CANBERRA — "Ideas to change the world" was the theme of the inaugural socialist ideas conference, held at the Australian National University on July 10.
The conference brought together 60 socialists and activists to discuss imperialism,
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Ruth Ratcliffe, Sydney
One hundred and fifty Sydney residents have signed on to a "community pledge" to offer sanctuary in their homes to people detained in Villawood detention centre.
Rupen Savoulian, one of the campaign organisers, told Green
Eric Ruder
With the meltdown of the US occupation of Iraq grabbing the headlines, the Bush administration has been reduced to trumpeting Afghanistan as a model for Iraq. But if Afghanistan represents a victory to the Bush administration, that only
Doug Lorimer
"Iraqi authorities will take determined steps against illegal bodies of local self-government in Fallujah, Ramadi and Samarra", US-appointed Iraqi interior minister Falah al Naqib claimed in an interview with the Russian Novosti news
The attack on Iraq puts the devil on our back —It was illegal; that implies Even if it's successful We all should be regretful, No good is based on lies. And now Bush seeks to tell us for whom we should vote, Tho' himself unelected he's rocking our
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Cutting Edge: The World According to BushScreening on SBS, 8.30pm, July 20 & 27
If you're not yet having nightmares about the world being in the hands of a circle of crazed zealots, this should do it. The World According
Dave Riley, Brisbane
With the backing of Queensland Labor premier Peter Beattie and the keen endorsement of the federal ALP, Shoalwater Bay will house a military training camp for US forces.
In announcing the decision on July 15, defence minister
Kamala Emanuel, Hobart
More than 700 people rallied in Hobart on July 15 to save Ralphs Bay in the Derwent estuary from a huge canal and housing development. If Walker Corporation's plans are allowed to go ahead, the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area
Cate Faehrmann, Sydney
Greens NSW upper-house MP Lee Rhiannon has described the state Labor government's forced closure of a factory outlet in the south-west Sydney suburb of Liverpool, which will benefit a nearby Westfield shopping complex, as a
Peter Boyle
If you were listening to the Australia Talks Back program on ABC Radio National on July 7, you would have heard Tessa Court, from the web monitoring company Hitwise, say: "If you look at the top websites that Australians visited just
Katie Cherrington, Newcastle
New South Wales' public school cleaners are fighting to save their jobs. Commerce minister in the NSW Labor government John Della Bosca has announced that new multi-year contracts to clean schools and other public
Alex Milne, Melbourne
The 2004 Students of Sustainability conference was held at La Trobe University on July 11-14. Around 500 environmentalists and other activists, from interstate and overseas, attended. As always, there was an impressive
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