Editorial

A new low

Editorial: A new low A new low On February 5 and 6, the High Court heard an appeal by the Ngarrindjeri women of South Australia arguing that the 1997 Hindmarsh Island Bridge Act, passed by federal parliament to enable the privately owned

An antidemocratic farce

Editorial: An antidemocratic farce An antidemocratic farce The staged proceedings of the constitutional convention underscore the fact that the move to a republic was never going to be more than a trivial reform. With less than half the

Hands off Iraq!

Hands off Iraq! The government of the United States is openly planning still another military attack on the people of Iraq. Once again, the most powerful military machine in history is to be turned against helpless civilians, whose murder will be

Selecting a president

Selecting a president Despite the Howard government's attempt to rig the constitutional convention by appointing half of its membership, the large vote for republican candidates in last year's postal vote has given a strong momentum to the push for

New bottles, old poison

Editorial: New bottles, old poison New bottles, old poison NSW ALP "left" Anthony Albanese had predicted "intense debate and a few old-style Labor stoushes" at the 41st ALP national conference in Hobart. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Government by lies

Government by lies The Howard government has been completely consistent on one aspect of its effort to amend the 1993 Native Title Act to restrict the land rights of indigenous Australians: whenever it has met opposition to its plans, it has tried

How to defend native title

Editorial: How to defend native title How to defend native title As opposition mounts to Howard's native title amendment bill, the government is desperate to claw back support by raising the bogey that native title claims will be made over

US out of the Persian Gulf!

l = Editorial: US out of the Persian Gulf! l = US out of the Persian Gulf! The US government has threatened to launch a military attack on Iraq over a relatively insignificant matter to do with the composition of the United Nations Special

Back from the dead

Editorial: Back from the dead Back from the dead Rather like something unspeakable in a Hollywood horror movie, the goods and services tax has once again risen from the dead. Speaking on the Channel 9 Sunday program on November 9, Prime

'Tough on drugs' hypocrisy

Editorial: 'Tough on drugs' hypocrisy At a record low in the opinion polls, confronted with mounting criticism of his positions on greenhouse and Wik, and still smarting from Cheryl Kernot's defection to the ALP, PM John Howard on November 2

Action on greenhouse needed now

Editorial: Action on greenhouse needed now Action on greenhouse needed now Last week several more imperialist governments revealed the negotiating positions on greenhouse gas targets they intend to take to the December UN climate change

Profits and the aged

Editorial: Profits and the aged Federal family services minister Warwick Smith was unable to defend the Coalition's massive hikes in fees for the elderly in need of nursing home places during an angry exchange with the studio audience on Midday