Jim Green
The federal Coalition government's push for uranium sales to China sets a new low in Australian uranium export policy.
The Australia-China negotiations provoked an angry editorial in the January 21 Taipei Times: "One can almost hear the
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Eva Cheng
After a seven-year battle by the Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM) to obtain legal registration, the Appeals Court will hear the case on April 10. This follows attempts to pursue the case with the Registrar of Society, the Home Ministry,
The Human Rights Commission of Northern Ireland has expressed concern over a trial of Taser guns. On March 23 the Policing Board of Northern Ireland invited a two-week "consultation", stating it is "proposed that the use of Tasers be introduced on a
ADELAIDE — On March 27, 80 people picketed Liberal Senator Nick Minchin's electoral office to protest against the Coalition government's new industrial relations regime. A breakfast was cooked for the picketers by workers from the Teys Brothers
BUENOS AIRES — On March 24, more than 100,000 people gathered at the Plaza de Mayo, made famous by the mothers of the disappeared, who, along with unions, human rights organisations, students and people from all walks of life, demanded justice
Doug Lorimer
The UN Security Council unanimously approved a statement on March 29 urging Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment research activities, despite the fact that such activities are allowed under the 1970 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Stuart Munckton
Associated Press reported on March 29 that Venezuela's oil minister Rafael Ramirez has said US oil giant Exxon Mobil is no longer welcome in Venezuela. Exxon Mobil had attempted to resist new legislation passed by Venezuela's
Iraq Ablaze: Inside the InsurgencyBy Zaki ChehabIB Tauris, 2005Distributed in Australia by Palgrave MacMillanRRP $45.
REVIEW BY ROHAN PEARCE
Much of the Western media has presented one-dimensional reporting of the armed rebellion gripping Iraq,
Jim McIlroy & Coral Wynter, Caracas
Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez announced a major housing program on March 26, pledging the construction of 150,000 new homes by the end of the year and the possible expropriation of houses being sold
Zoe Kenny
On March 16-22, representatives of 148 countries converged in Mexico City for the fourth World Water Forum. The first WWF was held in Morocco in 1997 and is an initiative of the World Water Council (WWC), which describes its mandate as to
We had a very tragic event in the Brisbane Aboriginal community last Saturday [March 11] and a lot of us didn't feel like coming here today. But because of what the families of Iraq go through each and every day we felt that we should be here, in
Mel Black, Brisbane
An alleged assault by Professor Richard Fotheringham, the University of Queensland's executive dean of arts, against a Green Left Weekly reporter who was observing a "Save Arts" forum at UQ on March 21, has added heat to the
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