Sue Bull
As we watch the ALP implode and explode through the revelations of its former federal leader, Mark Latham, I can't help but think that it couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of bastards. I loathe and detest John Howard and his
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Alex Bainbridge, Hobart
"Gunns don't appear to have a very good name in Tasmania. They are seen to be a company based on arrogance. Gunns are not widely respected in the Tasmanian community from my observations."
These are the diplomatic words of
Sarah Stephen
Ian Skiller is not your average farmer. A horticulturalist from the small Victorian town of Tooleybuc, on the Murray River near Swan Hill, Skiller has become one of Rural Australians for Refugees' (RAR) most well-known public faces.
One week to go, just $9000 more to raise
Peter Boyle
In just nine weeks our supporters have donated and raised $91,033! It has been an inspiring effort.
Several hundred dollars were donated last week by US supporters in response to the letter
Would your organisation, class or workplace like to experience an eyewitness presentation of Venezuela's revolutionary transformation? Participants in the first Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Brigade are now available to visit you! Email
CANBERRA — On September 8, a new peace coalition was formed in the ACT. Attending the meeting were representatives from the Greens, the left caucus of the Labor Party, the ACT Council of Churches, the Quakers, the Socialist Alliance, Unions ACT,
Ron Perkins, Perth
At least 700 union delegates met in East Perth on September 13 to discuss the next steps in the campaign against the federal government's planned new anti-union laws. Held at ME Stadium, the mass delegates' meeting was addressed
The UN's Human Development Report 2005, released in New York on September 9, has praised the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as "an example of a country that has converted high [economic] growth into rapid human development". The report adds that
Sixty-five per cent of citizens across the world do not think their country is governed by the will of the people, according to an opinion poll commissioned by the BBC. The Gallup International Voice of the People 2005 poll questioned 50,000 people
Louay Alzaher
Iraq was plunged into mourning on August 31 after some 1130 Shiite Muslims lost their lives in a stampede in the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad the previous day. The stampede was caused by rumours that there were suicide bombers in a
Rice-Rumsfeld Reception Committee, Adelaide
The following call to action was issued by the Rice-Rumsfeld Reception Committee.
Come to Adelaide in November and protest against the presence of Condoleezza Rice and Donald Rumsfeld, two central
Dale Mills
Victoria
The Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 was passed in Victoria because the government and police said it was needed to combat terrorism. However, a year later, none of its provisions had been used. The law allows police
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