A fair trial?
By Brandon Astor Jones
"Trial by jury, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, [is] a mockery and a snare." — Lord Denman (1779-1854)
Jones: I want to thank you for sharing these few precious minutes with me.
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By Dave Riley
The issue of loyalist parades has dominated the final days of election campaigning for the Northern Ireland assembly. One of the most contentious parades of the Northern Ireland marching season passed without major incident. The
By Sibylle Kaczorek
On July 1 the federal government will introduce the Youth Allowance to replace the Youth Training, Newstart and Sickness Allowance, and Austudy for unemployed people under 21 years old and full-time students under 25. The YA has
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Early on June 11, a train drew into Yaroslavsky Station here, bringing 150 miners from the Pechora coal basin in the Arctic north. Linking arms, the miners marched through central Moscow to the building that houses the
Communist Party backs waterfront deal
By Dick Nichols
How do you think a party which calls itself "communist" would assess the deal between Patrick, the Maritime Union of Australia and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, endorsed at mass
Open the books!
The June 26 Financial Review front page article, Corporate crackdown:
executives forced to reveal their salaries explained that changes to the
Company Law Review Bill will require companies to explain in their annual
One Nation challenged by a multi-ethnic election team
By Jennifer Thompson
The Democratic Socialists have announced an initial 13 candidates for the federal election to present a progressive alternative to the economic "rationalism" of the Labor
By Max Lane
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has called the offer
of Indonesian President Habibie of special status for East Timor a significant
policy change. This sentiment was echoed by Senator Robert Hill in the
Senate
Marsinah's song heard around the world
By Janet Parker and Bec Conroy
On March 10, Indonesian playwright Ratna Sarumpaet was arrested along with her daughter and eight others for organising a protest against the "re-election" of Suharto for a
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The ground it was sodden, the grass it was greenWhen first I did hear of something obsceneTo mine Jabiluka, to sink down a mineFor what use is a portal, without a decline?
Oh dread for the future, and cry for the earthWeep for you
Jabiluka blockade: 'a symbol of resistance'
JABIRU, NT — MEGAN KINNINMENT, a member of the Jabiluka blockade coordinating group, spoke to Green Left Weekly's REBECCA MECKELBURG on June 26 about the situation at the blockade, which began at the
By Jeremy Smith
MELBOURNE — Delegates to a two-day National Tertiary Education Industry Union conference on June 15 and 16 resolved to go on the offensive against the federal government's cuts and privatisation. The conference was organised to
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