Australia's social security payments are lower, and fewer people receive them, than in other comparable countries.
A survey of 16 OECD nations revealed that Australia spends less on social security payments in proportion to Gross Domestic Product
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Dave Munroe, Wollongong
On September 18, a meet-the-candidates public forum on lowering the voting age to 16 was organised by Resistance and the Socialist Alliance.
Candidates for the seat of Cunningham addressed the meeting, including Chris
"Workers, pensioners, students and unemployed people are being screwed by the capitalist politicians in the Labor and Liberal parties and we desperately need a working-class alternative." — Kamala Emanuel, Socialist Alliance candidate for Denison.
Doug Lorimer
With blatant disregard for Iran's legal rights under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), the board of governors of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) unanimously adopted a resolution on September 18 demanding
Paul Benedek, Sydney
On September 24, 50 people attended the first street action here to protest the jailing of former Victorian secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Craig Johnston.
"Johnston stood up for 29 sacked workers,
Amy McDonell, 21 (Socialist Alliance Senate candidate in South Australia)
"While I was growing up in rural New South Wales, I spent a lot of time yelling at the television. I was angry at the way billions of people had to suffer because of the
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REVIEW BY NICK FREDMAN
The Beastie Boys, three weedy-looking Jewish guys with whining voices, were never the most obvious candidates for hip hop superstardom. However for over two decades
David Bacon, Oakland, California
If you listen to President George Bush, the only way Mexicans can avoid the deadly and illegal trip across the US border is to come as "guest" workers — temporary contract labourers for US industry and
Holiday, EducateHoliday, Liberate
While you're on your holidayTake some time to educateOccupation is no lifeThere are no basic human rights
Everybody plays a partWhat you see is under occupationThe ghettos and the wallA fascist situation
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Kylie Moon is 26 years old and is the Socialist Alliance's number one Senate candidate in NSW. She was the national coordinator of the "Books not bombs" student strikes in 2003 and is an activist in Sydney's Community Action Against Homophobia.
Paul Oboohov, Canberra
On September 23, candidates for the October 9 federal election addressed a forum at the Australian National University organised by the National Tertiary Education Union.
The Liberal candidate for the seat of Fraser, Adam
Kim Bullimore, West Bank
As you pass through the West Bank, you can't help but notice the illegal Israeli settlements dotted high up on the hills. They are easily identifiable: red tiled roofs, Western-style houses, barbed wire, checkpoints and
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