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Campaign begun to release Aceh detainees

BY IGGY KIM SYDNEY — A campaign has begun to pressure the Indonesian government to release detained British-born Australian academic Lesley McCulloch and US nurse Joy-Lee Sadler. The women's interpreter, Fitra bin Amin, has already been

Stop Howard's march to war!

BY ALISON DELLIT "We have allies and Australia is an ally. And I think it's good to always recognise the contributions that allies make and we've had no greater contribution [to the War on Terror] from anywhere in the world than the contribution

And ain't i a woman: Fighting for abortion in the ACT

And ain't i a woman: Fighting for abortion in the ACT Since anti-abortion laws were removed from the criminal code on August 21, the Australian Capital Territory has had the most progressive abortion laws in Australia. These laws

SRI LANKA: Tamil Tigers demand 'substantial autonomy'

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said on September 18 that they are seeking “substantial autonomy and self-government in the Tamil homeland and expressed optimism that a solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict could be worked out by

The FBI's secret war against Albert Einstein

The Einstein File: J. Edgar Hoover's Secret War Against the World's Most Famous ScientistBy Fred JeromeSt. Martin's Press, 2002358 pages, $40 (hb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON When "communism" was the official flavour-of-the-month threat in the US,

PHILIPPINES: Socialist trade unionists hold congress

BY MAX LANE MANILA — More than 450 delegates representing more than 100,000 workers gathered in Baguio City on September 14-15 to plan out their campaign of resistance to the neo-liberal globalisation offensive hitting Filipino workers.

No war on Iraq!

ADELAIDE: Picket against war on Iraq. Saturday October 28, noon. Outside foreign minister Alexander Downer's office, 100 King William Street, city. To get involved in the campaign against war on Iraq, phone NOWAR on (08) 8332 4861. BRISBANE: Rally

Pilger on Palestine: A people 'abandoned by the world'

Palestine is Still the IssueDocumentary by John PilgerThursday, October 8, 8.30pmSBS REVIEW BY ROHAN PEARCE John Pilger's documentary, Palestine is Still the Issue, is a moving and powerful indictment of Israel's illegal occupation of the West

News briefs

No war on Iraq! LAUNCESTON — Thirty-five people attended a "No war on Iraq!" public forum at the Royal Oak Hotel on September 15, organised by Launceston Socialist Alliance. Vicki Walker of the Socialist Alliance and Debbie Butler of the

Fueling the feminist flame

BY LISA MACDONALD SYDNEY — At the first such day-long forum in Sydney for years, 50 activists spent September 15 analysing and debating the many facets of the backlash against feminism that has been gathering momentum in Australia, and

Write on: Letters to the editor

The right medicine Regarding John Percy's article, "DSP discusses major left unity initiative" (GLW #508) on the DSP's national executive's September 2 decision to propose to its membership to liquidate publicly in 2003, and put all available

Student guild approves refugee referendum

BY AMIE HAMILTON PERTH — On September 17, the University of Western Australia Student Guild decided at a special council meeting to hold a referendum on October 22 on whether or not UWA should be declared a refugee safe-haven. The Student