BY SEAN HEALY
The military regime of General Pervaiz Musharraf has bowed to domestic and international pressure, finally releasing the last of 20 leaders of the opposition Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy almost a week after they were
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Confused
It was with great interest that I read Jim Green's book review “Australia
and the Atomic Empire” (GLW #441). I was somewhat confused by its
reference to my own work, however. Dr Green, dismisses my early archival
history of
BY BEN COLLINS
MELBOURNE — 27-year-old Palestinian asylum seeker Mohammed Dawood has spent the last eight months in solitary confinement, first at the Woomera Immigration Detention Centre and then at the centre in Maribyrnong, in Melbourne's
BY PAT BREWER
CANBERRA — An added sense of immediacy will be added to the next National Labour History Conference — because it will be immersed in a labour struggle of its own.
According to conference organiser Phil Griffiths, the conference
High school students played an integral role in the organisation and co-ordination of last year's S11 (September 11-13) protest outside the Crown Casino in Melbourne, when 20,000 people mobilised to shut down the Asia-Pacific meeting of the World Economic Forum.
Criminalising the internet
The internet is a dangerous place. Fortunately, legislation before
the South Australian Legislative Council is here to protect us from "references
to and depictions associated with issues such as suicide, crime,
BY ALISON DELLIT
Yet another Japanese prime minister is set to fall onto the well-polished sword of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party as Japan lurches inexorably towards a deep recession. Amidst mounting calls by capitalist investors for his
BY KATHY FAIRFAX
SYDNEY — Since the late 1940s, successive Australian governments have debated the need for a second Sydney airport. As many as 20 possible sites have been suggested and more than half of those have been closely examined.
In
BY ROBERT MILNE
MELBOURNE — It is 7.20am, on March 17 — the official opening day of the 2001 duck hunting season. A shooter stands in the frigid water dressed in camouflage. A flock of black ducks approaches. A loud whistle shatters the peace.
The M1 Alliance here launched its May 1 blockade of the Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce on March 23, drawing an overwhelming response from passers-by when they asked them to vote for who they thought should be labelled the worst "corporate scumbag".
BY ANGELA LUVERA
SYDNEY — Emily Low, a Resistance activist, spoke at an Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) organised forum, Indonesia: students on the frontline fighting the IMF — an eyewitness report, at the University
BY SALLY HYSLOP
PERTH — Students at Murdoch University were horrified to learn that a wave of sexual assaults has occurred on campus since the start of the year. The silence and inaction of university administration have provoked outrage among
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