[The following text is from a leaflet calling for an "End the lies" rally in Sydney on the Sunday before the federal election.]
Three years after the truth was thrown overboard at the last federal election, now is the time to say "No more lies!"
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Our Common Cause: Poverty: a disease that can be cured
Australia is one of the richest countries in the world. So it's a disgrace that as many as 23% of its people are living below the poverty line, or that after 12 years of 4% GDP growth, the
Doug Lorimer
In several key areas such as electricity supply, employment and health care, Iraqis are now worse off than before the US-led invasion last year.
"According to the Pentagon, in early June the population of seven of Iraq's 18
Following public criticism from leading figures in US President George Bush's administration of his promise to withdraw Australian troops from Iraq "by Christmas", on July 12, federal ALP leader Mark Latham made a partial accommodation. He announced
Elizabeth Schulte, Chicago
More than 1 million women have died around the world in the last decade because wealthy nations didn't keep their promises.
Ten years ago, at the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development in
Susan Price
According to Business Review Weekly, it's never a bad year to be rich. In fact, 2004 was a great year for the rich in Australia — they got even richer! Not only that, but the growth in wealth of Australia's top 200 richest Australians
Lynda Hansen, Brisbane
On July 15, 150 members and supporters of the Queensland AIDS Council (QuAC) rallied outside Parliament House to protest massive government funding cuts to the organisation, announced a week earlier.
After 20 years of a
Roberto Jorquera
On July 9, Diego Bautista Urbaneja, a leader of the Coordinadora Democratica (CD, Democratic Coordination) coalition outlined the political program that the opposition plans to implement if it succeeds in ousting the radical
Vannessa Hearman, Melbourne
A meeting of 500 people packed the Coburg Town Hall on July 11 to discuss the plight of David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib, two Australians detained in the US base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The meeting was organised by the
GEELONG — On July 16, the Socialist Alliance launched its campaign to contest both Geelong lower-house seats in the federal election. Candidates Tim Goodenand Chris Johnson discussed the alliance's commitment to defend workers' rights and the
Josephine Cox is a 28-year-old post-graduate student in history at La Trobe University, who has been involved in refugee and anti-war campaigns. In 2001 she contested the Aston by-election.
Cox's two major concerns are the Free Trade Agreement with
Peter Mares
[This article, which first appeared on Australian Policy Online <http://www.apo.org.au>, was written before the July 13 announcement by immigration minister Amanda Vanstone to allow some 9500 refugees on temporary visas to
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