On March 17-20, anti-war protests took place around the world on the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the occupation forces.From Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, March 22, 2006.
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The Chaser's War On Everything — The Chaser team confront and lampoon key players from the world of politics, business, religion, media and culture. ABC, Friday, March 24, 9.45pm.
The Other Side Of Suez — On 26 July 1956, Gamal Abdul Nasser of
HOBART — On March 16, 3000 people attended a rally organised by the Wilderness Society to protest against forestry practices in Tasmania. The theme of the rally was "Our state, not Gunns!", referring to the Gunns corporation's political
Denis Bright
After almost six years of living outdoors, Dave Freeman has finally been allocated emergency welfare housing. Freeman is a veteran of the squalid conditions at "Tent City" in south Brisbane.
This collection of shanties on private
Political censorship?
Richard Neville, the Australian-born political satirist jailed in England after the Oz magazine censorship trial in 1971, created a website — johnhowardpm.org — modelled on PM Joihn Howard's official pm.gov.au, and put on
Islanders from three US nuclear test-affected atolls are filing lawsuits in US courts seeking more than US$1 billion compensation. Bikini Atoll will file a claim during March, 60 years after the US Navy removed their population to start the first
Dave Riley, Brisbane
Four-hundred anti-war activists — mostly young people — gathered on March 18 to protest the continuing occupation of Iraq. "Bring the troops home" was the main theme hammered home from a speaking platform that included
Following the death of Tom Fox from the Christian Peacemaker Teams three months after he was kidnapped in Iraq, anti-war spokesperson Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq, sent a letter to Fox's family describing the death a "tragedy" and
Carlo Sands
"The federal Treasurer's tax review will support the case for cutting the top tax rate as a way of discouraging tax avoidance", reported the March 8 Sydney Morning Herald.
Reading that I did a double take. The solution to tax
Coral Wynter, Santiago
On March 8, 5000 people rallied outside the Catholic University in the Chilean capital to celebrate International Women s Day (IWD). Contingents of students and members of the Central Organisation of Workers (CUT), the peak
"It looks as though we'll have to have a memorial
service for free speech, a state funeral for democracy. These arrests are a symptom of Australia's arrested development. Whilst the A-list enjoyed a tribal gathering at the
expense of the
As it Happened: The Other Side of SuezDirected by Eron SheeanSBS, Saturday March 25, 7.30pm
REVIEW BY JENNY LONG
A ruthless and bloody imperialist policy, using dodgy intelligence, against an independent country of the Middle East, in order to
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