Peter Boyle Tucked away in the business supplement of the August 16 Sydney Morning Herald was this cheerful news: "The rich are spending like there's no tomorrow. "Upmarket retailer David Jones has reported a surge in fourth quarter sales growth as
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Dick Nichols The previous article in this series (GLW #674) discussed the debate among mainstream economists about the seriousness of "global economic imbalances", in particular the US current account deficit (CAD). This reached 6.4% of US GDP by
Louisa Romanous I cannot sit back while the vicious and destructive Israeli attacks on Lebanon are targeting innocent peoples' homes and basic infrastructure. As a mother, I cannot remain silent as observers say that the Geneva Convention —
Alex Miller On August 10 the British government's home secretary, John Reid, announced that a major terrorist plot involving the bombing of multiple transatlantic airline flights had been discovered by security services. Reid placed the country's
MELBOURNE — On August 17, 100 university students rallied outside the State Library to protest against Israel's wars on Lebanon and Gaza. The rally was called by Students Against War and Racism. The students called on the Australian government to
MELBOURNE — West Papua's Morning Star flag was hoisted at a rally held outside the Indonesia consulate on August 15, the 24th anniversary of the "Act of Free Choice" (a phony UN ballot that ratified West Papua's incorporation into Indonesia). West
Simon Cunich, Sydney A blow was dealt to PM John Howard's "voluntary student unionism" (VSU) law on August 14 when the Sydney University senate voted to provide $1.1 million in 2007 to the Student Representative Council (SRC) and $630,000 to the
Eva Cheng China's brewing debate over its rulers' aggressive denationalisation program has recently been bubbling with new heat after a Chinese private firm threatened to launch a hostile takeover in an attempt to stop the US Carlyle Group
David Miller The island state of Singapore has banned outdoor protest demonstrations against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the international financial institutions' annual meeting on September 11-20 meetings. Under
Stuart Munckton Israel is "killing innocent children and whole families". "They dismantled the legitimate government of Palestine, and thwarted tremendous efforts to achieve peace and establish a Palestinian state", Venezuela's socialist President
Pat Denny On August 9, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled by 10 to 2 to uphold the convictions of the "Cuban Five" — a group of men jailed on trumped-up espionage charges after infiltrating Florida-based groups linked to terrorist
Holly Creenaune An Alliance against Uranium meeting on July 29-30, on Athenge Lhere land at Mt Everard near Alice Springs in central Australia, resolved to oppose federal government plans for a nuclear waste dump. Attending were members of the
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