MELBOURNE — On August 19, 200 people attended a Justice for Lebanon and Palestine rally organised by the Melbourne Palestine Solidarity Network. Speakers at the rally included Palestinian-Australian activist Nasser Mashani, Aber Chandab from the
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Colin Mitchell On August 23, Sydney architect Faheem Lodhi was sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court to 20 years for preparing to commit a terrorist act. After Jack Thomas had his terrorism charges quashed on August 18 by the Court of Appeals on the
Pip Hinman Keysar Trad, who was instrumental in organising the two Sydney rallies against Israel's bombing of Lebanon and Gaza, thinks the current ceasefire is a farce. "Israel ignores it at will", he told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly. On whether the United
SYDNEY — Speaking at a public meeting on August 25, Rob Stary (pictured), the defence lawyer for Jack Thomas (who was convicted on terrorism charges, but released on appeal on August 13), argued that the federal government has still not provided
Selena Black, Melbourne Three Socialist Alliance candidates in the upcoming Victorian election joined s protest outside Barwon prison on August 20. "We now have our very own Guantanamo-style prison camp", said Vannessa Hearman, the candidate for
Lisa Macdonald "In these bleak times of war, terror and hate-mongering, the sight of thousands of Muslim and Middle Eastern-background Australians marching side by side with non-Muslims against Israel's brutal attacks on the people of Lebanon and
SYDNEY — On August 24, around 80 people attended a UNSW Law Society forum to hear John von Doussa QC, president of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission. HREOC is concerned about the consequences for human rights of the "anti-terror"
Tommy Sheridan In reply to my article on the Scottish Socialist Party crisis (GLW #679), Chris Edwards (GLW #680) accuses Alan McCombes and his supporters in the SSP of adopting a "phony moralistic stance" on Tommy Sheridan's sexual activities.
Farida Iqbal Life is often painfully difficult for young people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex. They are faced with a choice — to live a life of shame and isolation in "the closet", or to "come out". Coming out often means
According to the August 20 London Sunday Mirror, a quarter of the soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Staffordshire Regiment have quit after the news that their regiment was to be redeployed to Iraq. Three members of the regiment died and 20 were
One hundred and seven members of the WA Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union employed by Leighton Kumagai (LKJV) to build the Perth to Mandurah rail line will face court on August 29 after the Howard government's Australian Building and
On August 20, miners on strike at the Escondida copper mine rejected BHP Billiton's latest pay rise offer, which fell way short of the strikers' demands. The miners have been on strike since August 7 over pay, bonuses and working conditions. The
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