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Terrorism v state terror

Rohan Pearce In the imperialist countries such as Australia, people are conditioned to react differently to the violence of the oppressed and the oppressor. So, for example, the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid claimed some 200 lives and the

Greens challenge two-party system

Sarah Stephen The rise in the Greens' vote in the March 27 NSW council elections, which almost doubled the 28 council positions they held previously, has firmly established the Greens as the third force in electoral politics. The strongest

Stronger left vote in NSW council elections

Iggy Kim, Sydney The March 27 NSW local government elections resulted in an increased vote for candidates whose general policy positions are to the left of the ALP, with the Greens registering significant improvements. The Greens more than

Write on: Letters to the editor

Seabed mining I am a Pakeha (Greek/French/Irish) who, along with my wife, has recently become a citizen of New Zealand. From our home base in Wanaka, we have become alarmed and active, generally on environmental issues such as opposing the release

Gutter press recycles Brigitte frame-up

Norm Dixon Rupert Murdoch's hacks have been at it again — shamelessly manipulating, distorting and fabricating "news". The Murdoch media empire's lynching of Willie Brigitte illustrates wonderfully why working people should never trust a word

KOSOVA: Independence needed to end violence

Michael Karadjis Clashes between Albanians and Serbs, involving firearms, grenades and rocks broke out on March 17 in the northern Kosova city of Mitrovica. They were sparked by the drowning of three Albanian children. Tensions began in Caglavica