GLW issue 590, published 2004-07-21.

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Repressive drug laws challenged

Kathy Newnam, Darwin On July 26, the Northern Territory Supreme Court will hear a case against Margot Laughton, who has been charged under the NT's repressive "drug house" laws. Under the laws, introduced by the NT's Labor government in 2002, a

PALESTINE: Palestinians and Israelis unite against the wall's 'claws'

Tanya Reinhart ARIEL, West Bank — Along the route of the "separation barrier", in the West Bank, a new culture is springing up: on one side, soldiers and bulldozers; on the other, Israelis and Palestinians embracing the land. In June, Israel's

Labor, war and illusions of Australian democracy

Tim Anderson In the corporate-media-dominated two-party system that passes for democracy in Australia, there is recurrent confusion over what the Australian Labor Party actually represents. Is Labor a force for social democracy, an "imperfect"

Our Common Cause: Poverty: a disease that can be cured

Our Common Cause: Poverty: a disease that can be cured Australia is one of the richest countries in the world. So it's a disgrace that as many as 23% of its people are living below the poverty line, or that after 12 years of 4% GDP growth, the
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