Loose cannons
Hallowed tradition
"I don't see why we should break with tradition; that is, we should re-endorse sitting senators." — NSW Labor Senator Michael Forshaw, facing a challenge for his position from TWU chief Stephen Hutchins.
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Washington interferes in Cambodia's election
By Helen Jarvis
The Cambodian election campaign concluded on July 24; voting is to be held on Sunday, July 26. The Joint International Observer Group of government representatives — including
Francesca Davis
The release of Pauline Hanson's "zero net immigration" policy has sparked criticism from other establishment parties for its factual inaccuracies, its targeting of Asian migrants and its harsh treatment of refugees. Yet there has
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — According to Kemerovo province governor Aman Tuleyev in a broadcast on July 14, everyone in the city of Yurga condemned the local workers who were blocking the tracks of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Furthermore, Tuleyev
By Allen Myers
Where is the Australian economy headed? Different economic indicators have given differing indications in the past fortnight. The National Australia Bank Business Survey for June found that "business conditions in the non-farm
A campaign for all left activists
MELBOURNE — MAURICE SIBELLE, Victorian TAFE Students and Apprentices Network coordinator, will be the Democratic Socialist candidate for the state seat of Northcote in a by-election on August 15. Green Left
Allende's Chile
James Vassilopoulos, GLW #325, writes : "the key lesson from Chile 1973 is that capitalists will not give up their wealth willingly, even if the majority say they must". Thus, Vassilopoulos says, the Left has no alternative but
Burma solidarity conference demands democracy
By Trish Corcoran
MELBOURNE — Up to 100 people attended the Activist Conference for a Free Burma on July 18 and 19 to discuss the political situation in Burma and the prospects for democratisation.
By Allen Myers
Anybody inclined to believe the federal government's complaints about the ABC being "left wing" would have been quickly brought back to reality by tuning in to the first part of the Against Nature series, screened on July 21. The
Free speech in Adelaide
By Jo Ellis and Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — Freedom of speech and expression is acknowledged as a fundamental aspect of democracy. People are less able to participate fully in their community, workplace or campus without
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