door. He opened it to find eight Australian Federal Police officers and immigration department officials. The AFP

SHOCKFACTS: Aboriginal deaths in custody

The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody produced a report in 1991 that called for custody be used as a last resort, and for the decriminalisation of public drunkenness. Few of its 339 recommendations have been implemented and

VENEZUELA: Education for revolution

Jo Williams Since its election in 1998, the Venezuelan government led by Hugo Chavez has implemented a range of mass social programs aimed at eradicating widespread poverty, and at reversing the systematic social exclusion of millions of

Unionists declare:'The spirit of Eureka lives'

Jim McIlroy & Margarita Windisch, Ballarat "The spirit of Eureka has always been part of the progressive trade union movement", environmentalist and former NSW Builders Labourers Federation secretary Jack Mundey told a crowd of several hundred at