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By Peter Boyle With the Liberal-Nationals now in government federally and in all states but NSW, we can expect an acceleration in the attack on the rights and living standards of the great majority. Now that the election has been won, the Coalition
Based on highly reliable international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. Buchanan runs alone After Pat Buchanan's
By Reihana Mohideen MANILA — The 10th anniversary of the EDSA rebellion, which brought down the US-backed dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos in February 1986, was marked by protests in Metro Manila on February 23. The protests were spearheaded by the
NTEU dispute CANBERRA — Fifty ANU staff and students gathered on February 28 to hear speakers condemn the Labor government's handling of the NTEU pay dispute. While all speakers were defiant and stood with the NTEU line, there were many who
By Peter Boyle SYDNEY — An attempt by Marrickville Labor Mayor Barry Cotter to trick inner-city residents into supporting the ALP's plan to build a second airport at Badgerys Creek in outer-western Sydney backfired when demonstrators turned against
JACKIE GRUNSELL is a member of Militant Labour in Sheffield. She was interviewed for Green Left Weekly by WENDY ROBERTSON. Can you tell me about the situation with racism in Britain and the campaigns that Militant has been running against it? One of
By Jill Hickson International Women's Day was started by women in the socialist movement. From the 1890s, the women's suffrage movement was influenced and built by women who were members of parties belonging to the Socialist (Second) International.
John Howard, the Liberals and the big business media are of course claiming that the Coalition's big election victory is a "mandate" for the policies they plan to implement. That's a lie. There is no mandate. There's no mandate for Howard's policies
SYDNEY — The Nambundah Festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture has begun. For a short season only, until March 17, Belvoir Street Theatre will host The 7 Stages of Grieving — a contemporary indigenous performance by
R.I.P. "In Rupert Murdoch and Ken Cowley we have two men beside us we trust with our lives." — Fax to media organisations from Canberra Raider players aligned with Murdoch's would-be Super League. Of others? "The number one champion of nuclear