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The hypocrisy of an imperialist neighbour

Max Lane Since soon after Schapelle Corby's arrest in Bali, Â鶹´«Ã½ of the Australian media have waged a non-stop campaign agitating for her to be found innocent in her trial, while at the same time launching persistent attacks against the

Traditional owners speak out

ADELAIDE — On May 28, elders and traditional owners from the Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands addressed a public meeting to express their concerns about the review of the 1981 Pitjantjatjara Land Rights Act. Organised by ANTaR SA and the

IRAQ: US deaths climb, Iraqi deaths go uncounted

Doug Lorimer May was the second deadliest month for the US occupation forces in Iraq so far this year, with 72 US troops killed. This took the total number of US troops killed in Iraq since the war began in March 2003 to 1657, according to a count

Adrian Moles' new diary

REVIEW BY DAVE RILEY Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass DestructionBy Sue TownsendMichael Joseph/Penguin, 2004460pages, $35 Adrian Mole is no longer thirteen-and-three-quarters, but he still keeps his diary. Adrian Mole is in fact 34 years old,

BANGLADESH: Workers protest deaths

On May 27, hundreds of garment workers protested on the site of their collapsed workplace, demanding compensation for the injured, and families of workers killed or missing. The nine-storey Spectrum garments factory caved in the dead of night on

TURKEY: Conscientious objector arrested

On April 8, Mehmet Tarhan was arrested for "insubordination" after failing to serve his compulsory military service. Tarhan had declared himself a conscientious objector in 2001, but such status is not recognised under Turkish law. Tarhan fears he

Darwin Harbour under threat

DARWIN — The Northern Territory Labor government's pre-election trumpeting of the "waterfront development" in the Darwin Harbour has failed to take into account the associated environmental risks. The project is the jewel in the crown of Chief

Big job cuts at university

Kerry Vernon, Newcastle On May 30, 900 Newcastle University staff attended a meeting to hear details of the university's plans for job cuts. They were told that 19% of the staff would lose their jobs almost immediately. Deputy vice-chancellor

Vikings pillage NSW

SYDNEY — "More than 3700 police from four regions arrested more than 800 people following Operation Supervikings", stated a NSW Police press release issued on May 29. The three-day operation ending May 29 targeted people in Sydney, Newcastle and

ACT MPs to sign refugee rights charter

CANBERRA — On June 16, a majority of the members of the ACT Legislative Assembly from all major parties, as well as church and community leaders, will sign on to a Refugee Rights Charter and a call for the national capital to become a "refugee

'Sink Howard and his ship of fools!'

Ron Perkins, Perth The Perth Convention Centre was filled on June 1 with one of the largest assemblies of trade union delegates since the fight-back against repressive industrial relations legislation in the mid-1990s under then-Coalition Premier

NUS referendum result overturned

ARMIDALE — On June 3, the University of New England Students' Association electoral tribunal overturned the results of a May 24-26 referendum regarding the association's affiliation to the National Union of Students, ordering a new ballot.