GLW issue 579, published 2004-04-21.

INDONESIA: Rejecting the old 'elit politik'

Max Lane Despite what some media may tell us, the 2004 Indonesian election results indicate that there is no nostalgic swing to the past, but instead a popular rejection of the elit politik. Not a single major political party has increased its

Doctors strike to save hospital

Alex Bainbridge, Hobart Doctors began strike action on April 15 and a community rally was held that same day as part of a campaign to restore services at the Mersey Hospital in northern Tasmania. The private operator of the hospital, Healthscope,

At last, a home?

Chris White, Adelaide On any one night, some 7500 South Australians are homeless. One obvious reason for this crisis is a lack of housing, caused by the federal Coalition government's 60% capital grants cut to the South Australian Housing Trust.

Socialist Alliance unionists get organised

Andrew Watson After years of retreat under conservative leaderships, sections of the trade union movement are today experiencing a revival of militancy and rank-and-file workplace organising. Socialists are playing a leading role in rebuilding

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Australian News

Socialists rally through Hobart

Socialist Alliance members took to the streets in the northern working-class suburbs of Hobart on April 17 to promote Socialist Alliance legislative council candidate for the seat of Elwick, Kamala Emanuel. Eight cars displaying Socialist

Campaign demands a fair go for East Timor

Vannessa Hearman MELBOURNE — On April 14, 50 members of the Timor Sea Justice Campaign met outside the High Court to launch the group. Comedian Rod Quantock was joined by protesters disguised as Prime Minister John Howard and foreign minister

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International News

IRAQ: Burial ground of the New American Century?

Doug Lorimer BBC television journalist Tara Sutton reported on February 4 that one of the first signs people see as they enter the Iraqi city of Fallujah in March reads: "Welcome to Fallujah — burial ground of the Americans." The mass rebellion

SCOTLAND: Socialists launch council tax rebellion

Alex Miller The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) will initiate a campaign to abolish the local council tax wuith a mass demonstration in Glasgow on April 24, and with the presentation of bill in the Scottish Parliament by SSP MSP Tommy Sheridan. In

Further International News

Editorial

Troops out now!

While government and opposition ministers ruminate ceaselessly about what kind of "exit strategy" is needed to get troops out of Iraq, the anti-war movement has been shouting its strategy: "Troops out now!" Prime Minister John Howard may have

Cultural Dissent

Powerful view of life under the Taliban

REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN OsamaWriteen and directed by Siddiq BarmakDistributed by Sharmill FilmsWith Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida SaharShowing in Sydney from April 29 at the Chauvel, Hayden Orpheum Cremorne and Valhalla Cinemas Osama

Flotillas of hope

They sailed for survival, for peace and justice,They sailed for each other, they put their faith in us,But you hold them in your gulags, your island cells of shame,To teach them all a lesson, you hold them in our name. They sailed across the oceanA

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