GLW issue 479, published 2002-02-06.

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Refugees: 'A mental health crisis'

BY KERRYN WILLIAMS CANBERRA — More than 350 people packed into the Labor Club on January 29 to express their concern about the treatment of refugees in Australia's detention centres. The meeting was convened be the Refugee Action Committee

UNITED STATES: Is the recession nearly over?

BY EVA CHENG The United States National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) officially declared on November 26 that the US had lapsed into recession, and had been in that situation since March 2001. Soon after, the capitalist media and mainstream

SA Liberal and Labor: more of the same

BY BRONWEN BEECHEY ADELAIDE — It says something about the nature of the South Australian election campaign that a highlight so far has been the Liberals' misspelling of Premier Rob Kerin's name (as "Ron") on the front cover of their primary

Global solidarity with refugees

BY IGGY KIM SYDNEY — Refugee rights campaigners across the world have protested against the Australian government’s refugee policy. In Auckland, New Zealand on January 26, activists picketed the Australian consulate. A similar picket is
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